A week in Bucharest, Romania

Seven days in Bucharest, each a walk through best-known places that lie close together, the best known first: day one starts at National Cathedral. 35 stops in all.

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Day 1

National CathedralCathedral · On the map
Palace of the ParliamentPalace · 0.4 km on from National Cathedral · On the map
Romanian Patriarchal CathedralCathedral · 0.9 km on from Palace of the Parliament · On the map
National Museum of Romanian HistoryMuseum · 0.8 km on from Romanian Patriarchal Cathedral · On the map
Stavropoleos MonasteryTemple or shrine · 0.1 km on from National Museum of Romanian History · On the map
University SquareSquare · 0.5 km on from Stavropoleos Monastery · On the map

6 stops, about 2.7 km between them in straight lines.

Day 2

Herăstrău ParkGarden · On the map
Dimitrie Gusti National Village Museum in BucharestMuseum · 0.9 km on from Herăstrău Park · On the map
Elisabeta PalacePalace · 0.2 km on from Dimitrie Gusti National Village Museum in Bucharest · On the map
Arcul de Triumf BucharestMonument · 0.4 km on from Elisabeta Palace · On the map
Romanian Peasant MuseumMuseum · 1.5 km on from Arcul de Triumf Bucharest · On the map
Cantacuzino palacePalace · 0.7 km on from Romanian Peasant Museum · On the map

6 stops, about 3.7 km between them in straight lines.

Day 3

National Theatre Bucharest "Ion Luca Caragiale"Theatre or opera house · On the map
Revolution Square, BucharestSquare · 0.5 km on from National Theatre Bucharest "Ion Luca Caragiale" · On the map
Kretzulescu ChurchTemple or shrine · 0.1 km on from Revolution Square, Bucharest · On the map
National Museum of Art of RomaniaMuseum · 0.2 km on from Kretzulescu Church · On the map
Cathedral of St JosephCathedral · 0.5 km on from National Museum of Art of Romania · On the map
Cișmigiu GardensPark · 0.6 km on from Cathedral of St Joseph · On the map

6 stops, about 1.8 km between them in straight lines.

Day 4

Bucharest Botanical GardenGarden · On the map
National Military MuseumMuseum · 1.1 km on from Bucharest Botanical Garden · On the map
“Grigore Antipa” National Museum of Natural HistoryMuseum · 1.5 km on from National Military Museum · On the map
Piața RomanăSquare · 1.2 km on from “Grigore Antipa” National Museum of Natural History · On the map
Yeshua Tova SynagogueSynagogue · 0.3 km on from Piața Romană · On the map

5 stops, about 4 km between them in straight lines.

Day 5

Crețulescu PalacePalace · On the map
Royal Palace of BucharestPalace · 0.6 km on from Crețulescu Palace · On the map
Templul CoralSynagogue · 1.3 km on from Royal Palace of Bucharest · On the map
Great SynagogueSynagogue · 0.2 km on from Templul Coral · On the map
Piața UniriiSquare · 0.5 km on from Great Synagogue · On the map
piața ConstituțieiSquare · 0.8 km on from Piața Unirii · On the map

6 stops, about 3.4 km between them in straight lines.

Day 6

Cathedral Saint Basil the GreatCathedral · On the map
Victory SquareSquare · 1.5 km on from Cathedral Saint Basil the Great · On the map
Zambaccian MuseumMuseum · 1 km on from Victory Square · On the map

3 stops, about 2.5 km between them in straight lines.

Day 7

Jewish Museum in BucharestMuseum · On the map
Saint Nicholas Church - GhicaTemple or shrine · 0.8 km on from Jewish Museum in Bucharest · On the map
National Museum of Contemporary ArtMuseum · 1.3 km on from Saint Nicholas Church - Ghica · On the map

3 stops, about 2.1 km between them in straight lines.

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Photo credits

National Cathedral: MIHAIL, CC BY-SA 4.0
Palace of the Parliament: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0
Romanian Patriarchal Cathedral: Chainwit., CC BY-SA 4.0
National Museum of Romanian History: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0
Stavropoleos Monastery: Neoclassicism Enthusiast, Public domain
University Square: Aleksandr Osipov, CC BY-SA 2.0
Herăstrău Park: Al, Public domain
Dimitrie Gusti National Village Museum in Bucharest: Chainwit., CC BY-SA 4.0
Elisabeta Palace: ES Vic, CC BY-SA 3.0
Arcul de Triumf Bucharest: Nicolae Ionescu, Public domain
Romanian Peasant Museum: Neoclassicism Enthusiast, CC BY-SA 4.0
Cantacuzino palace: Mister No, CC BY 3.0
National Theatre Bucharest "Ion Luca Caragiale": Craggyisland, CC BY-SA 3.0
Kretzulescu Church: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0
National Museum of Art of Romania: sailko, CC BY-SA 3.0
Cathedral of St Joseph: Neoclassicism Enthusiast, CC BY-SA 4.0
Cișmigiu Gardens: Mastermindsro, CC BY-SA 3.0
Bucharest Botanical Garden: CristianChirita, CC BY-SA 3.0
National Military Museum: Biruitorul, Public domain
“Grigore Antipa” National Museum of Natural History: Neoclassicism Enthusiast, CC BY-SA 4.0
Piața Romană: Mihai Petre, CC BY-SA 3.0
Yeshua Tova Synagogue: Neoclassicism Enthusiast, CC0
Crețulescu Palace: Post of Romania, Public domain
Royal Palace of Bucharest: Britchi Mirela, CC BY-SA 3.0 ro
Templul Coral: Ștefan Jurcă, CC BY 2.0
Great Synagogue: User:DMY, CC BY-SA 4.0
Piața Unirii: bogdan, CC BY 2.0
piața Constituției: Alessio Damato, CC BY-SA 3.0
Cathedral Saint Basil the Great: Turgidson, CC BY-SA 4.0
Victory Square: Joe Mabel, CC BY 3.0
Zambaccian Museum: Neoclassicism Enthusiast, CC BY-SA 4.0
Jewish Museum in Bucharest: Neoclassicism Enthusiast, CC BY-SA 4.0
Saint Nicholas Church - Ghica: Philipp Strathausen, CC BY-SA 2.5
National Museum of Contemporary Art: Velvet, CC BY-SA 4.0

Pictures from Wikimedia Commons, through each place’s Wikidata entry.

Good to know

Each day starts at the best-known place not yet seen and adds the best known within a short walk of it, then puts them in the shortest order. The places come from Wikidata (CC0), ranked by how many Wikipedias have an article about them.
The map draws each day’s walk along the streets, routed by Valhalla on OpenStreetMap; the distances beside the stops are straight lines.
Opening hours, tickets and closures are not checked: each place’s Wikipedia article has them.

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