Crețulescu Palace – The Romanian Athenaeum loop from Piața Unirii 2

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Bucharest

Crețulescu Palace – The Romanian Athenaeum loop from Piața Unirii 2

Moderate

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Crețulescu Palace – The Romanian Athenaeum loop from Piața Unirii 2

02:03

7.83km

60m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 10, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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318 m

Fountains of Bucharest

Highlight • Monument

The area over which the fountains and water features extend is amazing. Small spectacles are the order of the day. There is not enough variety for a big spectacle.

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955 m

Patriarchal Cathedral of Saints Constantine and Helena

Highlight • Religious Site

2.28 km

Palace of the People - Palace of the Parliament

Highlight • Monument

2nd largest building in the world (after Pentagon). It's impressive and surely a must visit. It can be visited inside as well. It's also known as "People's palace" ( palatul poporului).

The building was one of Ceaucescu's most megalomanic wishes. It is that large that there are still parts of it that are still not finished. The carpets inside wright several tones.

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4.28 km

Cișmigiu Garden

Highlight • Natural

Bucharest surprises with quite a few and interesting parks, oases of tranquility. Also, there is no lack of refreshment stands and Eisbüdchen. Anyone who wants can dance on the small stages to brought music. All this seems so normal that I almost did not want to mention it.

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4.57 km

Crețulescu Palace

Highlight • Castle

The palace was built for the Crețulescu family in 1902–04 by the architect Petre Antonescu (1873–1965).

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5.80 km

The Romanian Athenaeum

Highlight • Monument

The exquisite Athenaeum is the majestic heart of Romania's classical music tradition. Scenes from Romanian history can be seen on the interior fresco in the Great Hall on the 1st floor; the dome is 41m high. A grand appeal entitled "Give a Penny for the Athenaeum" saved it from disaster after funds dried up in the late 19th century. Today it houses the George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra.

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6.75 km

Caruța cu Paiațe sculpture group at the National Theatre, Bucharest

Highlight • Monument

The statuary group "Căruța cu paiațe", also called Caragealiana, is located in front of the "Ion Luca Caragiale" National Theater in Bucharest and consists of an ensemble of 16 sculptures by the artist Ioan Bolborea, depicting well-known characters from the works of Ion Luca Caragiale. The ensemble reaches a height of seven meters and weighs more than 25 tons in total. All the figures are made of patinated bronze and are over four meters high, each weighing about a ton.

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7.83 km

End point

Train Station

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