Landmarks · Bucharest
Cărturești Carusel
A white six-level bookshop inside a restored bank of 1904.
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Opening hours, admission and address
- Address
- Strada Lipscani 55
- Opening hours
- Fri–Sat10:00–00:00
- Mon–Thu10:00–22:00
- Sun10:00–22:00
- Admission
- Free to walk in and climb. It stays open past midnight on Friday and Saturday nights. The bistro under the skylight on the top floor keeps the same hours as the shop.
- Category
- Landmarks
- Official website
- carturesti.ro
- Coordinates
44.43189, 26.10158
Where it is
Walk it with the guide
Cărturești Carusel is one of 23 stops on Bucharest Essentials. The guide adds the story behind it, the detail worth crossing the square for, and the tip that only someone who has stood here would write down.
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