Arrival in Bucharest
Arrival in Bucharest airport and transfer to the hotel in the city.
Full day to explore Bucharest.
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.
We will see the Arch of Triumph, pass through Calea Victoriei which is Bucharest’s oldest most charming street, the Cantacuzino Palace, the Revolution Square, the Military Club, National Savings Bank Palace and the National History Museum. We visit the old town, where at the beginning of 1400s, most merchants and craftsmen – Romanian, Austrian, Greek, Armenian and Jewish – established their stores and shops in this section of the city;
Later we enter to the Bucharest Parliament Palace. Built at the special request of Nicolae Ceausescu, leader of Romania’s Communist Party, the colossal Parliament Palace – formerly known as “People’s House” is the world’s second largest administrative building after the U. S. Pentagon. It took 20,000 workers and 700 architects to build this masive structure that boasts 12 stories, 1,100 rooms, a 350-ft.-long lobby and eight underground levels, including an enormous nuclear bunker. We visit also one of the oldest churches in Bucharest (with parts dating back to the 16th century and a steeple built in 1715), the Apostles’ Church.
Welcome Dinner in a local restaurant with live music, and traditional food and wine from Romania. After dinner we can continue exploring the nightlife in Bucharest in some of the best bars and clubs.