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Parliament Palace (Casa Poporului) Bucharest
77 Reviews It is the second largest administrative building after the Pentagon (in surface) and the third largest (in volume) after Cape Canaveral and the Great Pyramid in Egypt. It has 12 stories over ground...
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Grand Square (Piata Mare) Sibiu
3 Reviews Council Tower (Turnul Sfatului) is a Sibiu landmark, connecting Piata Mare to the smaller Piata Mica (literally "Small Square"). You can climb the tower for panoramic views of the city center and...
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Churches Bucharest
102 Reviews The most numerous churches are orthodox, from the Wiki page I have counted 170 orthodox churches Then comes by religions: - 20 advent - 14 roman-catholic - 10 baptist - 10 Christian after...
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Small Square (Piata Mica) Sibiu
1 Review Together with Main Square and Huet Square, “Piata Mica”-The Little Square, is one of the central points of interests in Sibiu. They are linked by narrow streets and passages and are giving together...
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Buildings of Bucharest Bucharest
86 Reviews The serious looking building that you can see in the photo is Bucharest’s Law Faculty which is part of the University of Bucharest. It was designed by architect Petre Antonescu in neoclassical style...
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Liars Bridge (Podul Mincinosilor) Sibiu
1 Review One of the top of the "must see" list in Sibiu is Podul Mincinosilor-Liars Bridge, a bridge built from wood before 1771 and re-built in forged iron in 1859. It was second bridge of this type in...
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Old Town area Bucharest
16 Reviews Lipscani street and the Old Town is a fun and lively area of Bucharest. Fun artsy shops are tucked away into random corners and modern cafes in old buildings. Sadly many of the prettiest, older...
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Council Tower Sibiu
1 Review For a very nice view over the city, go and climb in the Council Tower, from the Piata Mica side. There will be around 5 floors and at every floor you can see paintings with Sibiu, made by local...
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Palaces in Bucharest Bucharest
36 Reviews The Romanian Palatul Regal is by no means an old structure: it was first built by prince Dinicu Golescu only in 1815 and then underwent several changes including those in the 1930's after a damage...
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Cismigiu Park Bucharest
32 Reviews It's smaller than Herastrau park, but is a lovely place for a walk, to relax a little. A lot of restaurants, and very beautiful during winter time. You also can take a look at Crețulescu Palace,...
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Romanian Athenaeum Bucharest
29 Reviews This is Bucharest's most prestigious concert hall and one of the most beautiful buildings in the city. It was built in 1888 in neo-classical style after a design by the French architect Albert...
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Museums Bucharest
51 Reviews Impressive collections of minerals and quartz formations specific to the area are found here, including a well-presented geological structure of Romania. Open: Mon. - Sun. 10:00am - 4:00pm Admission...
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Village Museum Bucharest
24 Reviews The Village Museum borders Herastrau Park, but its entrance is on Soseaua Kiseleff. You cannot enter it from the park. Entrance is 6Ron. It is open on Mon 9-5, Tues to Sun 9-7. The museum contains...
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The Triumphal Arch Bucharest
26 Reviews Raised in 1922 to commemorate Romania's Great War dead, the original construction was of wood, replaced by the present, Petru Antonescu designed concrete structure in 1935. Standing 25 metres high,...
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Herastrau Park Bucharest
20 Reviews Herastrau Park is the largest park in Bucharest. It has a beautiful lake, nice quiet pathways and many trees. Since the 18th century it was a place for promenade and relaxation. In was modeled in the...
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Squares Bucharest
33 Reviews Revolution Square (previously Palace Square) is surrounded by important buildings: The palace, which is now an art gallery, and the library were built by Carol I. The communist headquarters building...
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Opera House Bucharest
11 Reviews Bucharest’s Opera House is the main venue for seeing opera and ballet performances in Bucharest. Their annual season runs from October to June and tickets are usually dirt cheap. They tend to stick to...
