Strada Lipscani

Lipscani is a medieval district located next to Piata Unirii. The place adopted its name from the German city of Leipzig since many traders from that city and other parts of Western Europe used to come here in the past t... A hint of what Bucharest looked like before the Second World War, Lipscani was the place to do business in the city between the Middle Ages and the 1800s. Some of the street names still recall the guilds that were once based along them: Blănari (Furriers’ Street) or Șelari (Saddlers’ Street). This small pocket was one of the only parts of Bucharest to be retrievable after the Second World War and has been reborn as a stylish pedestrian zone that has boutiques, restaurants and bars in restored buildings.