Discover Bucharest by Hire Car
Bucharest, called “Bucuresti” in the national language, is the capital of Romania and also the cultural, political and economic center of the country.
Bucharest is located in the southern part of Romania, in Wallachia. With 2.3 million inhabitants, the city is sometimes called “little Paris”.
To explore Bucharest, it’s best to get a hire car from a hire car agency. What is interesting and immediately striking about Bucharest is the high diversity in architecture.
Sights in Bucharest
Here, French palaces in the neo-Baroque style stand next to small rural-looking cottages and large mansions in the neo-Romanian Brâncoveau style next to the typical socialist prefabricated buildings of the sixties and seventies.
Worth a visit is the former “House of the People” (Romanian: “Casa Poporului”), a huge stepped pyramid, considered the second largest building in the world after the Pentagon. Today it houses various conference centers, as well as the Romanian Parliament and a museum.
An Orthodox church is to be built next to the pyramid, which will be the largest in all of Romania. Other sights include the large university, as well as the imposing Triumphal Arch, the “Catedrala Patriarhalâ”, the Patriarchal Church, and the impressive Patriarchal Palace.
Leisure activities in Bucharest
An interesting glimpse into Bucharest’s past is provided by the National Museum of History of Romania, housed in the former Postal Palace.
Furthermore, the National Theatre and the many museums in the national capital also deserve a visit.
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