Its cobbled streets hold some of the city’s most charming buildings: the small Stavropoleos Monastery with its carved stone and wooden details, the old caravanserai Hanul lui Manuc, and the ruins of the Old Princely Court, linked to the rulers of Wallachia.
Restored 19th-century façades house cafés, restaurants and bars, which make the quarter the liveliest part of Bucharest in the evening.
A walk through the Old Town shows how Bucharest grew from a merchants’ crossroads into a capital, all within a few compact streets.
