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Our 6 km ‘runseeing tour’ of Bucharest covers the Old Town and many of the other impressive sites of the city. Begin at the centrally located Piața Unirii park and run west along Bulevardul Unirii towards the impressive facade of Palace of the Parliament. From here, the route cuts through Parcul Izvor and across the Dambovita River to Cișmigiu Park. This beautiful park, with its spectacular fountains and gardens, was designed by acclaimed Viennese landscape architect Carl Wilhelm Friedrich Meyer. After enjoying the sights, exit the park to the north and run east along the path bordering Strada Stirbei Voda. At Piata George Enescu, turn RIGHT and pass the Rebirth Memorial, the Monument Corneliu Coposu, the Blocul Rosenthal, and other sights. Turn LEFT onto Strada Lipscani and run down the beautiful cobblestone streets of Old Town, past Monumentul Eugeniu Carada. Run south past the Biserica Sfântul Anton and back towards the river to return to Piața Unirii.
Add-Ons: Many other options to add on — see our other centrally located Bucharest routes.
- 6 km (3.7 miles) loop
- 58 meters
- Piața Unirii
- Metro: Piața Unirii
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This was a really nice route, past beautiful buildings (and one or two not-so-nice), through parks and along tree-lined roads. The section where you run in front of Parliament wasn’t accessible today (27.7.23) so we had to run along the main pavement instead. About half of the run was along major roads, so at times the air quality wasn’t great, and we did have to cross quite a few roads which obviously introduces delays -but that’s urban running for you! Otherwise a good route and a good way to squeeze more sightseeing into a short visit.