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Summer in the city If you have to cope with the summer heat in Bucharest, you can at least be sure that you won’t get bored. From festivals and concerts to film screenings and various other open-air performances, but also cool swimming pools and pedestrian areas, this summer’s agenda caters to all tastes. By Oana Vasiliu
Herastrau Park to chill out
Enjoy Gradina cu Filme
PARKS: THE BEST WAY TO CHILL
in north Bucharest, the Pescariu Sports&Spa
Hall announces each weekend’s programme
In north Bucharest, Herastrau Park offers
complex offers a quiet retreat in an exclusive
on Fridays. Kiseleff Road hosts a street food
both leisure and entertainment options.
setting. It has an indoor swimming pool that’s
festival each weekend, featuring plenty of
What’s more, the old summer theatre has
open all year and three outdoor pools for the
food options—we’ve even spotted gluten-free
been refurbished and it is hosting a series of
summertime.
products—as well as live concerts.
live concerts. Near the old city centre, Cis-
Located on Calea Victoriei, one of Bucha-
migiu Gardens stand out as the right spot for
rest’s busiest roads, the Radisson Blu outdoor
ARTS & MORE
relaxation for those who are downtown. Just
swimming pool also has a pool bar and a
Gradina cu filme (The movie garden – Lah-
a few streets away there’s Izvor Park, another
patio. Our recommendation? Head to the pool
ovari Square) has a consistent schedule of
good place to escape the heat.
on Sundays for a brunch that features hearty
film screenings, with Romanian, European,
food, fine wines, and scrumptious desserts.
and international selections, plus concerts,
Another spot on the list should be the Botanical Garden, a very chill alternative to the
You should also take a look at Europe’s
parks, which can get rather crowded. Every
largest wellness complex, Therme Bucuresti,
week, the garden hosts Weekend Sessions, a
a 15-minute drive from Bucharest, which
mances in the garden at Casa Universitarilor
series of events that let visitors enjoy music,
starting this summer is offering a 30,000-sqm
(Romana Square), and also hosting events
art, poetry, and fun.
urban beach.
that bring live music, films, and children’s
stand-up comedy, and theatre plays. Unteatru is putting on theatre perfor-
entertainment, all offering an overall vacation
SWIMMING POOLS
PEDESTRIAN AREAS
vibe. One of the most beloved summer music
While some of the pools belong to the city’s
The “Open Streets – Bucharest, Urban Prom-
festivals is Summer Well (Aug 13-15), whose
best-known hotels, others are part of public
enade” event, which closes several streets
headliners this year are Arctic Monkeys. Many
or private health clubs. Regardless, most of
in Bucharest to vehicle traffic, is going to
other famous international bands will create
them have nice bars that usually also serve
continue until October 16. Several pedestrian
a wonderful party atmosphere at Domeniul
food.
areas are set up in the central area of the city
Stirbey, alongside lots of fun festival activi-
Check out Floreasca Swimming Pool,
as part of this project, namely Calea Victoriei
ties. East European Comic Con is returning to
which also has a charming terrace, a bar
and adjacent streets, George Enescu Square,
Bucharest (Aug 26-28) and promises to be a
serving delicious cocktails, and a kitchen that
Universitatii Square, Unirii Boulevard, and
cool cosplay event, with attendance by inter-
specialises in burgers. Also located in the
Kiseleff Road. New streets are being added
national actors, music, games, and all sorts of
up-and-coming neighbourhood of Floreasca,
for pedestrian-only traffic each week; the City
related entertainment options.
