Start the day with a visit at the heaviest building in the world, The Palace of Parliament.
Known for its wide, tree-lined boulevards, glorious Belle Époque buildings and a reputation for the high life (which in the 1900s earned its nickname of “Little Paris”), Bucharest, Romania’s largest city and capital, is today a bustling metropolis.
Legend has it that the city of Bucharest was founded on the banks of the Dambovita River, by a shepherd named Bucur, whose name literarily means “joy.” His flute playing reportedly dazzled the people and his hearty wine from nearby vineyards endeared him to the local traders, who gave his name to the place.
In a panoramic tour we present some of its landmarks: The Romanian Athenaeum, Central Army House, The National Theatre, The Revolution Square, Victoriei Boulevard with Victoriei Square, Victoria Palace (The Government), The Arch of Triumph, House of Press, Unirii Square.
Visit to the Parliament Palace – Due to its immense physical, psychic and historic stature, is perhaps the most controversial building in Romania, an extravagant and expensive building project. Claiming superlative as the world’s second-largest building by surface area (after the spacious US Pentagon), the palace boasts 12 stories, 1,100 rooms, a 328-ft-long lobby and 8 underground levels, including an enormous nuclear bunker. The interior is a luxurious display of crystal chandeliers, mosaics, oak paneling, marble, gold leaf, stained-glass windows and floors covered in rich carpets. Nowadays it hosts the Romanian Parliament, a conference center and a museum.
Continue with a short walk in the pedestrian area from the Old City Center also known as Lipscani area, a lively part of the city which used to be a trade center between 15th -18th centuries. Today impresses with a mix of houses in Renaissance, Baroque, Neo Classic architecture that hosts a variety of pubs, restaurants and boutiques.
Village Museum – one of the world’s most interesting ethnographical parks in open air. Founded by royal decree in 1936, this fascinating outdoor museum, the largest in Europe, covers some 30 acres on the shores of Lake Herastrau in Herestrau Park. It features a collection of 50 buildings representing the history and design of Romania’s rural architecture. Steep-roofed peasant homes, thatched barns, log cabins, churches and watermills from all regions of the country were carefully taken apart, shipped to the museum and rebuilt to recreate the village setting.
The “Ceauşescu Mansion” was for a quarter of a century (1965-1989) the private residence of Nicolae and Elena Ceauşescu and of their children, Nicu, Zoia, and Valentin.
Built in the mid-1960s and known at the time as the “Spring Palace”, the mansion was enlarged between 1970 and 1972. The preferred choice for the design of the Ceauşescu family’s residence was Aron Grimberg-Solari (born 1928).
Dinner and overnight at hotel in Bucharest.
Depart from Bucharest and head towards The Great Hill area, and enjoy a beautiful wine tasting experience.
Lacerta Winery is a modern and award-winning winery located in Fintesti, Buzău County, Romania, within the renowned Dealu Mare wine region. Situated along the 45th parallel—sharing latitu de with Bordeaux and Tuscany—the winery benefits from an ideal climate for viticulture.
The winery employs gravity-based winemaking techniques and matures its wines in over 650 oak barrels sourced from France, the USA, Russia, Hungary, and Romania, enhancing their complexity and character.
Visitors can enjoy guided tours of the state-of-the-art cellar, participate in curated wine tastings, and explore the historic Dorobanțu Manor House, designed by architect Ion Mincu in 1901. Lacerta Winery offers an immersive experience that blends tradition, innovation, and scenic beauty.
Located on a small island in the middle of a just outside of Bucharest stands Snagov Monastery which local tradition states is the burial place of Vlad the Imp aler, the inspiration for Bram Stoker’s Dracula.
Originally founded in the 14th century and later excavated in 1933, the monastery is a seemingly simple place of worship, taking advantage of the calm its water-locked isolation brings. However, the story goes that after his notoriously cruel lifetime, Vlad Tepes III was buried in the church as per his request prior to his death.
The monastery’s church went through many changes over the centuries. Today, it’s one of the few parts of the monastery that survived time. The original frescoes done by Dobromir the Young in 1563 are only preserved in the narthex, while the rest of the paintings date from the 19th century.
Mogosoaia Palace easily passes as one of the most beautiful edifices around Bucharest. With a history that goes back more than 300 years, part of the lives of some of the greatest families in the history of Southern Romania, the palace and its vast gardens are an excellent weekend destination.
Situated about 10 kilometers from Bucharest, Romania, Mogoșoaia Palace bears the name of Mogoș, the Romanian boyar, or a member of the highest rank of the feudal Moscovian, Bulgarian and Moldavian aristocracies, second only to ruling princes, between the 10th century and the 17th century, who owned the land.
Martha Bibescu was the one who transformed a ruin into a veritable work of art of the ‘Brancovenesc’ style, an architectural theme developed centuries before by Prince Constantin Brancoveanu.
Registered office: Bucharest, Bd. Regina Elisabeta no. 29-31, Commercial Space, ground floor, Sector 5
Correspondence address: Bucharest, Calea Griviței no. 202B, Sector 1
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Share capital: 45,000 RON
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