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Bucharest City Guide Brings You the Must-Read Insider’S Lowdown on What to See, Where to Eat and What to Do in Romania’S Vibrant Capital City CITY GUIDE BUCHAREST 2013 BR City Guide Benefiting from the expertise and Western media standards of a mixed local and expat team of journalists, Bucharest City Guide brings you the must-read insider’s lowdown on what to see, where to eat and what to do in Romania’s vibrant capital city. With a portable and easy-to-use format, the guide is divided into four sections and features two maps. The sections are: Tourist Info – how to get around Bucharest; Sightseeing – with subsections on Landmarks, Byzantine Bucharest, Museums, Souvenir Shops and Guided Tours; Old Town – the historical zone bustling with restaurants, bars, terraces and cafes at the very heart of the city, with accompanying map; and Restaurants – our recommenda- tions of the best places to eat, organized by type of cuisine (including the top restaurants serving Romanian food). Venues are marked on the map by symbols reflecting the type of establishment they represent. Business Review – Romania’s premier English-language business weekly – has been covering the local economy and financial environment, within a broader socio-cultural perspective, for more than 15 years. BR Guides Published by Bloc Notes Media Debbie Stowe, Oana Vasiliu Editors: Scan to Cover Photo: Mihai Constantineanu download Art director: Alexandru Oriean the guide Production manager: Dan Mitroi Sales: Oana Molodoi • Publisher: Anca Ionita Contacts: Editorial: [email protected] Sales: [email protected] www.business-review.eu BR CITY GUIDE 2013 | 1 TOURIST INFO The airport is also connected ARRIVAL to Bucharest by railway line. The service is not regular and Airport: Otopeni a minibus is required to get to Commercial flights to Bucharest the airport station. Few pas- now all land at Henri Coanda sengers favor this option. (generally known as Otopeni), 17 km north of the city. Taxis, trains RaiLWay: Gara de Nord and buses go to the city center. If you arrive in Bucharest by Ignore any taxi drivers who may train it will most likely be at assail you as you make your way Gara de Nord. There are ATMs, through the Arrivals terminal. shops, kiosks and fast-food Touch screens in the terminal restaurants. If you’re hailing a now allow you to book a taxi taxi, walk some distance from from a company of your choice, the station first, as the drivers and give you the time it will take that loiter in this area will rip to arrive, tariff and cab number. you off. To get to the airport The car will collect you outside from Gara de Nord, take bus 780. and the journey should not cost more than about RON 40. A cheaper alternative is taking PUBLIC TRANSPORT bus 783, which stops in front of the Domestic Arrivals hall and SubWAY goes to the city center, stopping Open: daily, 05:00 - 23:00; at Victoriei Square, Romana Tickets: RON 4 (90 cents)/ Square, Universitatii Square and roundtrip; RON 6 (about terminating at Unirii Square. 1.25 euros) daily card Buses run 24 hours a day. The 780 bus connects the airport The metro system is the cheapest with the central train station, and easiest way to get around if Gara de Nord. An express bus you don’t know Bucharest and journey costs RON 7 (travel also the quickest, although the within the city is cheaper) and network is not comprehensive. you need to purchase a recharge- There are four lines, numbered able card before boarding. The from M1 to M4. It’s particularly card costs RON 3.7 and can be useful for north-south journeys topped up at any ticket kiosk along the central axis of squares in Bucharest. It’s valid on all (M2), mainly Unirii to Aviatorilor. means of transport in the capital Tickets are on sale from kiosks - buses, trams and metro - and near the ticket barriers and must be swiped either at the most trains have maps. For the barrier or once on board. local version of an Oyster card, 2 | BR CITY GUIDE 2013 TOURIST INFO TOURIST constantineanu AI H mi which can also be used also autocobaLcescu for buses and trams, ask for Phone: 021.9451 instructions at the ticket kiosks. Rate: RON 1.39 / km Buses and trams cris taxi Open: 5:00 - 23:00 Phone: 021.9466 Tickets: RON 1.3 for urban lines; Rate: RON 1.39 / km RON 3.5 for express lines Leone Buses and trams are more Phone: 021.9425 comprehensive and frequent. Rate: RON 1.39 / km You can buy electronic passes charged with a certain number Meridian of journeys which must be Phone: 021.9444 touched in on board; most Rate: RON 1.4 / km stops have a ticket kiosk. Crime & Safety TAXIS Bucharest is generally con- Taxis, which are still cheap sidered a safe city, and while by Western standards, can be you should be aware of petty booked