Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Bucharest, Romania

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Number of sights 15 sights
Distance 6.9 km
Ascend 100 m
Descend 96 m

Explore Bucharest in Romania with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Activities in BucharestIndividual Sights in Bucharest

Sight 1: Biserica Ortodoxă Apostol din Tabaci

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Biserica Ortodoxă Apostol din Tabaci

The Apostol din Tabaci Church is a Romanian Orthodox church located at 143 Mircea Vodă Street, Bucharest, Romania. It is dedicated to Saints Constantine and Helena.

Wikipedia: Apostol din Tabaci Church (EN)

829 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 2: Biserica Ortodoxă „Dobroteasa”

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Biserica Ortodoxă „Dobroteasa”

The Dobroteasa Church is a Romanian Orthodox church located at 35 B Mircea Vodă Boulevard in Bucharest, Romania. It is dedicated to the Annunciation.

Wikipedia: Dobroteasa Church (EN), Website

478 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 3: Teatrul de Operetă și Musical Ion Dacian

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The National Theatre of Operetta and Musical "Ion Dacian" Bucharest is a public cultural institution financed by the Ministry of Culture and Cults.

Wikipedia: Teatrul Național de Operetă „Ion Dacian” din București (RO), Website

470 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 4: Biserica Ortodoxă „Bucur Ciobanul”

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Bucur Church is a church which formerly served as the chapel for the Radu Vodă Monastery. There is no exact date for the building of the church and this has been the subject of much discussion among Romanian historians. For a long time, many historians have insisted that the building is in a style specific to the 18th century, while others have held to the legend which claims that the church was built by the shepherd Bucur, whose name is also associated with the name of the city of Bucharest. The church is first recorded on a map drawn up between 1844 and 1846 with the name of the Bucur Church.

Wikipedia: Bucur Church (EN)

137 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 5: Mănăstirea Radu Vodă

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Radu Vodă Monastery is a Romanian Orthodox monastery in Bucharest, Romania.

Wikipedia: Radu Vodă Monastery (EN)

1579 meters / 19 minutes

Sight 6: Fântâna Zodiac

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The Zodiac Fountain is located in Liberty Square, at the main entrance to Carol I Park, Bucharest, sector 4.

Wikipedia: Fântâna Zodiac (RO)

268 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 7: Prof. Eng. Dimitrie Leonida National Technological Museum

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The Dimitrie Leonida Technical Museum was founded in 1909 by Dimitrie Leonida, inspired by the München Technical Museum, he had visited during his studies in Charlottenburg Polytechnic Institute. In 1908, with the help of the first promotions of mechanics and electricians from his school, the first in Romania, Leonida collected the first objects for the museum. What is different in the Leonida museum was the educational orientation of the museum and also the interactivity.

Wikipedia: Dimitrie Leonida Technical Museum (EN), Website

166 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 8: Uzina electrică Filaret

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The Filaret Power Plant is a historical monument located in Bucharest, sector 4, Str. General Candiano Popescu nr. 3A, registered under LMI code B-II-m-B-19461.

Wikipedia: Uzina electrică Filaret (RO)

373 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 9: Carol Park

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Carol I Park is a public park in Bucharest, Romania, named after King Carol I of Romania. A French garden located in the southern-central area of Bucharest, partly on Filaret hill, originally capable of hosting various exhibitions, it suffered considerable modifications during the communist regime, including a name change to Parcul Libertății.

Wikipedia: Carol Park (EN)

337 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 10: Gheorghe Grigore Cantacuzino Fountain

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Gheorghe Grigore Cantacuzino Fountain

The George Grigorie Cantacuzino Fountain in Carol I Park, Bucharest is a monument built in 1870, in a neoclassical concept, at the initiative and expense of Bucharest Mayor Gheorghe Grigore Cantacuzino, architect Al. Freiwald and sculptor Karl Storck.

Wikipedia: Fântâna George Grigorie Cantacuzino (RO)

374 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 11: 1906 fountain

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The 1906 fountain in Carol I Park, Bucharest is an Italian monument made of various marble and granite assortments. The construction is 4.10 m high and is made of stone extracted from several careers in Romania.

Wikipedia: Fântâna 1906 (RO)

251 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 12: Observatorul astronomic Bosianu

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The "Bosianu" Astronomical Observatory is a historical monument located on the territory of Bucharest.

Wikipedia: Observatorul Astronomic „Bosianu” (RO)

292 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 13: Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

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The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is a monument located in Bucharest, Romania. Dedicated to the soldiers who died while fighting for Romania. It is one of many such national tombs.

Wikipedia: Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (Romania) (EN)

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Sight 14: Carol Park Mausoleum

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The Carol Park Mausoleum, named during the communist regime the Monument to the heroes of the struggle for the freedom of the people and the motherland, for socialism, is a monument located in Carol I Park, sector 4 of Bucharest, on Filaret Hill.

Wikipedia: Mausoleul din Parcul Carol (RO)

1343 meters / 16 minutes

Sight 15: Parcul Tineretului

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Tineretului Park is a large public park in southern Bucharest.

Wikipedia: Tineretului Park (EN)

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