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Budget Flights to Bucharest
Major sites: Palace of Parliament ('Ceausescu's Palace'), Peasant Museum,
Herastrau Park
Surrounding attractions: Bran Castle (or 'Castle Dracula') in the Carpathian
mountains, Danube Delta, Snagov Monastery
Other sites in Bucharest: Tourists will be interested in the Snagov Monastery,
the resting place of Vlad (the Impaler) Tepes, inspiration of the Dracula novel.
The Romanian Athenaeum will be of interest for lovers of outdoor music.
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Flights to Bucharest
It has become much easier to fly to Bucharest over recent years. You can now fly from various airports
such as Heathrow, Gatwick, Belfast City and Leeds/Bradford. Airlines flying in that direction are British Airways,
Alitalia, Lufthansa, Air France and KLM. Flights are quite reasonalbe, with return tickets starting at £169
from Heathrow and £222 from Leeds/Bradford Airport.
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Where to stay in Bucharest
Bucharest has been developing its hotel industry over recent years. Good accommodation can be found for as little as £40
up to £160 per night.
For those seeking 5-star accommodation there is the
J.W. Marriott and
Athenee Palace Hilton Bucharest. More affordable options include the
Confort Traian Hotel, with rooms from less than £50, and
Hotel Venezia.
Travellers on a tight budget have limited options. However, cheap, attractive hostels and rooms are available in Bucharest.
Prices start from as low as £10.
Things to do and places to go in Bucharest
Bucharest has some interesting sites that suvived Ceausescu's reign. Remanants of the the Old Town remain and can be
best seen at Lipscani Street with its 19th century architectural styled beautiful houses and small shops as well as a frequent
noisy bazaar.
Other interseting sites in Bucharest include the Former Securitate building, National Library and Coltea Church.
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