BUCHAREST IS A SAFE CITY

BUCHAREST SAFETY AND SECURITY FOR FOREIGN TOURISTS

ROMANIAN CAPITAL AND TERRORISM

UPDATE MARCH 2022 – ALL RESTRICTIONS ARE LIFTED IN BUCHAREST!

 

UPDATE MARCH 28, 2021. NEW RESTRICTIONS IN BUCHAREST DUE TO CORONAVIRUS.

Now, the question all over Europe is if there is a safe city on the continent, since terrorism has spread all over the continent and in the world. Is Bucharest a safe city? If are taking the terrorist threat into account, Bucharest is a safe city.

BUCHAREST TERRORIST ALERT

Well, according to the Romanian Intelligence Unit, yes. The alert on the site of the Intelligence is blue, which means it might occur terrorist attacks but it is quite not probable to happen. Yellow would be the next level of alert which means there are information about possible terrorist attacks, orange alert means a high level of threat while red alert means a terrorist attack is imminent. There was no red terrorist alert in recent past. The alert level was yellow to orange only in 2008 when a great NATO summit took place in Bucharest. Romania has established a national terrorist alert system in 2004, in order to check such possible threats and inform the population. Check BUCHAREST CITY TOUR 2017! Well, Bucharest is a safe city, but don’t forget about the weather. For example in January, 2017, there were BAD WEATHER ALERTS IN BUCHAREST every week.

BUCHAREST EMERGENCY CALL 112

Anyway, if you travel to Bucharest, 112 is the call number for emergency services, like police, fire and ambulance in Bucharest. Police is always at your disposal, to help or to guide you visit the city or a police department if you broke the law  🙂

HEALTHY AND SAFE IN BUCHAREST

 

Take care what you eat and drink in Bucharest, Romania in order to feel healthy and safe. See more about WHAT TO EAT IN BUCHAREST. If you visit Bucharest coming from an European country, you need a valid European Health Insurance Card in case you need medical treatment in a hospital that is part of the national health system. The best idea is to stay somewhere close to the city center. See BUCHAREST HOTELS

MEDICAL ASSISTANCE IN BUCHAREST

If you have no insurance, you will be charged for medical assistance in Bucharest. So, a travel insurance is advisable.
Hope you will need not to call 112 for Bucharest is a safe city. After the great fire in Colectiv Club in Bucharest in October 2015, a disaster that took first page of CNN and where more than 60 young people died and hundreds were wounded, many things changed in Bucharest. Some hospitals are safe, as safe as possible in a system full of corruption and carelessness, a terrifying heritage of communism. So, you can trust the doctors in Bucharest if you are in trouble. Yet, try to avoid any contact. Here are few pieces of advice. A dangerous month for visiting Bucharest is December, because of the weather conditions. Don’t forget about weather! See how the WEATHER IS IN BUCHAREST IN MARCH

BUCHAREST TRAVEL TIPS

Do not pay attention to beggars, drunk or angry people, do not leave your bag unattended, keep your wallet close to your body, keep your mobile phone or camera out of sight when not in use ESPECIALLY IN BUSES IN BUCHAREST, use BUCHAREST SUBWAY, check that no one is looking or keeping an eye on you when using an ATM( see more about MONEY IN BUCHAREST), always keep in touch with your friends and let at least one person know where you are or where you are about to go, when you travel to Bucharest. SEE BUCHAREST TRUSTED TAXIS. If you have a complaint over your consumer rights call 021.9551 or visit anpc.ro.

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