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Communist Bucharest - landmarks, museum & communist snack
5.0
90 Ratings
București
Explore Communist Bucharest: Walk historic landmarks, visit the Museum of Communism, and savor an authentic 80s snack. Discover the impact of communism on the city.
Explore Communist Bucharest: Walk historic landmarks, visit the Museum of Communism, and savor an authentic 80s snack. Discover the impact of communism on the city.
Duration:
3 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Palace of Parliament - Discover fascinating facts about The Palace of Parliament, including its construction and the ambitious vision of Ceausescu. Note that we will not be entering the building.
- Manastirea Antim - An 18th-century monastery that survived communist-era demolitions, with part of it relocated to accommodate the dictator’s grand…
- Palace of Parliament - Discover fascinating facts about The Palace of Parliament, including its construction and the ambitious vision of Ceausescu. Note that we will not be entering the building.
- Manastirea Antim - An 18th-century monastery that survived communist-era demolitions, with part of it relocated to accommodate the dictator’s grand plans.
- Bloc 6 - Explore the boulevard built in front of the Palace of Parliament and uncover its hidden secrets.
- Piaka Revolukiei - The site of Ceausescu’s final speech and the starting point of the Bucharest revolution on December 21, 1989.
- University of Bucharest - The nearby square, named after December 21, 1989, marks the heart of the Romanian revolution. Learn about post-communist Romania and the challenges faced on the path to democracy.
- Communism Museum Bucharest (Undeva in Comunism) - Visit the museum where you can interact with exhibits, try on period clothing, and enjoy a communist-era snack (sweet or salty, depending on availability) in the museum’s recreated living room.
What's Included
- Communist coffee
- Popular communist snack, sweet or salty depending on the availability
- Ticket inside the Communism Museum of Bucharest - skip the line
- All fees and/or taxes
- Money back guarantee 100%
- English or Spanish speaking guide
- Communist coffee
- Popular communist snack, sweet or salty depending on the availability
- Ticket inside the Communism Museum of Bucharest - skip the line
- All fees and/or taxes
- Money back guarantee 100%
- English or Spanish speaking guide
What's Not Included
- Other Drinks than the communist coffee
- Hotel pickup and drop-off (if option not selected)
- Gratuities for the guide
- Other Drinks than the communist coffee
- Hotel pickup and drop-off (if option not selected)
- Gratuities for the guide
Additional Information
The only tour in Bucharest that includes outside walking at the main communist landmarks and inside the Museum of Communism in Bucharest, where you will have a communist snack that was very popular in the 80s. During a 3 hours walking tour you will find out all the details related to communism as a doctrine and how it shaped the life of people by slowly…
The only tour in Bucharest that includes outside walking at the main communist landmarks and inside the Museum of Communism in Bucharest, where you will have a communist snack that was very popular in the 80s. During a 3 hours walking tour you will find out all the details related to communism as a doctrine and how it shaped the life of people by slowly stripping them of pride, individuality, religion and cultural identity. We will also visit important communist landmarks and you can observe, with the help of old pictures, how communism managed to change completely the aspect and architecture of Bucharest. You can see, touch and even take pictures with communist relics, you get the chance to taste an original communist snack or drink a communist coffee.
- Maximum 15 people group. Please book at least 12 hours in advance.
- The tour takes place with a minimum of 2 people.
Location
Bulevardul Unirii 1-3
Bulevardul Unirii
Social One Restaurant, Constitution Square
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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Fredic
Sep 10, 2024
Don’t hesitate - go on the Communist tour with Bogdan - My husband and I are both in our 60s and very well travelled. We have been on tours with many guides. Last night on the communist walking tour with Bogdan was up there with one of the best if not the best.
We learned so much but it was always engaging whilst remaining professional. Absolutely superb. We felt very lucky to have got Bogdan as our guide.
Don’t hesitate, just spend a few hours with him.
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Mcaragurojo
Sep 9, 2024
Highly recommended tour - Our wonderful Lavi Guide explaining the tour. It is one of the best guides we have had on Trips we have made
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295dwm
Aug 6, 2024
Highly recommended - Very pleasant Spanish tour with Lavi. Stop in several parts of the city where you have made good explanations about the recent past of Bucharest and Romania.
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468anaisabelr
May 29, 2024
The best tour - Bogdan has allowed us to learn about the recent history of Bucharest. His level of knowledge and his way of transmitting it has resulted in a very revealing experience. We will continue reading about everything told.
We hope that the years lived in Spain have contributed to making him such an interesting guide.
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Teodomiroo2024
May 20, 2024
Cento and communism tour - Lavi and Bogdan are great guides. It's worth it, they are very interesting tours, we really liked them and they taught us things we didn't know.
I recommend it 100%.
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335sj
Apr 15, 2024
Unmissable tour…. For valuable context - Highly recommend this walk. Bogdan is an excellent storyteller - knowledgeable and passionate. What I learned from his compelling explanations really had an impact on me. Take this tour before you visit Parliament or Casa Ceausescu - you will have a better perspective.
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Hsinc2024
Apr 14, 2024
Beautiful experience - Catalina is an amazing guide who told us a lot of stories. Such a fascinating experience for the first time to visit Romania.
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Virginia
Mar 29, 2024
Wonderfully. 100% recommendable - Everything was great with Lavi, we have done the communism tour with her, she has told us many interesting things about Romania and Bucharest in a very pleasant way that kept you attentive the entire time. It has made us understand the reason for many things about the country and its people. It has become super short for us. He also gave us some typical sweets that were delicious. Thank you very much Lavi because you really do a wonderful job and it shows.
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Mari272
Mar 24, 2024
Maria very top! - The tour is very good, but above all it is good because of the pleasantness and professionalism of María, the guide.
I would recommend it without a doubt.
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Jeffcz242nv
Mar 18, 2024
Fascinating tour of Communist Era Bucharest. - We did the English language Communist era walking tour with Catalina, and we enjoyed it very much. We had already been to The Museum of Communism, and visited The Palace Of The Parliaments, so we thought there might’ve been a lot of overlap, but Catalina told the story of the post-war regime brilliantly, and she had some fascinating insights into the legacy of the Communist era on the Romanian people.
As it was a Saturday, and the weather was good (shout-out to the scouse lads wearing shorts!) there was a large group on this tour, but the guide did her best to ensure that everyone could hear, and ask questions if they wanted.
We always try to do a walking tour when we visit a city, as we find it’s the best way to orientate yourself, and see the place through the eyes of a local, and Catalina’s tour successfully did both of these things.
The tour was nominally free, but like all free walking tours, it’s understood that you tip the tour guide at the end. So shame on the people who dodged off without tipping the guide.
We really enjoyed the tour, we found Catalina to be a friendly, interesting and knowledgeable guide. We would certainly recommend this tour.
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