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Bucharest Must See Walking Tour: Uncover Fascinating Stories and Taste Traditional Romanian Delights
4.9
36 Ratings
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Prepare to uncover the top spots in Bucharest, along with their intriguing histories and the city’s remarkable contrasts. See Bucharest from a local’s perspective while enjoying a coffee and cake break at Romania’s most renowned café.
Prepare to uncover the top spots in Bucharest, along with their intriguing histories and the city’s remarkable contrasts. See Bucharest from a local’s perspective while enjoying a coffee and cake break at Romania’s most renowned café.
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Ateneul Român - At the top of the list of Bucharest’s must-see attractions is the iconic Romanian Athenaeum building. This magnificent concert hall is considered by many to be the most beautiful building in the city and it also has an incredible story.
- Statuia Ecvestră a Lui Carol I - Next, you will hear captivating stories about kings and…
- Ateneul Român - At the top of the list of Bucharest’s must-see attractions is the iconic Romanian Athenaeum building. This magnificent concert hall is considered by many to be the most beautiful building in the city and it also has an incredible story.
- Statuia Ecvestră a Lui Carol I - Next, you will hear captivating stories about kings and the world wars in the shadow of King Carol’s statue.
- Piața Revoluției - In contrast to the structures from the royal period stands Revolution Square. Here you’ll find the former headquarters of the Communist Party. Besides this, in the square you will discover the life story of the infamous dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu. Most importantly, you will get a glimpse into the communist oppression in Romania and the first live-streamed revolution in the world.
- Calea Victoriei - In the first half of the tour, we shall walk along this most famous historical street in Bucharest and take in the many landmarks here. We shall stop at the statue of the first Romanian king, the former Royal Palace, as well as in Revolution Square, near the former headquarters of the Communist Party. Here is the best place to hear intriguing stories about monarchy and war, as well as the rise and fall of the infamous dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu.
- Universitate - In the middle of the tour, we will stop at a historical café and cake shop, the oldest in Bucharest. Here you will enjoy the laid-back atmosphere and decor, while sipping a cup of coffee and savoring some delicious Romanian cakes.
- Old Town - Afterwards, we will walk on the quaint cobblestone streets of the Old Town. Medieval Oriental inns, small 19th-century merchant houses, and imposing palaces await you here with many great tales. During the Old Town walk, you’ll also see the essential sights from this famous quarter in Bucharest as well as go inside the most famous bookshop in Romania.
- Macca Villacrosse Passage - The center of trade and finance in Bucharest was located downtown and during the end of the 19th century, several commercial passages modeled after Paris were created here. The one you will visit is the most impressive and surprising passage in Bucharest.
- BNR Palace - Built during the 1880s, the palace that houses the institution of the National Bank of Romania is a superb example of French architecture. Here you will discover the intriguing history of the Romanian currency, as well as the curious way in which locals think of prices.
- Manuc’s Inn (Hanul lui Manuc) - Since Bucharest was influenced for several centuries by the culture of the Ottoman Empire, the city used to feature many Oriental-style buildings. One of the few structures from that period that’s still standing and thriving is Manuc’s Inn, a former caravanserai and a wonderful place that takes us back in time to the early 1800s.
- Stavropoleos Monastery - Visit the most beautiful church in Bucharest and one of the few active monasteries in the city. This place is a treasure of Romanian architecture and a space of tranquility.
- Palace of Parliament - Known as the largest administrative building in Europe, the Palace of the Parliament is a monumental construction from Romania’s communist past under the command of the megalomaniac dictator Ceaușescu. You will not only be amazed by the sheer size of this building but also by the story of how it was made, which saw over 20,000 houses destroyed in the central part of Bucharest. However, it is very inspiring to discover that behind the facades of Ceaușescu’s new constructions, there are still a few hidden old houses as well as churches that survived the demolition frenzy. We will only see this building from the outside.
What's Included
- Bucharest city map
- Snacks
- Tea and coffee
- Bucharest city map
- Snacks
- Tea and coffee
What's Not Included
- Lunch
- Lunch
Location
Strada Benjamin Franklin 10
Strada Benjamin Franklin
The guide will stand in front of the "Ateneul Roman" building's columns, on the steps.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(36 Ratings)
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Annasg1077lv
Sep 25, 2024
Old Town & Dracula - go for it! - Laura, our guide, well prepared, nice, perfect speaking English young woman could show us Bucharest as the very interesting and beautiful city. Many informations, some jokes, some clues, some questions and answers, really nice spent more than two hours. 100% recommend.
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Daisybrambles
Sep 3, 2024
Stephania was the best and our favourite tour guide in the whole of Romania - We absolutely loved our tour of Bucharest with Stephania. Her knowledge of the history was so interesting and had us engaged and intrigued the whole tour. Stephania was so lovely and helpful. She even sent us on further links of things we mentioned or things she thought we would like which was above no beyond. We loved our walking tour and learning all about Romanias history which was fascinating. We toured around Romania staying in Bucharest, Sibiu, Braşov and Mamaia and we had a tour guide in each place and Stephania was easily the best and our favourite. She is very good at her such and so like able with her friendly, natural helpful nature. We would totally recommend this tour and to ask for Stephania as her knowledge is amazing and she answered every single question we had. A credit to your company.
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191francoiss
Jul 8, 2024
She was very informed and helpful - Laura is an amazing tour guide👏👏studied history and speaks fluent english.her knowlege of religioun is exceptional
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Loretae2023
Mar 5, 2024
Old Town Bucharest tour (English) - Stephan was a great and knowledgeable guide. Took the time to tell us about each place with help of pictures and giving us time to get inside places as part of the tour. Great answering questions. Highly recommended.
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Finsview
Jan 29, 2024
Great tour with Bianca around many spots of old town Bucharest. - We came from Ireland and didn't know what to expect from a tour of Bucharest as we knew very little about the place, but we were dying to find out about the city's history. Bianca was a fantastic tour guide who was able to seamlessly bring us through time from the myths and history of the founding of Bucharest to the city modern times, along with some personal anecdotes, too. There wasn't a stop on this tour that I didn't enjoy and would highly recommend it to anyone visiting Bucharest.
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Salimosdebilbao
Jan 27, 2024
Excellent tour with Jesus - Good route walking through the center of Bucharest with all the interesting and necessary points for a first contact with the city. Highly recommended to do it on the first day and visit Parliament on your own at the end. Great, fun and interesting guide. As well as good tips for visiting places on your own. Any tip was worthless to us, thank you Jesus!
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Meander520973
Dec 15, 2023
Amazing cheers Laura - The tour was amazing And the tourist guide knows perfectly the history of the CD and its country... The guide is very intelligent, friendly, beautiful and super nice, she always kept the group very interested
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311bu_racanb
Dec 9, 2023
You will regret it if you don't choose this tour! - Laura Trandafir guided my English tour for my trip to Bucharest. She managed to attract our full attention and ensure that we spent our time in a very quality way. I was happy to have chosen the right tour, which should definitely be preferred with its presentations, visuals and smiling face. I would recommend it to everyone.
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693nicolai
Dec 7, 2023
A brilliant tour with Laura! - We did the Bucharest old town walking tour with Laura and it was absolutely brilliant! She was very knowledgeable and took us round at a good pace! She even included a coffee break. Well done to Laura for perservering with a smile in such bad weather. Would definitely reccomend!
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Mdpresser
Nov 22, 2023
Good way to see the old town - Good tour, interesting and informative. Got to see a good amount of the old town and learn about the history
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