Bucharest, Romania’s capital and commercial and cultural center, is located in southern Romania. The old city is reinventing itself again after surviving earthquakes, two wars, and communism. The city center is dominated by the massive Palatul Parlamentului government building, a monument to Nicolae Ceausescu’s megalomania. The historic Lipscani district is now known for its lively nightlife scene thriving around the precious yet tiny Eastern Orthodox Stavropoleos Church and the 15th-century Curtea Veche Palace. Catch a concert of the Romanian George Enescu Philharmonic at the Romanian Athenaeum.

Stroll through the lovely Calea Victoriei street to see elegant belle époque monuments and buildings. Shady walnut tree-lined Soseaua Kiseleff will surprise you with Bucharest's version of Paris's Arc de Triomphe. Enjoy fresh air and green spaces of the Herastrau Park and learn about Romanian history at the open-air Dimitrie Gusti National Village Museum.

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