Private Walking Tour of Communist Bucharest
Bucharest, Romania
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Trip Type: Private Sightseeing Tours
Duration: 8 hours
Book a private and complete one day tour of communist Bucharest. The tour is led by a professional guide with degrees in Political Science and Tourism, the perfect combination for travelers curious to find out more about the communist regime. You will get to know the whole history of the Communist Party, from its illegal days to its violent seizing of power, its main leaders, the critical decisions and their consequences while visiting the key landmarks the regime left behind.
This is mainly a walking tour, but some parts of it are done by car to save time.
This is mainly a walking tour, but some parts of it are done by car to save time.
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Book a private and complete one day tour of communist Bucharest. The tour is led by a professional guide with degrees in Political Science and Tourism, the perfect combination for travelers curious to find out more about the communist regime. You will get to know the whole history of the Communist Party, from its illegal days to its violent seizing of power, its main leaders, the critical decisions and their consequences while visiting the key landmarks the regime left behind.
This is mainly a walking tour, but some parts of it are done by car to save time.The itinerary:
9:00 am
The tour begins in Carol Park and the first attraction is the Heroes' Mausoleum.
9:30 am
Head to the House of the People, the major communist icon of Romania and the second largest administrative building in the world.
10:00am
Take a guided tour of the House of the People. Bring your ID and only cash for the entrance fee. Only from Wednesday to Sunday.
11:30am
Walk around the communist Civic Center and visit two beautiful churches relocated to escape the demolitions ordered by the communist regime. Then head to the Old City Center for lunch.
12:20pm
Lunch in the Old City Center (at own expense).
1:15pm
Visit the museum exhibition of the Memorial of Victims of Communism.
1:50pm
Walk to the 21 December Square, one of the key locations of the Revolution from 1989 and the protests that followed in the early months of 1990. Afterwards, visit the Revolution Square, one of the key locations of the Revolution from 1989.
To reach the next location from the itinerary, you will take the subway, a major infrastructure project of the communist regime and one of its most important achievements in Bucharest. Take the subway from Piata Romana, a station that was built in secret because it didn't fit with the plans of the dictatorial couple.
3:30pm
Visit the former residence of the dictatorial couple Ceausescu, recently opened for visitation.
4:30pm
Enjoy a nice walk through Herastrau Park to the last landmark of the itinerary, the former Scanteia House, the symbol of state-controlled propaganda and mass-media.
This is mainly a walking tour, but some parts of it are done by car to save time.The itinerary:
9:00 am
The tour begins in Carol Park and the first attraction is the Heroes' Mausoleum.
9:30 am
Head to the House of the People, the major communist icon of Romania and the second largest administrative building in the world.
10:00am
Take a guided tour of the House of the People. Bring your ID and only cash for the entrance fee. Only from Wednesday to Sunday.
11:30am
Walk around the communist Civic Center and visit two beautiful churches relocated to escape the demolitions ordered by the communist regime. Then head to the Old City Center for lunch.
12:20pm
Lunch in the Old City Center (at own expense).
1:15pm
Visit the museum exhibition of the Memorial of Victims of Communism.
1:50pm
Walk to the 21 December Square, one of the key locations of the Revolution from 1989 and the protests that followed in the early months of 1990. Afterwards, visit the Revolution Square, one of the key locations of the Revolution from 1989.
To reach the next location from the itinerary, you will take the subway, a major infrastructure project of the communist regime and one of its most important achievements in Bucharest. Take the subway from Piata Romana, a station that was built in secret because it didn't fit with the plans of the dictatorial couple.
3:30pm
Visit the former residence of the dictatorial couple Ceausescu, recently opened for visitation.
4:30pm
Enjoy a nice walk through Herastrau Park to the last landmark of the itinerary, the former Scanteia House, the symbol of state-controlled propaganda and mass-media.
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