Neighbourhood guide · Bucharest, Romania
Herăstrău & Kiseleff
Bucharest’s green north: Kiseleff Avenue with its villas and museums, the Arch of Triumph, and King Michael I Park around Lake Herăstrău.
About Herăstrău & Kiseleff
Kiseleff Avenue, laid out in the 19th century, leads north from Piața Victoriei past the Museum of the Romanian Peasant, the Antipa Museum and grand villas to the Arch of Triumph.
Beyond it lies King Michael I Park, the city’s favourite park, wrapped around a lake, with the Village Museum on its shore and terraces on the water.
Where Herăstrău & Kiseleff is
Our 13 places in Herăstrău & Kiseleff
Restaurants in Herăstrău & Kiseleff
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A giant beer hall
Berăria H
A vast beer hall in Kiseleff Park, with long tables, Romanian food, house beers and live music.
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A historic villa and garden
Casa Doina
Romanian cuisine in a historic villa on Kiseleff Avenue, with one of the loveliest restaurant gardens in Bucharest.
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On the lake
Restaurant Pescăruș
A long-established restaurant on the shore of the lake in King Michael I Park, with a big terrace over the water.
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Hotels in Herăstrău & Kiseleff
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By the park
Euro Hotels Triumf
A hotel in a park setting near the Arcul de Triumf.
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Sights in Herăstrău & Kiseleff
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The triumphal arch
Arcul de Triumf
Bucharest’s triumphal arch on Kiseleff Avenue, rebuilt in granite in 1936, at the gateway to the northern parks.
Art & music in Herăstrău & Kiseleff
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Great for families
Grigore Antipa Natural History Museum
A natural history museum with dioramas of wildlife from Romania and the world, a favourite with children.
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European Museum of the Year
Museum of the Romanian Peasant
A poetic museum of Romanian village life, with icons, textiles, ceramics and whole wooden houses, named European Museum of the Year in 1996.
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Minerals and fossils
National Geological Museum
Minerals, rocks and fossils in a handsome building near Victory Square.
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Old Romania in a park
National Village Museum
An open-air museum of village houses, churches, mills and farms from all over Romania, on the shore of Lake Herăstrău.
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Cinema in Herăstrău & Kiseleff
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At the Peasant Museum
Cinema Muzeul Țăranului
The cinema of the Museum of the Romanian Peasant, with art-house films and festivals.
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Parks in Herăstrău & Kiseleff
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The back story
Herăstrău, the lakes and the Village Museum
A great park around a lake in the north of the city, with a village of old houses brought from all over Romania.
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The city’s great park
King Michael I Park
Bucharest’s largest park, around Lake Herăstrău, with lakeside promenades, boats, gardens and terraces.
Walks in Herăstrău & Kiseleff
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The city’s great park
King Michael I Park
Bucharest’s largest park, around Lake Herăstrău, with lakeside promenades, boats, gardens and terraces.