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Bucharest · Free audio guide
Free Bellu Cemetery Self-Guided Walking Tour
Explore Bucharest’s Bellu Cemetery with a free audio guide and a self-guided walking tour of ten stops: Iulia Hașdeu’s tomb, the Nabob’s fortune and the Lady with the Umbrella. Follow the map and hear the history and legends in English, right in your browser.
No booking
No app download
English narration
10 narrated stops
Audio route
English narration
Tour language
Works in your browser
No installation
Walk at your own pace
Self-guided
How it works
From the main gate to the first story
Bring headphones, a charged phone and a mobile connection. Open the tour when you arrive and take each stop at your own pace.
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Start at the main entrance
Begin at Bellu Cemetery’s main gate on Calea Șerban Vodă, 249.
2
Follow the walking map
Use the interactive cemetery map to find the next monument on the route.
3
Listen, look, then move on
Play the English story at each stop. Pause to explore the details before continuing.
Route preview
Find your way from the main gate
FREE
Preview of the first route leg, from the main entrance to Iulia Hașdeu’s tomb in section 25.
Starting point
Bellu Cemetery main entrance
Calea Șerban Vodă 249, Sector 4, Bucharest, Romania.
Open starting point
Nearby Metro
Eroii Revoluției
First narrated stop
Iulia Hașdeu · Section 25
Final narrated stop
Sofia Mavrodin · Section 18 bis
Internet
Required when loading the tour and media
Before you visit
Confirm current opening hours and access with the cemetery administration. Bellu is an active cemetery: use headphones and give mourners and funeral services space.
Official cemetery information and contacts
Hear before you walk
A voice for the stories behind the stone
Listen to the Iulia Hașdeu stop for a first taste of the English narration: a young poet, a grieving father and a tomb unlike its neighbours.
English audio sample
The Tomb of Iulia Hașdeu
Stories on the route
Ten monuments. More than one version of the truth.
Explore grand tombs, quiet memorials and the legends that surround them, from Iulia Hașdeu’s resting place to the mountain stone of Sofia Mavrodin’s monument.
Complete itinerary
All 10 narrated stops
10 stops
- The Tomb of Iulia Hașdeu
- The Nabob's Coins
- The Poisoned Miss Romania
- The Lady with the Umbrella
- George Assan — The Man She's Watching
- Mina Minovici — The Doctor She Might Be Accusing
- The Torches That Were Sold for Scrap
- The Priest Who Blessed an Emperor
- The Lovers Who Didn't Know
- The Woman Who Brought the Mountain Home
What’s included
Everything you need to follow the stories
Each stop has a location on the cemetery map and its own English narration. Preview the route and a story here, then open the free tour when you are ready to walk.
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English route · 10 mapped and narrated stops
Visitor address and transport details: official Bellu Cemetery administration page
Practical answers
FAQ: Bellu Cemetery audio guide
Are the Bellu Cemetery walking tour and audio guide free?
Yes. The WalkTeller route, interactive map and English audio stories are free to use.
Do I need to book or join a group?
No. This is a self-guided walk with no booking or group departure. Open the tour during cemetery opening hours and follow it at your own pace.
Do I need to install an app?
No. The walking map, photos and narration open directly in your phone browser. Bring headphones for listening at the monuments.
Where does the route start?
Start at Bellu Cemetery’s main entrance, Calea Șerban Vodă 249, Sector 4, Bucharest. The first narrated stop is Iulia Hașdeu’s tomb in section 25.
Which monuments are on the route?
The 10 stops include Iulia Hașdeu, the Cantacuzino monument, Tița Cristescu, the Lady with the Umbrella, George Assan, Mina Minovici, the Gheorghieff brothers, Vladimir Ghika, the Poroineanu monument and Sofia Mavrodin.
Do I need internet access?
Yes. Use a mobile connection to open the tour and load the map, images and audio. Keep your phone charged for the walk.
Ready when you are
Let Bellu’s monuments tell their stories
Ten stops, English narration and a walking map. Free to open in your browser.
Start the free tour