If you find yourself in Bucharest on a clear sunny day and want to make the most of the weather while still ticking off some of the local attractions, then get yourself to the Dimitrie Gusti National Village Museum.
Located right on the edge of the very popular Herăstrău Park this museum allows you to soak up some culture without being hidden away in a big cold building following arrows and reading endless signs.
The museum was put together to showcase traditional Romanian village life from all over the country. It first opened in 1936 and is now home to almost 300 authentic peasant farms and houses.
What we liked most about this museum was how spacious it is. The houses have been put together complete with garden spaces, outbuildings and fences to show a genuine representation of how people live. While not all of the houses are open to view inside a number of them allow you to see the different decoration styles of the various area’s around Romania.
It’s a steal at just 10 Lei per person and you can enter and leave as many times as you like during the day. We combined our visit with a walk around Herăstrău Park and lunch in one of the lakeside restaurants before returning to the museum to finish off what we hadn’t already seen.
There is plenty to see however, whilst you could almost certainly spend the majority of a day taking in all the little details, it’s also definitely worth a shorter visit if you’re stuck for time.
The Details
Address: Opening Times:
Șoseaua Pavel Dimitrievici Kiseleff 28-30 Daily – 9am – 5pm.
București
011347
Have you been to The Village Museum? Do you agree it’s worth a visit or is there somewhere better to spend your time?
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Very nice! Love those outdoor museums. Scandinavia is full of them, too.
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Awww this sounds fantastic! You should also check out a little Romania place called Maramures. It is very much in the old style, and people really living the way that did. It is like stepping back in time but it’s not a museum.
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