City Guide Bucharest, Romania

Nice City, but Not my Cup of Tea

Bucharest is very green, parts are run down, but there are a lot of areas where it is really pretty. I found it a bit too noisey, dusty and busy for my taste, but it's interesting and worth seeing. Parks are great and the People's Palace is really interesting. Shopping and night life isn't too good. Shops are spread around the city and the shopping malls I saw were quite run down, couldn't see anything unique, but there are markets around the city. Pubs were filthy, they allow smoking and in the old

Insider Tip:Don't stay here for a long time there are far nicer parts of the country to see and make sure you have change for taxis and bars.

Interesting but not great

Definitely visit the monstrosity of the Parliament building. It will remind you of star wars and lord of the rings. It is a display of arrogant power and will leave you in aw. The rest of the city is a mix between nice buildings and ugly. I was there only very shortly.

Bucharest

Very surprising city. Some good and bad points like everywhere. Good value for money if you're from western europe

Insider Tip:visit the place by foot

Come to Bucharest!

City is well renovated, old town is full of life every day. There are lots pubs, restaurants, cafeterias. Old communist's government district with great Parliament building is worth seeing.

Insider Tip:There are a pub an top of a Parliament building (access from behind). You can enter with panoramic lift and drink good Romanian beer there. If you fly from Baneasa airport you should get there faster than to a normal airport - its old, has just 2 x-ray machines so boarding can take a lot of time.

It's really worth to visit Bucharest.

Although it is not the nicest-looking town, it is not as dangerous or as greedy as expeceted. Maybe winter is a good time to visit Bucharest because there are not many tourists.

Insider Tip:New Year's Eve is really great in Bucharest, especially in front of the People's Palace!