by phone, hailed on the crime and pickpocketing on street or found at taxi ranks (the public transport or in busy most central one is located next parts of town, violent crimes to the Intercontinental Hotel). are a rarer occurrence than If you don’t book, be sure to in Western European cities. choose a reputable cab – look for Stray dogs are a feature of the tariff displayed on the door, Romania’s capital, so don’t which should be RON 1.39 (less be surprised if you encounter than 50 cents) per km. A higher them. They usually present no rate of RON 3.5 per km is charged danger, but beware of packs. by a few companies. These are To report an incident or summon the taxi companies that we rec- the Police, Ambulance or Fire ommend for booking by phone: Brigade, call 112, free of charge. BR CITY GUIDE 2013 | 3 sigHtseeing Romania’s checkered history is written large on the face of its capital city, which boasts an eclectic mishmash of architectural styles and eye-catching structures. It’s worth taking a while to stroll through the center of town; almost any wander will take you past some striking and attractive buildings. However, there are a few landmarks that merit being sought out. Most are on or around Calea Victoriei, one of the city’s two main north-south thoroughfares, so easily seen on a walking tour. mi H AI constantineanu The Athenaeum the main concert hall of the Enescu Festival BR CITY GUIDE 2013 | 5 for an opportunity to admire LandmarKS the fabulous frescoes. ArcH of TriumpH BotanicaL Garden Piata Arcul de Triumf, 32 Sos. Cotroceni, 021.410.91.39, Sos. Kiseleff www.gradina-botanica.ro One of the first flagship pieces of A wonderful green space in the Bucharest architecture visitors heart of the city, easy to find see en route into town from the and accessible. Founded more airport, the current struc ture than 150 years ago, the garden dates from 1936, though the was completed in 1866 to the site has hosted an arch since design of Ulrich Hoffmann. a wooden one was thrown up Today, it covers more than 17 to commemorate Romania’s hectares and hosts more than independence in 1878. 10,000 species of plant, half Soldiers still parade beneath of which are cultivated in the to mark Romania’s national impressive glasshouses. tseeing day, and the arch is also a H favorite for wedding photos. CEC PALace / sig THE SAVings BanK THE ARK Calea Victoriei, opposite 196 A Calea Rahovei, the History Museum Uranus-Rahova area, www.theark.ro Built in 1900, this must rank as one of the most attrac- Bucharest’s old Commodities tive banks anywhere. Stock Exchange is a historical Capped by a dome, it features building encapsulating 19th- an eclectic array of archi- century industrial architecture, tectural styles and exudes a rarely seen style in Romania. Renaissance elegance. The only part left from the Arches, columns and spires all former building is the facade. Currently, The Ark is a multi- purpose space that is used 24/7 as a coffee shop, bar-restaurant and exhibition space. mi H THE ATHenaeum AI 1-3 Franklin St, opposite constantineanu the Hilton Hotel Probably the city’s most beauti- ful building, the Athenaeum is a neoclassical delight. It opened in 1888 after being made possible by public French architect Paul Guttereau donations. Catch a concert designed the CEC Palace building 6 | BR CITY GUIDE 2013 mi tseeing H H AI constantineanu sig Cantacuzino Palace is on the European World Heritage List compete for your attention. George Enescu Museum / When lit up at night it is glorious. CantacuZino PALace 141 Calea Victoriei, THE CentraL Army House 021.318.14.50, Junction of Regina Elisabeta www.georgeenescu.ro and Calea Victoriei Romania’s most illustrious Also known as Cercul Militar, musical son is celebrated more this striking neoclassical famously in the biannual structure is about to celebrate festival, but his museum is its centenary. Built to cater to housed in the Cantacuzino the nation’s soldiers, it resonates Palace, a lesser known with military gravitas. Unless Bucharest gem. you’re a Romanian military it’s Dating back to the early 20th largely off limits, although it is century and resulting from sometimes possible to visit the an architectural collabora- restaurant (but don’t expect tion, sculptures adorn the the food to match the high elegant façade, creating a standards of the building!). truly impressive spectacle. 8 | BR CITY GUIDE 2013 PatriarcHAL CatHedraL 21 Dealul Mitropoliei St. Considered one of the most valuable historical monuments of Wallachian religious art of the 17th century, the site has been the center of the Romanian Orthodox Church since those days and houses the cathedral and the residence of the head of the church, Patriarch Daniel Ciobotea.
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