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From Gambrinus to Gambrinus via Journey

Bucharest, Romania

From Gambrinus to Gambrinus via Journey

Length7 mi
Elev. Gain262.4 ft
Est. Steps16000

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Created by Julie
Introduction
From Gambrinus to Gambrinus via Journey is a 7 mile (16,000-step) route located near Bucharest, Romania. This route has an elevation gain of about 262.4 ft and is rated as medium. Find the best walking trails near you in Pacer App.
Just a walk on the streets of the city, to meet and love each other. This route started at the Gambrinus Beer House towards Cismigiu Gardens and Kretzulescu Church (near Sala Palatului). Passing close to the National Museum of Art and Central University Library, towards the Th. Aman Museum and Artmark Gallery, the road led to Journey Pub (situated in Piata Romana), then to Icoanei Garden and Ioanid Park (via Piata Spaniei). The return route to Gambrinus (Cismigiu Hotel) was shorter, along Magheru Bvd., then following Regina Elisabeta Bvd. A very pleasant way for a free afternoon.
Waypoints

Start Point

Waypoint 1

Gambrinus Beer House

Waypoint 2

Kretzulescu Church

Waypoint 3

Central University Library Bucharest

Waypoint 4

Theodor Aman Museum

Waypoint 5

Journey Pub

Waypoint 6

Icoanei Church

Waypoint 7

Carturesti Verona

Waypoint 8

Gambrinus Beer House

End Point

Grădina Icoanei

Park
Grădina Icoanei ("Icon's Garden") is a small park in central Bucharest, situated not far away from Piața Romană and Bulevardul Magheru.The Bulandra Theatre (the Toma Caragiu stage, Sala Toma Caragiu), Ioanid Park (now called "Ion Voicu"), the Icoanei Church and the Anglican Church are located in the park's immediate vicinity.

Sheraton Bucharest Hotel

Tourist Attraction
The Sheraton Bucharest Hotel is a 70 metres (230 ft) high, five star hotel in Bucharest. The building has 18 floors and 285 luxury rooms. There are also 3 underground floors that serve as a parking space for around 200 cars.It was originally built as the Hotel Dorobanti in 1976, but was gutted and rebuilt in 2001 as the Howard Johnson Grand Plaza Hotel Bucharest.

Memorial of Rebirth

Historical
The Memorial of Rebirth (Memorialul Renaşterii in Romanian) is a memorial in Bucharest, Romania that commemorates the struggles and victims of the Romanian Revolution of 1989, which overthrew Communism. The memorial complex was inaugurated in August 2005 in Revolution Square, where Romania's Communist-era dictator, Nicolae Ceauşescu, was publicly overthrown in December 1989.

Ion Mincu University of Architecture and Urbanism

School
The Ion Mincu University of Architecture and Urbanism (Romanian: Universitatea de Arhitectură şi Urbanism Ion Mincu din Bucureşti) is a public university for architectural and urbanism studies in Bucharest, Romania, founded in 1952.

Casa Capșa

Place
Casa Capșa is a historic restaurant in Bucharest, Romania, first established in 1852. At various times it has also included a hotel; most recently, it reopened as a 61-room hotel 17 June 2003. "…long a symbol of Bucharest for its inhabitants… Capșa is not only associated with its exquisite pastry products, but also for a hectic literary life of yore… a welcoming place for Romanian writers where they could meet, talk and…associate."The restaurant stands on Calea Victoriei at the corner of Edgar Quinet Street, across from the Hotel Capitol and diagonally across from the Cercul Militar Naţional.

Anglican Church (Bucharest)

Place
The Anglican Church of the Resurrection is a church located in central Bucharest, Romania, near Grădina Icoanei, at the intersection of Xenopol street and Arthur Verona street. The church is built with red bricks and it has English language service every Sunday between 10 and 11 AM, a small English fiction library and a Sunday School.

Carlton Bloc

Place
Carlton Bloc (Romanian: Blocul Carlton) was a residential bloc located in Bucharest, Romania. at 9 Nicolae Bălcescu Boulevard, completed in 1936. Designed by architects George Matei Cantacuzino and Vasile Arion, it had a large cinema on the ground level, also called the Carlton. Having 14 floors, and a height of 47 metres (154 ft) it was the tallest buildings in the capital until it completely collapsed in the November 10, 1940 earthquake, killing 140 and injuring 86 people.

Bulevardul Magheru

Place
Bulevardul Magheru is a major street in central Bucharest. Built in the early 20th century, it is named after Gheorghe Magheru. Together with Bulevardul Bălcescu, Magheru connects Piața Romană and Piața Universității squares and was in 1930s-1940s Bucharest most modern part. This is one of Europe and world's most representative modernist boulevards, where the architecture in vogue in the 1930s is prevalent.

Kretzulescu Church

Building
Kretzulescu Church (Romanian: Biserica Kretzulescu or Crețulescu) is an Eastern Orthodox church in central Bucharest, Romania. Built in the Brâncovenesc style, it is located on Calea Victoriei, nr. 45A, at one of the corners of Revolution Square, next to the former Royal Palace. The church was commissioned in 1720–1722 by the boyar Iordache Crețulescu and his wife Safta, a daughter of prince Constantin Brâncoveanu.

Theodor Aman Museum

Place
The Theodor Aman Museum is a museum in Bucharest dedicated to the life and work of Romanian painter, engraver and art professor Theodor Aman.
Route Details

Length

7 mi

Elev. Gain

262.4 ft

Est. Steps

16000
Created by
Julie
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