The Real Tour of Communism: Explore Life and Landmarks from Romania's Communist Era
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450 Ratings
București
Embark on a captivating journey through Romania's Communist era. Explore landmarks, architecture, and the dark history of the Secret Police. Discover the Revolution Square where Ceausescu made his final speech.
Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Catedrala Patriarhala - The Patriarchal Palace used to be the former headquarters of The Great National Assembly during the Communism period.
What's Included
  • 3-hour guided walking tour
  • Complimentary snacks
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks, unless specified
  • Gratuities
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional Information

The Authentic Communism Tour will guide you through all the significant facets of life under communist reign in Romania, which officially spanned from 1948 to 1989. This period of communism was largely dominated by the dictator Nicolae Ceausescu, who presided over Romania for most of these years (1965-1989). We’ll explore the notable sites of the Communist era to comprehend how the city’s architecture was affected and permanently altered. We’ll also visit places once occupied by the Secret Police where Romanians were subjected to interrogation and torture. The tour concludes at Revolution Square, the location of Nicolae Ceausescu’s final speech on December 21st, 1989, just days before his execution along with his wife.

  • The tour operates in all weather conditions, please dress accordingly
Location
The Patriarchal Cathedral
Aleea Dealul Mitropoliei
In front of the Patriarchal Cathedral. Address: Aleea Dealul Mitropoliei 25
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Caroline_t
Jun 17, 2024
Highly Recommend, Our Guide Ioan/John was an Amazing Storyteller and History Buff- Must do! - I really enjoyed this tour. Our guide, Ioan/ John was so knowledgable and clearly into the history of his city. This was probably the best tour I have EVER been on and I really enjoyed the way he weaved his own story into the tour. I really did not want the tour to end. If i could find my tours with Ioan / John, I'd sign up in a heart beat. Highly recommend!
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Jere_p
Jun 16, 2024
A very educational and... - A very educational and memorable tour by Andreea. The story is skillfully connected to the locations and she can also add some personal touches. I would recommend to anyone looking for a crash course into the peculiarities of Romanian communist history.
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656guillermos
Jun 16, 2024
Cultivator - Andrea combines the story with personal examples, which makes the story very illustrative and vivid, communism narrated from a real experience and not from books, I loved the journey
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Maria_l
Jun 15, 2024
Perfect guide and tour! - The guide was perfect! I would definitely recommend to anyone interested of history or communism, even if not interested!
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Lisa_r
Jun 12, 2024
Wow! - Wow! Review of The Real tour of Communism Reviewed 4 days ago We had a four day trip to Bucharest, and thought we would learn a little about the history while we were there... wow! Amazing tour, we all learnt so much about the history, the people, the way of life everything you could possibly need to know. Our tour guide was incredible, answering all our questions and going into excellent detail, and holding our attention at every stop with attention to detail that was second to none. We left the tour and had to sit in a bar after just digest everything we had learned! Such a beautiful city, with such rich history and the most shocking part was how recent everything happened. It dawned on us that while we all dancing to Wham and Duran Duran without a care in the world, this country was going through pure hell. I cannot express how important it is to learn about the history of this wonderful city / Country, and this tour is an absolute must.
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Thomas_l
Jun 11, 2024
Excellent Intro to Communism in Romania - Andrea gave us an excellent background on the history of communism in Romania and how it affected all aspects of life in the country. This gave us a great context for subsequent sites we visited in Bucharest.
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Christina_i
Jun 11, 2024
Amazing - The tour was incredible. Andreea gave us a lot of information, and she has a great sense of humour which made the tour even more enjoyable.
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951sylviak
Jun 8, 2024
Outstanding walking tour of Bucharest under communism. - Andrea was a marvelous guide. Because of her family she could relate to life in Bucharest during communist times, and because of her education, she was extremely knowledgeable about that period—the politics, life, the economy, etc. we highly recommend her!!
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Lisary1559hq
Jun 8, 2024
Wow! - We had a four day trip to Bucharest, and thought we would learn a little about the history while we were there... wow! Amazing tour, we all learnt so much about the history, the people, the way of life everything you could possibly need to know. Our tour guide was incredible, answering all our questions and going into excellent detail, and holding our attention at every stop with attention to detail that was second to none. We left the tour and had to sit in a bar after just digest everything we had learned! Such a beautiful city, with such rich history and the most shocking part was how recent everything happened. It dawned on us that while we all dancing to Wham and Duran Duran without a care in the world, this country was going through pure hell. I cannot express how important it is to learn about the history of this wonderful city / Country, and this tour is an absolute must.
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Charlie_m
Jun 2, 2024
Interesting tour - A good tour of Romania’s communist past with references to buildings visited on the tour. I would recommend to anyone interested in more oh Romania history.
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