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Bucharest University Bucharest
14 Reviews The University of Bucharest was founded in 1864 by Alexandru Ioan Cuza, ruler of the newly united principalities of Walachia and Moldova. Work on the neoclassical building began in 1857 and finished...
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Boulevards Bucharest
32 Reviews Calea Victoriei is the oldest street of Bucharest - 1692 - it used to link the Old Princely Court (downtown) with Mogosoaia Palace (north of Bucharest). It was initially paved with oak beams. The...
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Military Club Bucharest
14 Reviews The Military Club was build in 1912 on the site of the former Sarindar Monastery (the name witch is preserved in the name of the fontain directly in front of the building). This neoclassic...
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Romanian Savings Bank Bucharest
7 Reviews This beautiful building, designed in the eclectic style by the French architect Paul Gottereau, was constructed between 1896-1900. It sits on the site of a former 16hr century monastery, St. John the...
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National Theatre Bucharest
14 Reviews The National Theatre was built in 1973, but its exterior was entirely reshaped in the 1980s. Inside there are three auditoriums: the Sala Mare is the largest one, the Sala Amfiteatru and the Sala...
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Theatres Bucharest
9 Reviews Tandarica Theatre is the only theatre in Bucharest that has plays for kids only. My parents used to take me and my brother here at least 4 times a year to see different plays. I can imagine now how...
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Manuc's Inn and Old Princely Court Bucharest
8 Reviews Across the street from Curtea Veche Church there is Hanul lui Manuc (Manuc’s Inn, at the end of Franceza Street), the only typical Turkish caravanserai which has survived in Bucharest with its...
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Bucharest Zoo Bucharest
1 Review Bucharest Zoo was founded in 1955 as a "zoological corner" but became a real Zoo with a big number of animals just in 1962. Entry fee: Adults - 13 RON (EUR 3); Children 6.5 RON (1.5 EUR) Opening...
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You could just drive around the amazing countryside here stopping off in the little villages that are dotted throughout Saxonland. They have very picturesque fortified churches, and really nice saxon village houses. The bigger towns like Sighisoara, Brasov and Sibiu are also very beautiful and well worth stopping off or staying in.
My VT page about BrasovBrasov is located in the middle of Romania, in the Carpathian mountains. It has a lot to offer: old city center, former walls, the bastions, the gates, the Black Church, the pedestrial street (former river)Brasov is a starting point for day trips to Bran and Sinaia and a stop before Sibiu
Definitely one thing to do in RomaniaRomania has to offer great hiking routes in the Carpathian Mountains that crosses the country, having massifs like Piatra Craiului, Fagaras, Bucegi to name only the three most known.The highest peak in Romania is Moldoveanu (2544m) but there are many peaks around 2000m which make those accessible for everybody (with some preparation for hiking). There are hundreds of marked paths of various difficulties, national parks, flora and fauna is interesting, clean air. For rock climbers there are also places with challenging walls (climbers are there almost every day).
Really, you can do a very special trip just with this purpose. Mainly focused on grilled meat traditional recipes, but also using a lot of vegetables, cheese, polenta and spices (with moderation), Romanian food is, apart from original, very tasty and more than ready to fill an empty stomach of a hungry gourmand :)Check the other pictures .. your appetite will go up :)
Peles Castle is one of the nicest castles in Eastern Europe, built between 1873-1883 by Prince Carol of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen.The castle was built in wood, stone, bricks and marble and comprises more than 160 rooms. The representative style used is German Renaissance, but one can easily discover elements belonging to the Italian Renaissance, Gothic, German Baroque and French Rococo style. Peles is surrounded by seven terraces decorated with statues (sculptured by the Italian, Romanelli), stone-made-wells, ornamental vases and Carara marble. The architects used an abundance of wooden decoration, both for the exterior and for the interior of the castle, which confers a very special quality to the building. Quite outstanding are the big Armory Room, the small Armory Room, the Florentine Room, the Reception Room (where paintings and wooden sculptures depicting 16 castles of the...
