BUCHAREST,

our bustling metropolis

WHAT CAN WE DO HERE?

Landmarks
Museums
Parks and Gardners
Performing Arts
Entertainment
Nearby Attractions
Shopping
Festivals and Events

Parliament Palace
Built by Communist Party leader,
Nicolae Ceausescu.
Is the second largest
administrative building in the
world after the Pentagon.
12 stories, 1,100 rooms, a 328ft-long lobby and four
underground levels, including an
enormous nuclear bunker.
Bus: 104 towards Piata Operei
(14 min -7 stops)
123 towards Gara de Nord
(9 min -6 stops)
Tel: 021 311.36.11
Hours: Mon. - Sun.
10:00am - 4:00pm
Admission charge
(English guided tour available)

University Square

University of Bucharest's
Bucharest National Theatre,
neoclassical Coltea Hospital
Sutu Palace, now home to the
Bucharest History Museum.
Bus: 123 towards Gara de Nord
(4 min - 3 stops), Walk (1 min)
to Piata Unirii 2 metro stop,
Metro: M2
towards Universitate (1 stop)
104 towards Piata Operei (4
min - 3 stops), Walk (1 min)
to Piata Unirii 2 metro stop,
Metro: M2
towards Universitate (1 stop)

The Romanian Athenaeum

Renowned worldwide for its
outstanding acoustics, it is
Bucharest's most prestigious
concert hall and home of the
Romanian George Enescu
Philharmonic.
Bus: 123 towards Gara de Nord
(4 min - 3 stops), Walk (1 min)
to Piata Unirii 2 metro stop,
Metro: M2 towards Piata
Romana (2 stops)
104 towards Piata Operei
(4 min - 3 stops), Walk (1 min)
to Piata Unirii 2 metro stop,
Metro: M2 towards Piata
Romana (2 stops)

Victory Avenue
Stroll along this street from Piata
Victoriei to Piata Natiunilor Unite
to discover some of the most
stunning buildings in the city,
including
the Cantacuzino Palace,
the historical Revolution
Square,
the Military Club,
the CEC Headquarters
the National History Museum.
Bus: 123 towards Gara de Nord
(4 min - 3 stops), Walk (1 min)
to Piata Unirii 2 metro stop,
Metro: M2 towards Piata Romana
(2 stops)
104 towards Piata Operei(4
min - 3 stops), Walk (1 min)
to Piata Unirii 2 metro stop,
Metro: M2 towards Piata
Romana (2 stops)

The Arch of Triumph

Built to honor the bravery of
Romanian soldiers who fought in
World War I.
Bus: 123 towards Gara de Nord
(4 min - 3 stops), Walk (1 min)
to Piata Unirii 2 metro stop,
Metro: M2 towards Aviatorilor (4
stops)
104 towards Piata Operei (4
min - 3 stops), Walk (1 min)
to Piata Unirii 2 metro stop,
Metro: M2 towards Aviatorilor (4
stops)

Unirea Shopping Center

A good shopping center in the
heart of the city. There are
fashion stores on the first and
second floors with electronics
and kids shops on floors three
and four.

Bus: 123 towards Gara de

Nord (4 min - 3 stops)
104 towards Piata
Operei (4 min - 3 stops)

Shopping Centers
Baneasa Shopping City: os. Bucureti-Ploieti 42D,
www.baneasashoppingcity.ro. Open 10:00 - 22:00,
Restaurants Open 10:00 -23:00.
Afi Palace Cotroceni: B-dul Vasile Milea/B-dul Timisoara,
www.aficotroceni.ro. Open 10:00 - 22:00, Fri, Sat, Sun
10:00 - 23:30.
Promenada Shopping Center: Calea Floreasca 246B,
www.promenada.ro. Open 10:00 - 22:00.

Bucuresti Mall or Mall Vitan: Calea Vitan 55-59,

www.bucurestimall. com.ro. Open 10:00 - 22:00.

Museums
1.

National History Museum Address: Calea Victoriei 12, Tel: 021

315.82.07 Open: Tue. - Sun.

10:00am - 6:00pm; Closed Mon. (May - September); Tue. - Sun. 9:00am - 5:00pm; Closed Mon. (October April) Admission charge. Directions: 123 towards Gara de Nord (5 stops), 104 towards Piata Operei(5
stops), Walk 3-5 mins.

2. National Military Museum Address: Str. Mircea Vulcanescu 125-127, Tel: 021

638.76.30 ,Open:
Tue. - Sun. 9:00am - 5:00pm; Closed Mon. Directions: 123/104 towards Gara de Nord /Piata Operei (4 min 3 stops), Walk (1 min) to Piata Unirii 2 metro stop, Metro: M2 towards Piata Romana (2 stops), Walk (1 min)
to Piata Romana bus stop, Bus: 226, 168 towards Calea Plevnei / Mircea Vulcanescu (4 stops).

3.

4.

