Audio tour · Romania

Bucharest

A self-guided audio walking tour of Bucharest.

Bucharest is a city of surprising depth. Grand boulevards lined with crumbling Belle Epoque facades lead into quiet courtyards where old Orthodox churches sit almost hidden from the street. The pace is easy and the scale human, and once you are past the centre you find neighbourhoods with their own particular character, each one telling a different part of a long and complicated story. In the app, 100 stops in Bucharest are narrated aloud, about 2h 50m of listening across 8 walking routes, in 13 languages, offline once downloaded. Choose a route or build your own, then walk while a calm voice tells you the story of each stop. The app also maps 60 Instagram photo spots, social media photo locations with directions to where you stand for the shot.

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What you'll hear in Bucharest

The opening lines of a few narrations, straight from the tour.

Palace of the Parliament. Take a moment to look at the sheer scale of this place.
Stavropoleos Monastery. You are standing before a piece of Bucharest's history.
Cotroceni Palace. You are standing here looking at a building with layers of history you can barely imagine.
National Museum of Art of Romania. National Museum of Art of Romania.
Revolution Square. When you first walk through these doors, you might not know that this spot has been a stage.
Calea Victoriei. You might notice how grand this avenue feels, especially when you walk past the old palaces.

All 100 stops in Bucharest

Every stop is narrated. Walk them in any order, or follow a route.

Religious (32)

Choral Temple (Bucharest)
Great Synagogue (Bucharest)
New St. George Church
Armenian Church, Bucharest
Bucharest Bărăția
Cașin Church
Domnița Bălașa Church
Colțea Church
Beth Hamidraș Temple
Yeshua Tova Synagogue
St. Sylvester's Church
Greek Church (Bucharest)
Darvari Skete
Mărcuța Church
Bucur Church
St. Nicholas in-a-Day Church
Faith Temple
Cuibul cu barză Church
St. Elijah–Gorgani Church
Mântuleasa Church
Old St. George Church
St. Stephen–Călărași Church
Amzei Church
Nuns' Skete
Batiștei Church
Icoanei Church
St. Catherine's Church, Bucharest
French Church (Bucharest)
Popa Nan Church
Dudești Cioplea Church
Church with the Saints
Silver Knife Church

Landmark (29)

Stavropoleos Monastery
Cotroceni Palace
National Museum of Art of Romania
Calea Victoriei
Victoria Palace
Central University Library, Bucharest
Memorial of Rebirth
Casa Capșa
National Military Museum, Romania
Mihai Vodă Monastery
Palace of the National Military Circle
Ion Dacian National Operetta and Musical Theatre
Saint Joseph Cathedral, Bucharest
Equestrian statue of Carol I
Radu Vodă Monastery
Telephones Company Building
Chiajna Monastery
Zambaccian Museum
Cernica Monastery
Bucharest Financial Plaza
Saint Basil the Great Cathedral, Bucharest
Zoo Băneasa
Plumbuita Monastery
Monteoru House
Ana Tower
Solacoglu Inn
Cheia Monastery
National Geological Museum
Noblesse Palace

Museum (11)

Mogoșoaia Palace
Dimitrie Gusti National Village Museum
National Museum of the Romanian Peasant
Museum of Art Collections
Theodor Pallady Museum
Bucharest Observatory
Jewish Museum (Bucharest)
Foișorul de Foc
Frederic and Cecilia Cuțescu-Storck Art Museum
Nicolae Minovici Folk Art Museum
Theodor Aman Museum

Square (9)

Revolution Square, Bucharest
Piața Unirii
University Square, Bucharest
Victory Square, Bucharest
Piața Constituției
Piața Romană
Charles de Gaulle Square
Piața Rosetti
Quito Square

Skyscraper (5)

Floreasca City Center
Globalworth Tower
Cathedral Plaza Bucharest
Bucharest Tower Center
Basarab Tower

Palace (4)

Palace of the Parliament
Cantacuzino Palace
Kretzulescu Palace
Bucharest Chamber of Commerce Palace

Theatre (3)

National Theatre Bucharest
Odeon Theatre (Bucharest)
Bulandra Theatre

Monument (3)

Monument to the Heroes of the Air
Capitoline Wolf, Bucharest
Monument to the Heroes of the Engineer Arm

Bridge (2)

Basarab Overpass
Podul Grant

Park (2)

Văcărești Nature Park
Bazilescu Park

Walking routes in Bucharest

Curated orders through the city. Or build your own and press Play All.

The Giant on the Hill and the Old Quarter Below. Start at the world's second largest building and weave down through monasteries and a neoclassical theatre to the old city fringe. (8 stops)
Presidential Palace to the Basarab Skyline. A sweeping west-side walk from the royal Cotroceni Palace past military heritage and an elegant stork-nest church to the dramatic Basarab viaduct and tower. (8 stops)
Calea Victoriei and Revolution Square. The golden mile of Bucharest culture from the national art palace and its equestrian king through the square where history turned in 1989 to the grand boulevard beyond. (8 stops)
Brancoveanu Palace and the Ruins at Chiajna. A countryside excursion northwest of the city taking in a Wallachian water palace, a haunting roofless monastery and a quiet park. (3 stops)
Lake Herastrau and the Aviators Quarter. Circle the lakeside open-air village museum then drift south past folk art collections, a French church and the monument to Romania's early pilots. (8 stops)
Victory Square and the Grand Museum Mile. From the seat of government at Victoria Palace through geological and peasant museums to the ornate Cantacuzino Palace and its neighbours on Calea Victoriei north. (8 stops)