Bucharest for free.

The city's grand old avenue, from Piața Victoriei to the river, past the Athenaeum, Revolution Square and the CEC Palace.

Cobbled lanes, old inns and passages, busy day and night.

A small 18th-century church with a quiet stone courtyard, in the middle of the Old Town.

A former bank turned into a white, spiralling bookshop. Free to walk in.

Where the 1989 revolution began in Bucharest, with its memorial and the former Communist Party headquarters.

The seat of the Romanian Orthodox Church, a short walk up from Piața Unirii.

The huge new Orthodox cathedral behind the Palace of the Parliament.

The big lake park in the north, with a Japanese garden that blooms in April.

The oldest park in the city, right in the centre. Walking is free; rowing boats cost extra.

A hilltop memorial with views over the south of the city.

A wild urban delta with reeds, birds and walking paths.

The city's biggest food market. Looking is free; the mici are cheap.

Several local guides run daily city walks where you pay what you think it was worth.