Bucharest Tour: 3-hour Bucharest Relics of Communism Guided TourCity, Historical and Theme Tours

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Overview

Join a guided Bucharest tour and discover the relics of Bucharest's communist past. Listen to your guide and learn how Communism shaped Romanian society and created some of the most prominent architectural examples of the so-called Socialist Realism. End your tour where Ceausescu, the Romanian leader, held his last speech.

◾ Get impressed by the abrupt architecture of Socialist Realism
◾ See the Palace of the Parliament and the buildings of the Civic Centre
◾ Stroll through Unirii Square and discover what its walls hide
◾ Listen to the story of the '89 Revolution at exactly the same place where it all started

About this experience

✔ Health and safety measures apply
✔ Small-group tour
✔ No booking fees

DURATION: 3 hours
DEPARTURE TIME: 11.00 am
MEETING POINT: Meet at Bulevardul Ion C. Brătianu, București 040103, Romania
LANGUAGES: English & Spanish
MOBILE TICKET: Use your phone or print your ticket
OPENING SEASONS: Year-round, daily
WHO CAN COME: Bucharest tour is suitable for all. Wheelchair accessible

Description - What to expect

Take an amazing 3-hour Bucharest tour exploring the communist origins of Bucharest. Listen to your guide and learn about the day-to-day life of Romanians during the communist era, from ration cards to the black market, to propaganda and the undercover police.

Begin your Bucharest tour in Unirii Square, one of the largest squares in central Bucharest originally built during the Communist era and divided by the huge Unirii Boulevard. Then, explore the new districts of the Socialist Realism built during the time of Nicolae Ceausescu, including the Palace of the Parliament, designed as the absolute center of power, and the buildings of the Civic Centre Project.

See the difference between the sophisticated city architecture and the communist blocks surrounding the oldest park in Bucharest, Cismigiu Gardens. End your Bucharest tour in front of the balcony where Ceausescu held his last speech, in Revolution Square. Listen to your guide and learn how the '89 Revolution and Romania's transition into democracy took place and what sparked it.