Romania · City break
3 days in Bucharest
A three-day Bucharest city break for two at an active pace, mixing the old town and museums with grand architecture and green spaces. The final day leaves time for Cișmigiu Gardens.
Your days, in detail
The itinerary
Day 1
Old town, museums and the park
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Chainwit. · CC BY 4.0 Lipscani
Explore Bucharest’s old merchant quarter on foot, taking in the historic streets and restored façades around Lipscani.
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Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0 National History Museum of Romania
Make time for Romanian history on Calea Victoriei, with collections that trace the country from prehistoric times onwards.
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Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0 Romanian Athenaeum
Pause at the Romanian Athenaeum to appreciate its domed concert hall and ornate architecture. It is home to the George Enescu Philharmonic.
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Clay Gilliland from Chandler, U.S.A. · CC BY-SA 2.0 Herăstrău Park
Trade the city streets for paths and lake views in King Michael I Park, also known as Herăstrău. Take a walk at your own pace.
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Day 2
Parliament and palace architecture
Nicolae Sfetcu · CC BY-SA 4.0 Palace of the Parliament
Take in the scale of Bucharest’s monumental Parliament building from Dealul Spirii. The architecture is the focus of this stop.
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Rakoon · CC0 Cotroceni Palace
Keep this as an exterior stop, as in your original search, and take in the architecture around the presidential palace.
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Chainwit. · CC BY-SA 4.0 Dimitrie Gusti National Village Museum
Explore an open-air collection of traditional Romanian houses, farms and churches beside King Michael I Park.
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Day 3
A slower finish in Cișmigiu
Britchi Mirela · CC BY-SA 4.0 Cișmigiu Gardens
End with an unhurried walk through the gardens and around the lake. This central park gives the final day a gentler rhythm.
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Make room for your own discoveries
Make it your Bucharest.
Keep the ideas you like. Build the rest around you.