Ghencea Civil Cemetery

About 3km west of the Palace of Parliament, Ghencea Civil Cemetery has two infamous inhabitants: Nicolae Ceauşescu and his wife Elena (dubbed the 'Romanian Eva Perón'). The pair were secretly buried here - and notably not at Belu Cemetery, the city's most reputable resting place - on 30 December 1989, in hastily prepared graves. Both lie before the small chapel that faces the entry.

Nicolae lies in row I-35, to the left of the path. No stone tomb adorns his earth grave, dug into a pathway, but two crosses mark his grave. One is a stone cross with a red star, the other is a black steel cross which is inscribed with his name, date of birth and death (26 January 1918-24 December 1989). Surprisingly, there's no graffiti here, just a lit candle and a motley collection of fresh flowers.

Hated Elena was buried separately from him, in row H-25, directly across the cemetery to the right (just behind the modern marble tomb). They weren't buried together, as it was said they did too many bad things together and should stay apart. Her name is daubed with white paint across a black metal cross. The body of their playboy son Nicu, who died from liver cirrhosis in 1996, lies nearby.

Get there on bus 385 from Piaţa Unirii or outside the Palace of Parliament's northern entrance, from which it's a dusty 40-minute walk here.