National Museum of Contemporary Art

- Address: Calea 13 Septembrie 1, entrance E4

Tel: 021 411.10.40 Email: info@mnac.ro, Web: www.mnac.ro , Open: Wed. - Sun. 10:00am - 6:00pm;
Closed Mon. & Tue. Directions: 104 towards Piata Operei (14 min -7 stops), 123 towards Gara de Nord (9
min -6 stops)

Village Museum -

Address: Sos. Kiseleff 28-30, Tel: 021 317.91.03, E-mail: contact@muzeulsatului.ro, Open: Mon. 9:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m.; Tue. - Sun. 9:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. Directions: 123 towards Gara
de Nord (4 min - 3 stops), Walk (1 min) to Piata Unirii 2 metro stop, Metro: M2 towards Aviatorilor (4 stops),
331 towards Cartier Damaroaia (6 stops) or 104 towards Piata Operei (4 min - 3 stops), Walk (1 min) to Piata
Unirii 2 metro stop, Metro: M2 towards Aviatorilor (4 stops), 331 towards Cartier Damaroaia (6 stops).

5. Museum of the Romanian Peasant - Address: Sos. Kiseleff 3, Tel: 021 317.96.60,
Email: info@muzeultaranuluiroman.ro Web: http://www.muzeultaranuluiroman.ro/home.html
Open: Tue. - Sun. 10:00am - 6:00pm; Closed Mon.

6.

National Art Museum - Address: Calea Victoriei 49-53, Tel: 021 313.30.30,
Email: national.art@art.museum.ro, Web: www.mnar.arts.ro/EN_home.php#
Open: Wed. Sun.. 11:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. (May - September); Wed. - Sun.
10:00 a.m. 6:00 p.m. (October - April); Closed Mon. & Tue. Directions: 123
towards Gara de Nord (4 min - 3 stops), Walk (1 min) to Piata Unirii 2 metro
stop, Metro: M2 towards Universitate (1 stop), Walk (5-7min) or 104 towards
Piata Operei (4 min - 3 stops), Walk (1 min) to Piata Unirii 2 metro stop,
Metro: M2 towards Universitate (1 stop), Walk (5-7min).
7. George Enescu Museum - Address: Calea Victoriei 141, Tel: 021 318.14.50,
Open: Tue. - Sun. 10:00am - 5:00pm; Closed Mon. Directions: 123 towards
Gara de Nord (4 min - 3 stops), Walk (1 min) to Piata Unirii 2 metro stop,
Metro: M2 towards Piata Romana (2 stops), Walk (5 min) or 104 towards
Piata Operei (4 min - 3 stops), Walk (1 min) to Piata Unirii 2 metro stop,
Metro: M2 towards Piata Romana (2 stops), Walk (5 min).
8. National Geological Museum - Address: Sos. Kiseleff 2, Tel: 021 212.89.52 ,
Web: www.onlinegallery.ro/mgeo_flori-mina.html , Open: Mon. - Sun.
10:00am - 4:00pm.
9. Grigore Antipa Natural History Museum - Address: Sos. Kiseleff 1, Tel:
021 312.88.63
www.antipa.ro , Open: Tue - Sun 10:00 am - 8:00 pm (last admission
7:00pm). Closed on Mondays.

Parks and Gardens

Herastrau Park is a large park on the northern side
of Bucharest, around Lake Herastrau.
Cismigiu Gardens are a public park near the center
of Bucharest. The main entrance is from Regina Elisabeta
Boulevard, in front of the City Hall; there is another major
entrance at the tirbei Vod Street, near the Creulescu
Palace.
Botanical Garden It has a surface of 17.5 hectares (including
4,000 m of greenhouses), and has more than 10,000 species
of plants.
Address: Sos. Cotroceni 32 (across from Cotroceni Palace), Tel:
021 410.91.39, Open: Mon. - Sun. 8:00am - 5:00pm,
Directions: 123 towards Gara de Nord (4 min - 3 stops), Walk (1 min)
to Piata Unirii 1 metro stop, Metro: M3 towards Politehnica (2 stops), Walk (5
min) or 104 towards Piata Operei (4 min - 3 stops), Walk (1 min) to Piata
Unirii 1 metro stop, Metro: M3 towards Politehnica (2 stops), Walk (5 min).

