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Bucharest welcomes the Chinese New Year with celebrations in Nichita Stanescu Park which include live shows, food exhibitions, firework displays and a red sea of paper lanterns.
First held in 2005, Bucharest's International Film Festival, or B-EST IFF, opens the city's Cultural Spring celebrations. Partnered by the Romanian Ministry of Culture, it offers a busy week…
Every May, Bucharest steps back in time for the Bucharest of Old festival, celebrating the city as it was 200 years ago. The festivities include parades of 19th-century costumes, rides in…
First held in 2005, GayFest is the annual gay pride festival in Bucharest. It features cultural events like film screenings, art exhibitions, theatrical performances and parties, as well as…
This Romanian craftsmen's fair, also known as Targul Mesterilor Populari, takes place annually at the Village Museum in Bucharest, one of the biggest and oldest outdoor museums in Europe.
Johann Strauss International Festival
The Johann Strauss International Festival in Bucharest is a week-long celebration of classical music. Held at venues around the city, including the George Enescu Musuem, it features classical…
The Village Museum's Autumn Fair is dedicated to the patron saint of Bucharest, Saint Demeter. It includes a traditional Romanian wedding with music, food and costumes, special church services…
Romania's capital Bucharest was founded in 1459 by Prince Vlad the Impaler, who later became the inspiration for Bram Stoker's grisly vampire, Dracula. Visitors interested in history as well…
Located on Calei Victoriei, Bucharest's oldest street, Revolution Square is where communist Romania came to an end. Bullet holes remain in the grand buildings surrounding the square, potent…
The crumbling walls and arches of Curtea Veche, in Lipscani, are the remains of Bucharest's first settlement. Its heart, the Prince's Palace, was built by prince Vlad Tepes, better known as…
Bucharest's version of the Parisian Arc de Triumph stands on tree-lined Sos Kiseleff in central Bucharest. Visitors climb the granite Arcul de Triumf for views over Herastrau park. It was…
Museum of the Romanian Peasant
Bucharest's Museum of the Romanian Peasant documents the country's fascinating rural past. Colourful costumes, hand-painted pottery and a complete 18th-century wooden church await inside the…
Bucharest's Village Museum, set in lush Herastrau Park, is one of Europe's biggest outdoor museums. Restored country houses, large barns and functioning water mills line the narrow paths. This…
