Bucharest Communist History

walking tour

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38
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Communist sites & stories of Bucharest

Highlights
  • Start the tour in the Revolution Square, full of landmarks such as the former Royal Palace (now the National Museum of Art), the former headquarters of the Communist Party, the Central University Library, Division Five (the most feared division of the secret service) building.
  • Discover the Bullets for Freedom- administrative buildings that still bear the mark of 1989 violence.
  • Stroll along the quaint cobble stone streets of Old Town, to see first-hand the effects of the Communist regime’s nationalization process on the city’s beautiful 19th century architecture
  • Explore New Civic center project, inspired by Ceausescu’s visit to North Korea.
  •  Admire grand palaces and Belle Époque architecture alongside soviet-style tower blocks and modern skyscrapers.
  • Climb on the Patriarchy Hill for a change of scenery and see the massive changes the city underwent during the ’70s and ’80s.
  • Hop on a tram to explore one of the city’s green oases, dominated by the Carol Park Mausoleum, the former burial site of the first communist leaders.
  • Visit the Heroes of the Revolution memorial and cemetery, and finish the tour with tales of the 1989 revolution that ended the Communist regime in Romania.

Tour details

WALKING DISTANCE

2.5km / 1.6miles

MAXIMUM GROUP SIZE

12 person
(for larger give us a message and we’ll try to accommodate)
Price
RON196.35
  • per person
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