Lipscani

This is one of my favourite streets from Bucharest because here are a lot of art galleries and painting shops.

Lipscani street.

I don’t know many things about this street, so I will quote again from here.

Lipscani is a street and a district of Bucharest, Romania, which in the Middle Ages was the most important commercial center of Bucharest and the whole Wallachia. It is located near the ruins of the old Princely Court built by Vlad III the Impaler.

All trades were found in the area, including goldsmiths, hatters, shoemakers, tanners, saddlemakers, etc., many guilds (or isnafuri) having their own street: even nowadays, the nearby streets bear the name of a trade (Blănari = Furriers street, Şelari = Saddlemakers street, etc.).

Lipscani Street

Lipscani Street

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6 thoughts on “Lipscani

  1. It looks like the kind of place I would love to spend an afternoon in. I can just imagine the streets filled with folks in medieval clothing, horses, and all that goes with it. (Maybe I have seen too many movies . . . )

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