LOCATION and ACCOMODATION

The conference will take place in Bucharest, the capital city of Romania
Romania is member of The European Union

The SECITC 2010 will be held in National Military Center - see the map, in a very central place - Universitatii Square of Bucharest city



We recommend for the accomodation the Howard and Johnson Hotel. In order to book rooms in this hotel please click here. Of course it is possible to book rooms at any hotel in Bucharest. The web site for the booking other Bucharest Hotels is here. You can use another web site for booking or you can access/call directly at the hotels' reception.

Here are some pictures from the Bucharest City:

Bucharest is a political administrative, economic and cultural centre; with material vestiges from Palaeolithic Age and documentary attestation from 1459, September 20. Bucharest, the most important urban centre of Romania (with a population six times larger than that of the second largest town Iasi), is not only a tourist spot of prime importance but also a gateway and starting point for tourist destinations across the country. The larger parks and lakes which lend a distinct note to this "gardencity" are joined by points of attraction in its immediate proximity: the Snagov forest and lake (including the renowned monastery lying on the isle in the midst of the lake, where ruling Prince Vlad the Impaler is thought to have been buried), Mogosoaia - with the Palace of Prince Constantin Brâncoveanu, the Pustnicu Forest, the picturesque monasteries of Cernica and Pasarea, the Baneasa Woods (with the largest zoological garden of Romania being located there), the Caldarusani Lake and Monastery (which was founded by ruling Prince Matei Basarab). The open-air Village Museum (the second most important in Europe after the one in Stockholm), the Romanian Peasant Museum, the Museum of National History or the 16th-17th churches in Bucharest should not be missed by any tourist. Lovers of contemporary art can admire and even buy at the art galleries in the centre of the city paintings by contemporary artists who have already made a name for themselves or by young talents.

Tourist attractions:

• Churches
  
  • Mihai Voda Monastery founded in 1591 by the great voivode Michael the Brave
  • Radu Voda Church (17th cent.)
  • Stavropoleos Church (17th cent.)
• Historical and architecture monuments
  
  • the Old Princely Court (16th cent.)
  • Manuc's Inn (1808), today a specific Romanian-style hotel and restaurant
  • Palace of the Parliament and the Savings Bank (19th cent.)
  • the Romanian Athenaeum (19th cent.)
  • the University (19th cent.)
  • History Museum of Romania, housed in a building, architecture monument (19th cent.)
  • History and Art Museum of Bucharest City, housed in Sutu Palace (19th cent.)
  • Art Museum of Romania
  • Art Collections Museum
  • "Gr. Antipa" Natural History Museum
  • Village and Folk Art Museum
• Contemporary buildings
  
  • Hall of the Palace
  • National Theatre
  • Sport and Culture Palace
  • Exhibit Pavilion
• Learning institutions, art galleries, theatres, opera-house, cinemas, exhibitions
  
• Going also by the name of the garden-city owing to its vast expanses of verdures:
  
  • Cismigiu Gardens
  • Herastrau Park
  • Carol Park
  • Youth's Park
• Bucharest is skirted by numerous lakes and woods - agreeable places of recreation - in which one may see a number of monuments in the traditional Romanian architectural style:
  
  • Baneasa Woods (zoo, restaurants, winecellars, camping-site)
  • Snagov (lake, woods, monastery - 15th cent., swimming, hotel, camping-site, restaurant);
  • Cernica (woods, monastery - 19th cent.)
  • Heresti - memorial house - 17th cent.;
  • Caldarusani - woods, monastery - 17th cent.
  • Mogosoaia - woods, castle, lake, restaurants
• The information has been adapted from the web site: http://www.ici.ro/romania/en/bucuresti/turism.html

Here are some resources on the web about Bucharest City

• Bucharest - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  By European standards, Bucharest is not an old city, its existence first being referred to by scholars as late as 1459. Since then it has gone through a ...
  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bucharest - 211k
• Bucharest Map, Bucharest Hotels and Restaurants - Online Bucharest
  Bucharest Guide and Map for accommodation. Hotels, apartments for rent, map, restaurants, car rental and nightclubs are all listed here.
  www.bucharest-guide.ro/index.en.php
• Bucharest Interactive Map, Bucharest Hotels and Restaurants - Online Bucharest
  www.salutbucuresti.ro/planoras/
• Bucharest, Romania - Official Travel and Tourism Information ...
  Bucharest, hotels, restaurants, maps. Romanian National Tourist Office, official information website regarding travel to Romania.
  www.romaniatourism.com/main.html
• Bucharest. Tourist Information - VIRTOURIST.COM
  Welcome to Bucharest!! Bucuresti in its Romanian form is one of the largest cities in Europe and home to the biggest contrasts Europe has ever seen.
  www.virtourist.com/europe/bucharest/ - 3k
• Bucharest travel guide - Wikitravel
  Open source travel guide to Bucharest, featuring up-to-date information on attractions, hotels, restaurants, nightlife, travel tips and more.
  wikitravel.org/en/Bucharest