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Bucharest Information Pack Table of Contents 1. Transport................................................................................................................... 2 1.1. Travel from Otopeni Bucharest Henri Coandă Airport to the city center.............................................................................................................................. 2 1.2. Transport inside the city.................................................................................. 3 2. Useful information.................................................................................................. 5 3. Eat & Drink In Bucharest...................................................................................... 6 3.1. Restaurants........................................................................................................... 6 3.1.2. Romanian Food................................................................................................ 6 3.1.3. International Food........................................................................................... 7 3.1.4. Oriental food...................................................................................................... 7 3.1.5. Fast Food............................................................................................................. 8 4. Cultural events in Bucharest............................................................................... 9 4.2. Parks in Bucharest.............................................................................................. 9 4.4. Museums and touristic attractions in Bucharest...................................... 11 4.5. Libraries and old book shops.......................................................................... 14 5. Cafés, bars, pubs, clubs.......................................................................................... 16 5.5. Shopping malls..................................................................................................... 18 Bucharest Information Pack 1. Transport 1.1. Travel from Otopeni Bucharest Henri Coandă Airport to the city center: by on-demand taxi services, which are available at Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport. You may order a taxi car by using the touch screen devices in the public area of the Arrivals Terminal. The passengers get on the taxi- cabs right outside the terminal, on the first floor, by showing the ticket issued by the automatic touch screen. o The charges vary between 1,39 lei/km and 3,50 lei/km1. by fast taxi: The taxi station is located at the exit of the Arrivals terminal, at the ground floor. The charges for this taxi system: o Maximum Price for distance - 3.5 lei / km; o Maximum Price for starting - 3.5 lei; o Maximum Price for parking - 35 lei / hour2. ! Do not let yourself approached by fake taxi drivers!1 The National Authority for Consumer’s Protection phone number: +4021 9551. 1 Bucharest Airports National Company assumes no liability for the Taxi Cab Company chosen, the route taken and the final charges of taxi transportation. 2 These prices were authorized by the General Council of Bucharest and Ilfov County Council. 2 Estimated distances between Bucharest Henri Coandǎ International Airport and: Estimated price Destination Distance Lei EUR (km.) Min. (1.39 Max. (3.5 Min. (0.35 Max (0.8 lei/km) lei/km) euro/km) euro/km) Piața 15 23 60 5 14 Victoriei Piața 16 27 65 6 15 Romană Universitate/ Conference 18 30 70 7 16 Venue Piața Unirii 20 35 75 8 17 by public transportation: The 783 Express line connects Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport with the city center. This line runs day and night. At night, the bus leaves every 40 minutes. You can buy a ticket (a magnetic card valid for two travels costs 7 lei) from the card desk, situated in front of the Arrivals Terminal. Click here for the Schedule of the 783 express line. ! All payments in Romania are done in Lei only!! Exchange only the minimum amount of money necessary while in the airport, because all exchange offices and banks inside the airport charge high commissions. 1.2. Transport inside the city taxi: The charges vary between 1,39 lei/km and 3,50 lei/km. You can see the taxi rates written on the front doors of the cars. 3 buses, trolleybuses, trams: one trip costs 1.3 lei. Tickets can be bought from any RATB Point of Sale. Firstly, you need to buy a Non- nominal Activ card, which costs 3.7 lei and can be charged with values ranging from 2.6 lei to a maximum of 50 lei. Routes as well as any RATB information can be found at http://www.ratb.ro/eng/index.php. metro: trip costs vary depending on the ticket you buy, as follows: o 2 trips ticket – 4 lei o One day ticket – 6 lei3 o 10 trips ticket – 15 lei o 62 trips ticket – 50 lei Click here for the Metrorex website. The conference venue and the Center for Arab Studies are very close to both Universitate and Piața Romană metro stations. The Rectorate of the University of Bucharest is located close to Eroilor metro station. 