The ensemble is a listed monument (code B-IV-a-B-20118), and the graves of Eminescu and Caragiale are category A monuments.
About the place
Its official name is Șerban Vodă Cemetery, but everyone calls it Bellu, after the family that once had vineyards and a church here. Work began in 1853, and from 1859 the dead from the city's churchyards were moved here. Today it covers about 28 hectares. The chapel on the main avenue was built at the end of the 19th century.
In the plot known as figura 9 lie Mihai Eminescu, Ion Luca Caragiale, George Coșbuc and Mihail Sadoveanu. Around the cemetery you will also find the graves of Nicolae Iorga, Titu Maiorescu, the painters Ion Andreescu and Ștefan Luchian, and the singer Maria Tănase, many with listed funerary monuments.
Good to know
- From 1 October to 31 March the cemetery is open to visitors from 8:00 to 17:00; from April to September, from 7:00 to 20:00.
- The entrance is at 249 Calea Șerban Vodă, about 130 m from Eroii Revoluției metro station.
- Tineretului Park begins just east of the cemetery.
Opening hours
| Monday | 8–17 |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 8–17 |
| Wednesday | 8–17 |
| Thursday | 8–17 |
| Friday | 8–17 |
| Saturday | 8–17 |
| Sunday | 8–17 |
Hours may change on public holidays. Check before you go.