Bucharest,  the capital of Romania, is located on the banks of the Dâmbovi?a River.  Bucharest was first mentioned in documents as early as 1459. Bucharest is the most prosperous city in Romania and is one of the main industrial centers and transportation hubs of Eastern Europe. While on your Insight Vacations cruise you will visit the Palace of the Parliament, built in the 1980s during the reign of Communist dictator Nicolae Ceau?escu. Currently the largest building in Europe and the second-largest in the world, the Palace houses the Romanian Parliament, as well as the National Museum of Contemporary Art. Another well-known landmark in Bucharest is Arcul de Triumf, built in its current form in 1935 and modeled after the Arc de Triomphe in Paris.

Trafalgar Escorted Tours visiting Bucharest