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Bucharest Travel Guide

Known for its wide, tree-lined boulevards, glorious Belle Époque buildings and a reputation for the high life (which in the 1900s earned its nickname of “Little Paris”), Bucharest, Romania's largest city and capital, is today a bustling metropolis.

About Bucharest

Bucharest covers an area of 587 square miles (1521 square Km.) and is estimated to have a population of 2.6 million people, being the 6th largest city in the European Union. It is one of the main industrial centres and transportation hubs of Eastern Europe.

Victoria Galleries

Victoria Galleries   Before 1945, this building houses the famous Galleries Lafayette; today it is a fine 5-floor department store, centrally situated.

What to buy: Jewellery, watches, carpets, hand made craft items, clothes, useful small items.



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