3 The access of this kind of ticket is restricted to 15 minutes after each use, in the same metro station. 4 2. Useful information Address of the University of Bucharest: Bulevardul M. Kogălniceanu nr. 36-46, sector 5, București. Address of the Center for Arab Studies: Strada Pitar Moș, nr. 7-13, sector 1, București. Address of „Casa Universitarilor” Conference Venue: Strada Dionisie Lupu, nr. 46, sector 1, București. Useful phone numbers: Police dispatch 955 or 9545 Fire dispatch 981 or 112 Ambulance dispatch 961 or 112 “Plus” private ambulance 973 5 3. Eat & Drink In Bucharest 3.1. Restaurants 3.1.2. Romanian Food Stadio – Restaurant cu Atrium (Restaurant with Atrium) Address: Ion Campineanu, 11 Phone: +40 731 333 311 Website: www.stadio.ro Aprox. Price/Full Menu: 15-20 € A well located place, in the city center, where you can spend some good time in a pleasant atmosphere. The main feature of this place is the atrium, where you can enjoy your meal while watching live sport events. Caru’ cu Bere (live music) Address: Stavropoleos, 5 Phone: +40 726 282 373 / +40 213 137 560 Website: www.carucubere.ro/en Aprox. Price/Full Menu: 15-20 € Caru' cu Bere, a true living legend and one of the oldest breweries of Bucharest, was opened for the first time in 1879 in the old inn of Zlatari and 20 years later it moved to Stavropoleos Street where it dwells even today. One of the special features of the restaurant is the live Romanian music that is being played during the whole day. Restaurant La Mama Address: Episcopiei, 9 Phone: +40 721 526 262 / +40 213 129 797 Website: www.lamama.ro/index.php?lang=en Aprox. Price/Full Menu: 15 € Close to the conference venue, this restaurant offers traditional Romanian food at good prices, in a pleasant location. 6 Hanul Lui Manuc Address: Franceza Str., 62-64 Phone: +40 769 075 844 / +40 213 131 411 Website: www.hanulluimanuc.ro Aprox. Price/Full Menu: 20-25 € Located in the Old Center of Bucharest, it is not only a good place to eat, but also one of the most important historical sites in the city, being built at the beginning of the 19th century by Manuc Bey, an Armenian ruler of Moldavia. 3.1.3. International Food Malagamba – Italian Cuisine Il Peccato – Italian Food Address: Sf. Dumitru, 2 Address: Franceza Str., 30 Phone: + 40 748 502 543 Phone: +40 213 116 767 Website: www.malagamba.ro/home/ Website: www.ilpeccato.ro/en/ Aprox. Price/Full Menu: 20-25 € Aprox. Price/Full Menu: 20-25 € Die Deutsche Kneipe – German Food Sangria Gardens – Spanish Cuisine Address: Stockholm, 9 Address: Caderea Bastiliei, 78 Phone: +40 722 284 560 Phone: +40 722 510 583 Website: Website: www.sangria.ro www.facebook.com/diedeutschekneipe Aprox. Price/Full Menu: 20-25 € Aprox. Price/Full Menu: 20-25 € La Rambla – Spanish Cuisine Address: Grigore Alexandrescu, 8 Phone: +40 765 555 833 Website: www.larambla.ro Aprox. Price/Full Menu: 20-25 € 3.1.4. Oriental food La Rambla – Spanish Cuisine Oriental Food Address: Grigore Alexandrescu, 8 Saray – Turkish Food Phone: +40 765 555 833 Address: Lipscani, 21 Website: www.larambla.ro Phone: +40 733 135 834 / +40 213 159 Aprox. Price/Full Menu: 20-25 € 522 Website: www.saray-restaurant.ro Aprox. Price/Full Menu: 15-20 € Divan - Turkish Food Naser 2 - Lebanese Food Address: Franceza Str., 46-48 Address: Armeneasca Str., 8 Phone: +40 213 123 034 Phone:+40 736 377 770 / +40 213 135 7 Website: www.thedivan.ro 060 Aprox. Price/Full Menu: 15-20 € Website: www.restaurant-naser.ro Aprox. Price/Full Menu: 10-15 € Tulin - Lebanese Food Casa Montefiore – Jewish/Romanian Address: Pictor Constantin Stahi, 2 Cuisine Phone:+40 762 212 675 / +40 213 144 Address: Radu Voda, 24A 001 Phone: +40 728 302 431 / +40 212 122 Website: www.restauranttulin.ro 113 Aprox. Price/Full Menu: 15 € Website: www.casa-montefiore.ro Aprox. Price/Full Menu: 20 € 3.1.5. Fast Food Dristor Kebap Divan Express Address: Franceza Str., 17 Address: Dacia Bd., 37 Phone: +40 213 155 540 Phone: +40 215 395 959 Website: Website: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Dristo https://www.facebook.com/pages/Diva r-Kebab-Centrul- n-Express/326517757498543 Vechi/174855812571909 Aprox. Price/Full Menu: 5-10 € Aprox. Price/Full Menu: 5-10 € La Placinte Address: Gheorghe Magheru Bd., 26 Phone: +40 743 110 046 Website: www.laplacinte.ro Aprox. Price/Full Menu: 5-10 € 8 4. Cultural events in Bucharest 4.1. EUROPAfest, music festival For three weeks, May 8 - 23, EUROPAfest 2015 will revive the capital’s musical stage, gathering in Bucharest over 300 musicians from 45 countries from Europe, but