For couples · Bucharest · Romania
Romantic things to do in Bucharest
Ideas for a couples' trip, from small moments to a special day out.
Updated By the AMZBooking editorial team
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Quick answer
Bucharest's romance is in its Belle Époque streets, concerts and lakeside terraces, plus palaces just outside the city. Couples tend to stay in Calea Victoriei and Revolution Square.
Key facts
- Romantic ideas
- 5
- Couple-friendly sights
- 5
- Area for couples
- Calea Victoriei and Revolution Square
- Best months
- May–June and September–October
Romantic ideas
1.Concert at the Athenaeum
An evening of the George Enescu Philharmonic under the gilded dome.
2.Rowing in Cișmigiu
Take a boat out on the lake in Cișmigiu, a short walk from Calea Victoriei.
3.Lakeside dinner
Eat on a terrace by Herăstrău Lake in King Michael I Park on a summer evening.
4.Mogoșoaia gardens
Walk the gardens of Brâncoveanu's palace by the lake.
5.Manuc's Inn courtyard
Dine in the galleried courtyard of the early-19th-century inn.
Sights couples love
Architecture · Calea Victoriei and Revolution Square
Romanian Athenaeum
The best way inside is to attend a concert; tickets are often inexpensive compared with Western Europe.
- Time needed
- 1 hour, or an evening concert
- Cost
- Low cost
- Iconic
- Architecture
- Couples
- After dark
- Art
Park · Dorobanți and Floreasca
King Michael I Park (Herăstrău)
Rent a pedal boat or take the small passenger boat across the lake, then eat at a lakeside terrace.
- Time needed
- 2 hours
- Cost
- Free
- Free
- Outdoors
- Kids
- Couples
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Garden · Calea Victoriei and Revolution Square
Cișmigiu Gardens
Rent a rowing boat on a summer afternoon; it is a classic Bucharest pastime.
- Time needed
- 1 hour
- Cost
- Free
- Free
- Couples
- Kids
- Outdoors
Palace · Mogoșoaia
Mogoșoaia Palace
Go on a weekday morning; the grounds fill with families and wedding photographers at weekends.
- Time needed
- 2 hours
- Cost
- Low cost
- Architecture
- Couples
- Outdoors
- History
Experience · Balotești
Therme București
Book online and go on a weekday; weekends get very busy.
- Time needed
- Half a day
- Cost
- Expensive
- Kids
- Rainy day
- Couples
Where couples should stay
$$$$ · Best for first-timers, culture, luxury and couples
Calea Victoriei and Revolution Square
Calea Victoriei is Bucharest's historic main avenue, running from the CEC Palace past the National Museum of Art, the Athenaeum and Revolution Square towards Piața Victoriei. Upmarket hotels, cafés and the Macca-Villacrosse covered passage line the route, and the Old Town is a five-minute walk south.
- Good
- Grand architecture on the doorstep; Close to the Old Town but quieter; Concerts at the Athenaeum
- Watch out
- Higher hotel prices; Heavy traffic on the avenue
- Nearby
- Romanian Athenaeum, National Museum of Art, Revolution Square, CEC Palace
Romantic day trips
- Brașov (About 2 hours 30 minutes to 3 hours by train) — Transylvania's Saxon-founded city has a Gothic Black Church, a pastel main square, medieval bastions and Mount Tâmpa rising behind the old town, with a cable car to the top.
For dinner
Share local specialities such as Sarmale, Mămăligă and Tripe soup. Reservations help on Friday and Saturday nights at popular restaurants.
Questions travellers ask
+Is Bucharest romantic?
Bucharest's romance is in its Belle Époque streets, concerts and lakeside terraces, plus palaces just outside the city.
+What is the most romantic thing to do in Bucharest?
Concert at the Athenaeum: An evening of the George Enescu Philharmonic under the gilded dome.
+Where should couples stay in Bucharest?
Calea Victoriei and Revolution Square: Grand avenue of palaces, museums and the Romanian Athenaeum.