Itineraries
Where to stay
The Old Town for first-timers on foot; Calea Victoriei for the history and art museums; the Kiseleff Road area for the Peasant, Village and Antipa museums.
The areas: Old Town, Calea Victoriei, Kiseleff Road.
Where to stay in Bucharest: areas and adviceHotels in BucharestPlaces to see
All things to do in RomaniaFoodCaru' cu BereA protected historic restaurant building on Stavropoleos Street serving traditional food every day until midnight.Entry: Pay as you go
MuseumCasa CeausescuThe former private villa of Nicolae and Elena Ceausescu, with its interiors, paintings and tapestries.Entry: RON[fee]
MuseumGrigore Antipa MuseumThe national natural history museum, built around dioramas of habitats from Romania and the wider world.Entry: RON[fee]
FoodHanul lui ManucA historic inn on French Street with more than two centuries of history, now a restaurant.Entry: Pay as you go
MuseumNational Museum of Art of RomaniaRomanian and European art on Calea Victoriei, with free entry on the first Wednesday of each month.Entry: RON[fee]
MuseumNational Museum of Romanian HistoryRomanian history in the former Postal Palace on Calea Victoriei, with the Historic Treasury and a copy of Trajan's Column.Entry: RON[fee]
MuseumNational Museum of the Romanian PeasantA museum of peasant life and folk art on Kiseleff Road, open Wednesday to Sunday.Entry: RON[fee]
MuseumNational Village MuseumAn open-air museum named after Dimitrie Gusti, open every day except a few holidays.Entry: RON[fee]
ChurchStavropoleos MonasteryA small working monastery church in the Old Town, open every day outside the times of services.Entry: Check service times