University & Magheru

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Where it sits

The circle is University & Magheru and roughly a 10-minute walk around it.

How far is everything?

From the middle of this area to the city's headline sights — pick your own on the city page and these become your list.

• Stavropoleos Monastery4 min walk361 m
• The Old Town (Lipscani)5 min walk388 m
• Bucharest nightlife5 min walk388 m
• Caru' cu Bere5 min walk424 m
• Cișmigiu Gardens11 min walk894 m
• The Palace of the Parliament16 min walk1.4 km
• Herăstrău Park & lake13 min taxi4.2 km
• The Village Museum13 min taxi4.3 km

On your doorstep

What you’re living next to if you stay here.

• 3.The Romanian Athenaeum — Bucharest's most beautiful building — a gorgeous domed 1888 concert hall, its columned facade and lavish, gilded circular auditorium wrapped in a sweeping fresco of Romanian history, home to the George Enescu Philharmonic. A masterpiece of the belle-époque 'Little Paris' era; admire the exterior on its handsome square, and if you can, catch a concert to see the dazzling interior. The elegant cultural heart of the city.
• 6.Romanian food — Romanian food is hearty, comforting and gloriously cheap — sarmale (stuffed cabbage or vine leaves), mici (grilled minced-meat rolls), rich polenta (mămăligă) with cheese and sour cream, ciorbă sour soups, and papanași fried-dough doughnuts for dessert. Eat at a traditional restaurant like the beautiful Caru' cu Bere, or a local canteen; filling, tasty and a bargain, washed down with țuică plum brandy or good Romanian wine.
• 7.Revolution Square — The historic square where the 1989 revolution reached its climax — Ceaușescu gave his final, doomed speech from the balcony of the former Central Committee building here before fleeing by helicopter, and days later the dictatorship fell. A poignant, pivotal spot marked by a striking memorial, ringed by the former royal palace (now the art museum), the Athenaeum and grand old buildings. Powerful recent history at the heart of the city.
• 10.The National Art Museum — Housed in the grand former royal palace on Revolution Square — a superb collection of Romanian art (including the beloved Grigorescu) and a European gallery with El Greco, Rembrandt and more, in the opulent old throne rooms and halls. A rewarding couple of hours and a chance to see inside the royal palace; the Romanian galleries are a lovely introduction to the country's art. A cultural highlight in a beautiful, historic setting.