Performing Arts
REMEMBER
Bucharest has some great theatres and
concert halls. You can purchase tickets for
performances directly at the venue's box
office. To find out what's playing currently,
check the listings in Sapte Seri (Seven
Evenings): www.sapteseri.ro

 Opera & Ballet

National Opera & Ballet: Address: Blvd. Mihail Kogalniceanu 70-72, Tel: 021 313.18.57, www.operanb.ro

National Operetta Theatre : Address: Blvd. Nicoale Balcescu 2, Tel: 021 313.63.48, www.opereta.ro

Symphonic Music
George Enescu Philharmonic at Romanian Athenaeum : Address: Str. Benjamin
Franklin 1 , Tel: 021 315.00.26 or 315.25.67, http://fge.org.ro/

Theatre
National Theatre: Address: Blvd Nicolae Balcescu 2, Tel: 021 314.71.71

Entertainment
Old Center

Restaurants (Caru cu Bere, Hanu Berarilor, Red Angus

Steakhouse, The Artist, La Foundue)
Pubs
Art and antiques shops

Live Music
Art Jazz Club
Address: Blvd. Nicolae Balcescu 23A
Tel: 0722 589.058
Web: www.artjazzclub.ro
Open: Tue. - Sun. 1:00pm - 3:00am;
Closed Mon.
Green Hours 22 Jazz Caf
Address: Calea Victoriei 120
Tel: 021 314.57.51
Web: www.green-hours.ro
Open: 24 hours
Laptaria lui Enache/ La Motor
Address: Blvd. Nicolae Balcescu 2
Tel: 021 315.85.08

Restaurants

VIP TOP
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Casa di David (Sos. Nordului, zona Herastrau)

Uptown (Str. Rabat nr 2, zona Aviatorilor)
Osteria Gioia (Ion Mihalache nr 16, zona Piata Victoriei)
Osho (Primaverii nr 19)
Isoletta (Sos. Nordului, zona Herastrau)

Romanian cuisine
1. Zexe (Strada Icoanei nr 80, zona Piata
Romana)
2. Excalibur (zona Universitate)
3. Cherhanaua Ancora (Sos. Nordului)
4. Caru cu Bere
5. Hanul lui Manuc (zona Piata Unirii)

& others
Le Fin Palais Royal (str Amzei nr 13) french cuisine
Restaurant Joseph by Joseph Hadad (Ion Cantacuzino nr 18) french
cuisine
Don Jamon (bvd. Marasesti 2b) spanish cuisine
Amvrosia (str. Bisericii nr 11, Pipera) greek cuisine
Restaurant 18 Lounge (Piata Presei)
Vacamuu (Calea Floreasca nr 111) american cuisine
Stadio (Ion Campineanu nr 11)
Kumar, Taj indian cuisine

Orasul interzis (Str. Silvestru nr 3) chinese cuisine

Pubs and Bars

Beraria H
Decebal Avenue
Dorobanti Avenue ( La Belle Vie, Chocolat)
Hard Rock Cafe

Casinos
Bucharest Casino (Inter-Continental Hotel)
Address: Blvd. Nicolae Balcescu 4
Tel: 021 310.20.20
Web: www.casinobucharest.ro
Open: Mon. - Sun. 6:00pm - 6:00am
Grand Casino (Marriott Grand Hotel)
Address: Calea 13 Septembrie 90
Tel: 021 403.08.01
Open: 24 hours
Palace Casino
Address: Calea Victoriei 133
Tel: 021 311.97.44
Web: www.casinopalace.ro
Open: 24 hours

Historic Churches (most important)

Apostles' Church
Metropolitan Church
Stavropoleos Church
St. Joseph's Cathedral
St. Nicolas Church

Nearby Attractions
Mogosoaia Palace & Brancovenesc Museum
Address: Str. Valea Parcului 1
Tel: 021 490.42.37
Open: Mon. - Sun. 8:00am - 6:00pm
The palace houses the Brancovenesc
Museum with exhibits of valuable paintings,
wood and stone sculptures, gold and silver
embroideries, rare books and precious
manuscripts.
Inside the complex, there is also a church built in
1688 and decorated by a team of Greek artists.

Snagov Monastery
The monastery is
located on an
island on lake
Snagov, and can
be accessed on a
pedestrian bridge
or by boat.

Additional info about transport:

Buses, trams and trolley buses operate - between 5:00am and 11:59pm.
The subway operates - from 5:00am until 11:00pm
Tickets/cards must be purchased beforehand and validated upon boarding.
Travelers may be asked to show the validated ticket/card during the trip.
Travelers without a validated ticket must pay a 50 Lei ($15.00) penalty (Suprataxa).
Tickets or passes can be purchased at any kiosk displaying the RATB logo.
Bus / tram / trolley bus fares:
magnetic travel card (electronic wallet): 3.70 Lei ($1.05)
one-trip ticket or one-trip-fare: 1.30 Lei ($0.37)
day pass: 8.0 Lei ($2.27)
week pass: 17.0 Lei ($4.84)
two-week pass: 25.0 Lei ($7.12)
month pass: 50 Lei ( $14.24)
The subway (Metrou) is best for travel to longer distance and for getting to the city centre; trains
operate - between 5:00am and 11:00pm
2-trip metro card: 4 Lei (approx. $1.10)
10-trip metro card: 15 Lei (approx. $4.15)
1-day pass unlimited: 6 Lei (approx. $1.70)

USE http://www.transporturban.ro/ FOR DIRECTIONS

Thank you!