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Frustratingly, Bucharest is still without a decent
tourist office
. The ONT office, 150m south of the Piata Romana metro station at B-dul Magheru 7 (Mon-Fri 9am-5pm, until 8pm for currency exchange, Sat 9am-2pm; tel 01/314 1922 or 314 5160,
www.ont.ro
), is as good as you'll get, but don't expect much. Staff can rent cars and rooms, provide scant information and arrange a limited number of "programmes" upon request.
The more upmarket hotels - such as the
Intercontinental
at B-dul Balcescu 4, and the
Bucuresti
at Calea Victoriei 63-81 - also supply tourist information, although this may mean little more than providing you with a city
map
. The best map of Bucharest, available from the Libraria Noi bookshop at B-dul Balcescu 18, is published by Amco Press, and incorporates a separate public transport map. The highly informative and entertaining
Bucharest In Your Pocket
($1), available from hotels and shops and published five times a year, is by far the best
listings magazine
. Others include the more business-oriented
Bucuresti What, Where, When
and
Bucharest Info Top
, a straightforward listings mag.
Nine O'Clock
, the main English-language newspaper, is available free from major hotels and airline offices. Other useful information
for tourists (each section contains more specific sub-sections): |
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Romania,
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