ROMANIA

Bucharest (Capital)

Bucharest is Romania’s capital and largest city, as well as the most important industrial and commercial center of the country.  Bucharest is a booming city with many large infrastructure projects changing the old face of the city. Known in the past as “The Little Paris,” Bucharest has changed a lot lately, and today it has become a very interesting mix of old and new that has little to do with its initial reputation.

Peleș Castle

Address: Aleea Peleșului 2, Sinaia 106100, Romania

Neo-Renaissance Peleș castle, built between 1873 and 1914 within the Carpathian mountain range, is a piece of the most elegant Romanian countryside. It has a 3,200-square-meter floor plan with over 170 rooms, many with dedicated themes from world cultures . Themes vary by function  (etc. libraries or armories) or by style (Florentine, Turkish, Imperial). Also its collection of art from Central and Easter n Europe is wide and very remarkable,  consisting of e.g. ivory,  china and Swiss glass vitralios. Seven beautiful Italian Neo-Renaissance terrace gardens are also a must-see for a beauty-seeking visitor.

“Dimitrie Gusti” National Village Museum

Address: Şoseaua Pavel D. Kiseleff 28-30, București 011347,  Romania

If you love traditional culture, folk art and nature then Bucharest’s National Village Museum is an absolute must-visit. Known as Dimitrie Gusti Museum to locals, this impressive open-air exhibition displays over eighty traditional Romanian houses complete with historical interiors from six different regions.

Bucharest Herăstrău Park

Address: Şoseaua Pavel D. Kiseleff 32, București 014192, Romania

Sprawling over a large area north of Piaţa Victoriei, this 200-hectare park surrounding a large lake is (arguably) Bucharest’s nicest park, with plenty of shaded strolls and open-air cafes, plus boats to hire. At night in summer, some of the city’s best clubs decamp along the shore here and transform the park into an all-night party scene. One of the main entrances to the park is a short walk from the Aviatorilor metro station.

Cișmigiu Gardens

Address: Bulevardul Regina Elisabeta, București 030167, Romania

This 17 hectares wide public park is located in central Bucharest, spanning areas on all sides of an artificial Lake Cișmigiu. The main entrance wides from Regina Elisabeta Boulevard, near the City Hall. Notable attractions at the park are the circular Rondul Român alley which has the stone busts of twelve important Romanian writers, and Monumentul Eroilor Francezi (“The Monument of French Heroes”) dedicated to French soldiers who died fighting in Romania during the World War I. Very idyllic sight at the urban heart of Bucharest.

Retezat National Park

Address: nr. 284 com, Nucșoara 337423, Romania

This mountainous national park contains over 380 km2 wide area with rare old-growth forest and over 80 glacier lakes, making it a very remarkable entirety of nature in the Carpathian mountain range. Of fauna, a visitor can spot here e.g. chamois, European wildcat or red deer. Very suitable place for an outdoorsy person.

Big Square (Piata Mare)

Address: Piața Mare, Sibiu, Romania

Big Square is Sibiu’s historical centre, where there are important historical monuments, many of which are part of the UNESCO patrimony.