Bucharest has a special charm in that it does not impress through palaces and ultramodern monumental constructions like other metropolises. Instead, it succeeds in captivating through its paradoxes. It is a city where not long ago, widespread demolitions of historic architecture occurred, and now visitors can see the great “House of the People, a monumental building completed in 1989 which ranks second in the world for its surface area after Pentagon, now home to the Parliament of Romania. In contrast, the preserved époque buildings of Bucharest- boyars` home from the mid 19th century, public constructions in French neo-classic style, it becomes easy to understand why until the Second World War, the city was also named “Little Paris”.
Some of the main roads of the city, with emblematic edifices that are always admired by travellers, (as well as many other smaller streets) still maintain the romance and perfume of old times: Calea Victoriei, Blvd. Magheru, Calea Dorobantilor, and Soseaua Kiseleff. Positioned in the center of the Romanian Plain is in a very advantages location from a touristic point of view :only 65 km away from the Danube (Giurgiu Port), 260 km from the shore of the Black Sea (Constanta), and a mere 125 km from the Carpathian Mountains (Sinaia and the Valley of Prahova)
A cultural city with a colorful past, famous not only for its museums and theatres, but also for its restaurants, casinos and its spirited night life, Bucharest the capital of Romania since 1862 is worth discovering in any season.
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