If you have only short time available for visiting Bucharest, it is a good time to join a sightseeing tour. There are several local tour operators arranging city sightseeing tours in Bucharest, with several different themes, depending on your interests. They range from art and architecture tours to history and communist era theme tours. There are also half-day tours available to the nearby Orthodox Christian monasteries, as well as day trips into the nearby historic towns of Snagov and Mogosoaia.
Facts of Bucharest
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Suitable for family
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Best months to go May, June, July, August, September |
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Time zone: GMT +2 |
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Population 2 M |
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Biggest city: Bucharest |
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Language(s) Romanian (official) 91%, Hungarian 7% |
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Literacy level:
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Religions: Eastern Orthodox 87%, other Christian 12% |