Bucharest

There are two free weekly guides published in Bucharest featuring all the events of the week, as well as listing the addresses of most restaurants, clubs, pubs, bars, cinemas etc. in the city. One is Şapte Seri Seven nights, the other 24-FUN. They have small sections in English available.

walking / recreation

- Cişmigiu Garden is a lovely small park located in the very center of Bucharest. It's the oldest in the city designed 1845-1860. Has boat rental in summer, ice skating in winter time, a reasonable restaurant and several bars.

- Herăstrău Park the largest of several parks around man-made lakes on the Colentina River running through the city’s north and east side houses the Village Museum, an open-air theater, various sports grounds, something like an amusement park and numerous restaurants and clubs. Has boat rental and boat-trips in summer.

- The Botanical Garden, established in 1884 near Cotroceni Palace, displays a variety of plants from all over the world, including an indoor tropical plants exhibition. Small entry fee.

- Carol Park designed in 1906, a quiet oasis not so far from Piata Unirii, has an open-air theater replicating a Roman arena and another construction replicating a medieval fortress. It houses the tomb of the Unknown Soldier as well as an infamous mausoleum built for the Communist nomenclature.

- Tineretului Park, just one subway station south of Piaţa Unirii, has a large multipurpose building Sala Polivalenta used for various concerts, sporting events, exhibitions etc., an amusement park for children, boat-rental, several restaurants and bars.

- Titan Park also known as I.O.R. Park, a green oasis amongst Communist era high rise apartment buildings in the eastern part of the city Titan subway station, has a charming wooden church as well as several lake-side clubs.

cinema

Most films are screened in their original language with Romanian subtitles; some animation features and children's movies are dubbed in Romanian.