You can obviously see this one looks like the Paris' Arc de Triomphe, though smaller (27 meters vs. 50 meters). The history of the arch in Bucharest is interesting: - a first, wooden arch, was built in 1878 after Romania gained its independence- a larger arch was built on the same site in 1922 after World War I to commemorate the dead- the current arch was built in 1936 and has 27 meters in heightWikipedia has a nice list of triumphal archs in the world (34 of them at the time I made this tip)
The Prahova Valley, one of the most popular tourist destinations in Romania. Sinaia, Predeal and Buşteni are all important mountain ski resorts located in this region.- The Peleş Castle near Sinaia, a Neo-Renaissance castle placed in an idyllic setting in the Carpathian Mountains built during King Carol I of Romania’s rule and one of the most iconic buildings in Romania.- The Village Musesum (Muzeul Satului), in Bucharest, an open-air ethnographic museum located in the Herăstrău Park showcasing traditional Romanian village life. The museum extends to over 100,000 m2 and contains 272 authentic peasant farms and houses from all over Romania.- Lipscani, a street and a district of Bucharest which in the Middle Ages was the most important commercial center of Bucharest and of the whole Wallachia. It is located near the ruins of the old Princely Court built by Vlad III the...
My driver and guide, a nice 60 year old Romanian recommended by my hotel, brought me to the mysterious place where Dracula (aka Vlad III, Count Tepes) is supposedly buried: The Monastery of Snagov, near Bucharest. The Monastery is built on an islet, and you hire a little boat to bring you there! Exciting…Legend has it that Vlad III’s body was decapitated by the Turks and his head sent to Istanbul preserved in honey - where the sultan had it displayed on a stake as proof that the Impaler was dead. And then his remains were brought to Snagov, near Bucharest. I was the only tourist visiting the little monastery at the time, and a young boy accompanied us into the small building since the receptionist was at lunch. There is a small tribute for Vlad III and picture frame of the Impaler marks the cement rectangle that covers his “supposed” grave…Is he really underneath? This issue is...
This is one of the most beautiful castles in Europe and the main entrance with all its wooden carvings is a sight to behold. The castle was built somewhere around 1872 by King Carol I after he visited the area years before and fell in love with it. There's a great library which if I remember right had a secret door (through one of the books), and the castle have several modern features because it was one of the first castles to have electricity.It has an interior elevator, vacuum cleaner and central-heating system. The castle has 170 rooms, but only a few (about 10 or so) can be visited by tourists. But even so, the few rooms you see will satisfy castle lovers.Visitors receive an extensive tour of the rooms at the ground and first floor, with guide in five foreign languages. On November, Castelul Peles (the Peles Castle) is closed for general cleaning.Str. Pelesului, Nr. 2, 106100...
A sleepy off the beaten path gem, on the shores on the Danube coming to/from Bulgaria, Calafat makes a nice stopover: romantic atmosphere, cobblestone streets to wander around un-renovated XIX century buildings, large parks, and the opportunity of a more scenic way to cross a border: small ferries over the Danube. from Craiova: - 2-3 daily trains (very slow, 3 hours). By bus, 90 minutes: there’s at least one bus from Craiova at 11,20; from Calafat there’re buses at 15,15 and 16 p.m. from Vidin – the only way is by ferry, regular services all along the week, takes 1,5 – 3 hours (including waiting time, loading, unloading, border formalities, 20 min walk on the Bulgarian side).For more info, pics and tips go to my Calafat page, the only one on VT for the time being.
JW Marriott Bucharest Grand Hotel Bucharest
7 Reviews and 145 Opinions The Bucharest Marriott Grand Hotel is primarily a business hotel, located close to the main business...
Bella Muzica Brasov
6 Reviews and 59 Opinions We stayd at this hotel in february 2010. The hotel was perfectly located in the the senter of...
Hotel Binder Bubi Sighisoara
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