Introduction:
On this full day tour of Bucharest we
will visit the city's most important monuments. Pick up from your location in
Bucharest and start to explore the capital of Romania.
First stop at Village Museum, lying in a specific Romanian setting, on the
Herăstrău lake shore in Bucharest; one of the biggest and the oldest outdoors
museum in Europe. Its exhibits genuine monuments including houses, pens,
churches, water and wind mills, cloth mills, of great historic and artistic
value - acquaint the visitors in two hours with the specific of the Romanian
village. The objects inside the households - carpets, pottery, rugs, icons,
furniture -
point
to the originality of the folk creation, the sensibility and care for the beauty
of the rural people.
Then we will take a panoramic tour of the most important sites and areas from
the city such as: Triumph Arch, Victory Square, Magheru Avenue (commercial
street), Royal Palace (nowadays the seat of National Art Museum - optional
visit), Atheneum, Revolution Square, Calea Victoriei Avenue, Unirii Square,
Parliament Palace, a "giant" built during the "golden age" of the dictatorial
regime and born in the mind of a man for whom the notion of "reasonable size"
did not exist. The Guiness Book of World Records lists the building in second
place according to its 330,000 sq.m. surface, that is after the Pentagon
building, and in third place according to its 2,550,000 c.m. volume.
Near
to the Parliament Palace is the “Mitropoliei” Hill where we can visit the
Mitropoliei Cathedral the seat of the Orthodox Romanian Church. Next a short
walking at the Old Princely Court. The first local place of residence was built
during the rule of Vlad the Impaler in the 15th century and Radu cel Frumos
moved the princely residence and the Wallachain capital to Bucharest. In the
16th century Mircea Ciobanul rebuilt it completely and afterward it became the
nucleus of the Bucharest, being surrounded by the houses of traders and
craftsmen.
Thenn return in the Old District for a walking tour: Lipscani street,
Stavropolus church, Capsa Hotel, Manuc Inn, and more.
The best way to end the day is with a dinner in a character restaurant such as:
“Carul cu bere”, “Manuc” Restaurant, Restaurant Club Dracula.
Enjoy a
full day tour of the Capital's Highlights
!!
