Buzău Voyage Tips and guide

The city of Buzău (German: Busau) is the county seat of Buzău County, in eastern Romania, in the historical region of Wallachia. It lies near the right bank of the Buzău River, between the south-eastern curvature of the Carpathian Mountains and the lowlands of Bărăgan Plain.

During the Middle Ages, Buzău was as an important Wallachian market town and Eastern Orthodox episcopal see. It faced a period of repeated destruction during the 17th and 18th centuries, nowadays symbolized on the city seal by the Phoenix. Those destructions are the main reason for which no building older than the 18th century exists in the city. After that, Buzău slowly recovered to become now an important modern city in south-eastern Romania.

The city's landmark building is the Communal Palace, in the central Dacia Square. The Nicolae Bălcescu Boulevard links it to the Crâng park, Buzău's main recreational area.

There are very frequent connections from Bucharest, including five Intercity type trains and seven Rapid trains.

You can get to Buzau from most of the country's counties by minibus transport (some companies that offer transport zgr.ro , waltrans, royal-tour.ro or http://www.aventin.ro for example ...)

Map of Buzău

Bus stations are everywhere, and a bus ticket is very cheap.

A taxi takes 5 minutes to arrive on average.

You can walk through Buzău's Parks, visit the Communal Palace, the Archiepiscopal Cathedral of Buzău and the 2 main museums: Buzău County Museum and the Vergu-Mănăilă Ethnographic Museum.

• 45.1536126.820831 Communal Palace (Palatul Comunal), 163 Unirii Street. The headquarters of the city hall and the local council was built between 1899 and 1903. The palace is a flamboyant creation, in a very particular style that combines neo-Romanian elements, partly rendered in an Art Nouveau matrix, with local architectural motifs inspired by those found in the houses of merchants or boyars from Buzău, as well as decorative forms that refer to the vine, symbolizing an important component of the area's economy.  (updated Mar 2026)
• 45.14956626.8253082 Banului Church (Biserica Banului), Str. Bistriței 53. Its architecture is specific to the 16th century, in the style of monasteries in northern Moldova.  (updated Mar 2026)
• 45.15458626.8273093 Buzău Synagogue (Templul evreiesc din Buzău), Str. Alexandru Marghiloman 29.  (updated Mar 2026)

Map of Buzău

North of Buzău are three natural sites:

• 45.34171926.7092721 Pâclele Mari Mud Volcanoes (Vulcanii Noroioși de la Pâclele Mari).  
• 45.35897426.7140712 Pâclele Mici Mud Volcanoes (Vulcanii Noroioși de la Pâclele Mici).  
• 45.38538126.7157123 Beciu Mud Volcanoes (Vulcanii Noroioși de la Beciu).  

You can visit the numerous parks of Buzău, the biggest one being Crâng Park which features an artificial lake, numerous discothéques and boat rides on the lake. It also has an obelisk that is at the end of the main alley. The other 2 parks are Marghiloman Park and Tineretului Park.

There are 2 cinemas in town: Cinema Dacia, in Dacia Square and Happy Cinema, within Galleria Mall.

There are also several clubs, most of them being on the Nicolae Bălcescu Boulevard.

You can go on shopping sprees in the 3 main malls of the city: Galleria Mall, Aurora Mall^{[dead link]} and Winmarkt Shopping Centre.

Most restaurants in Buzău are cheap and offer tasty food, the most popular restaurants being:

- Bistro Junior (near the centre)

- O'Brothers

- Pizza Marina

- Jabbar

Alternatively, if you prefer a more traditional type of cuisine, some restaurants which include those are:

- Taverna Buzoiană

- Conacul Trandafirilor

- Curtea Domnească

- Curtea Veche

There are hotels and motels in Buzău which can have prices from 100 lei all the way to 400 lei per night.

- Hotel Art (4 star hotel)

- Hotel Orhideea (3 star hotel)

- Hotel Nova Imperial (3 star hotel)

- Hotel Pietroasa (2 star hotel)