Cișmigiu Gardens
Good to know
- Best time to go
- April–October
- Budget
- $
- Accessibility
- wheelchair-accessible
- Coordinates
- Open in maps
Cișmigiu Gardens is the oldest public park in Bucharest, laid out in the 1840s by German landscape architect Carl Meyer around a central lake. Winding paths, a rotunda of writers' busts, and imported trees create a romantic retreat in the middle of the busy centre. In winter the lake freezes for skating, and in summer visitors hire rowboats or rest in shaded pavilions. A small memorial honours French soldiers, and the surrounding streets preserve a leafy, nineteenth-century atmosphere close to the city hall.
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