Free time in and around Bucharest

[Two sentences about the city: what it is like in September, what not to miss]

Social programme

Welcome reception

[day, time, place]

Excursion

[day, the options, how to sign up]

Conference dinner

[day, time, place, whether it is included in the fee]

In the city

  • Old Town

    Lipscani and the streets around it: cafés, restaurants and the Stavropoleos church. [tip]

  • Palace of the Parliament

    One of the largest buildings in the world; tours need booking in advance. [tip]

  • Romanian Athenaeum

    The concert hall on Calea Victoriei, home of the George Enescu Philharmonic. [tip]

  • Village Museum

    Open-air museum of houses brought from villages across Romania, next to Herăstrău Park. [tip]

  • Museum of the Romanian Peasant

    Textiles, ceramics and embroidery, including the kind of motifs on this site. [tip]

  • [Your pick]

    [A place the organisers love]

Day trips

  • Mogoșoaia Palace

    A Brâncovenesc palace and park just north-west of the city. [how to get there]

  • Snagov

    The lake and the island monastery north of Bucharest. [how to get there]

  • Sinaia and Peleș Castle

    In the Prahova valley, at the foot of the Bucegi mountains. [train time]

  • Brașov

    A medieval town in Transylvania, gateway to the Carpathians. [train time]

Food

[Romanian dishes to try, a few restaurants near the venue, vegetarian options]

Draft: items in a dashed outline are placeholders.