Shops sell local wines and beaded jewelry, while elegant restaurants in 19th-century buildings serve traditional dishes. Buzzing pubs and discos draw crowds after dark.

BUCHAREST, ROMANIA - MAY 14: People walking in the old part of the city in Bucharest on May 14, 2016. Photography by Mugur Varzariu/Getty Images/Newsweek.

BUCHAREST, ROMANIA - MAY 14: People walking in the old part of the city in Bucharest on May 14, 2016. Photography by Mugur Varzariu/Getty Images/Newsweek.

BUCHAREST, ROMANIA - MAY 14: People walking in the old part of the city in Bucharest on May 14, 2016. Photography by Mugur Varzariu/Getty Images/Newsweek.

BUCHAREST, ROMANIA - MAY 14: People walking in the old part of the city in Bucharest on May 14, 2016. Photography by Mugur Varzariu/Getty Images/Newsweek.

BUCHAREST, ROMANIA - MAY 14: People walking in the old part of the city in Bucharest on May 14, 2016. Photography by Mugur Varzariu/Getty Images/Newsweek.

BUCHAREST, ROMANIA - MAY 14: People walking in the old part of the city in Bucharest on May 14, 2016. Photography by Mugur Varzariu/Getty Images/Newsweek.

BUCHAREST, ROMANIA - MAY 14: People walking in the old part of the city in Bucharest on May 14, 2016. Photography by Mugur Varzariu/Getty Images/Newsweek.

BUCHAREST, ROMANIA - MAY 14: People walking in the old part of the city in Bucharest on May 14, 2016. Photography by Mugur Varzariu/Getty Images/Newsweek.

BUCHAREST, ROMANIA - MAY 14: People walking in the old part of the city in Bucharest on May 14, 2016. Photography by Mugur Varzariu/Getty Images/Newsweek.

BUCHAREST, ROMANIA - MAY 14: People walking in the old part of the city in Bucharest on May 14, 2016. Photography by Mugur Varzariu/Getty Images/Newsweek.

BUCHAREST, ROMANIA - MAY 14: People walking in the old part of the city in Bucharest on May 14, 2016. Photography by Mugur Varzariu/Getty Images/Newsweek.

BUCHAREST, ROMANIA - MAY 14: People walking in the old part of the city in Bucharest on May 14, 2016. Photography by Mugur Varzariu/Getty Images/Newsweek.

BUCHAREST, ROMANIA - MAY 14: People walking in the old part of the city in Bucharest on May 14, 2016. Photography by Mugur Varzariu/Getty Images/Newsweek.

BUCHAREST, ROMANIA - MAY 14: People walking in the old part of the city in Bucharest on May 14, 2016. Photography by Mugur Varzariu/Getty Images/Newsweek.

BUCHAREST, ROMANIA - MAY 14: People walking in the old part of the city in Bucharest on May 14, 2016. Photography by Mugur Varzariu/Getty Images/Newsweek.

BUCHAREST, ROMANIA - MAY 14: People walking in the old part of the city in Bucharest on May 14, 2016. Photography by Mugur Varzariu/Getty Images/Newsweek.

BUCHAREST, ROMANIA - MAY 14: People walking in the old part of the city in Bucharest on May 14, 2016. Photography by Mugur Varzariu/Getty Images/Newsweek.

BUCHAREST, ROMANIA - MAY 14: People walking in the old part of the city in Bucharest on May 14, 2016. Photography by Mugur Varzariu/Getty Images/Newsweek.

BUCHAREST, ROMANIA - MAY 14: People walking in the old part of the city in Bucharest on May 14, 2016. Photography by Mugur Varzariu/Getty Images/Newsweek.

BUCHAREST, ROMANIA - MAY 14: People walking in the old part of the city in Bucharest on May 14, 2016. Photography by Mugur Varzariu/Getty Images/Newsweek.