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Bucharest

A capital of old churches, grand boulevards and a giant palace.

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Bucharest is a large, lively capital where small Byzantine churches stand beside belle époque palaces and communist blocks.

The story of Bucharest

Visit the National Museum of Art in the former Royal Palace, the Museum of the Romanian Peasant and the Village Museum in Herăstrău Park. Walk the old town around Lipscani street and the Stavropoleos church. See the Romanian Athenaeum, a round concert hall, and the enormous Palace of the Parliament.

  • 1459Bucharest is first mentioned, in a document of Vlad III
  • 1888the Romanian Athenaeum opens

Bucharest through time

The big moments, and where to see them today.

  1. 1989The revolution reaches Bucharest.See it: National History Museum of Romania

What to do in Bucharest

  1. 01

    National Museum of Art of Romania

    Romanian and European art in the Royal Palace.

    Bucharest2 to 3 hours
  2. 02

    National Museum of the Romanian Peasant

    Village life and art.

    Bucharest2 hours
  3. 03

    Dimitrie Gusti National Village Museum

    Houses from all over Romania.

    Bucharest2 to 3 hours
  4. 04

    National History Museum of Romania

    The treasury and a cast of Trajan's Column.

    Bucharest2 hours
Getting there

Getting to Bucharest

From the airport to the city centre by public transport, then the trains and local lines to the museums.

Arriving by plane

OTP
Bucharest Henri CoandăBucharest · București

Getting around Bucharest

Lines and timetables change. Check the operator’s website before you travel.

On the map

Hidden story

One of the heaviest buildings

The Palace of the Parliament is enormous.

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Built in the 1980s on the orders of the dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu, the Palace of the Parliament is one of the largest administrative buildings in the world and among the heaviest. To make room for it, much of a historic district was demolished. Today it holds the parliament and a museum of contemporary art, and parts can be visited on guided tours.