Hi, I'm Vali and I'm in love with Street Art in general and stickers in particular. I studied Food Engineering, but I do tour guiding for 3 years in my free time and I love it!
In this of the beaten path tour of Bucharest you will be guided by a very passionate Street Art enthusiast that knows very well the scene and created the Alternative Bucharest Tour to share his knowledge with both locals and tourists. The tour is not related to big companies or agencies.
Learn the history of graffiti and Street Art in Bucharest, see what it feels like to combine art with vandalism, do a little treasure hunt, discover all forms of Street Art present in Bucharest, and visit a location full of graffiti and Street Art only accessible with the tour.
Start the tour by learning the history of graffiti and Street Art in Bucharest and of the main landmarks of our starting point.
See Special forms of Street Art like installations, stickers, and paste-ups, besides the usual graffiti and murals.
So a little treasure hunt to raise your awareness about public art.
Do a mid-tour break at a local Cultural Hub/Summer Garden.
End the tour in a location full of graffiti and Street Art only accessible with the tour.
We meet in the Revolution Square in front of the Memorial of Rebirth. I will always have with me a clipboard with ,,Alternative Bucharest'' stickers.
This is the starting point of the Tour, where we talk about the history of Graffiti and Street Art in Bucharest and about the landmarks that you can see in the Revolution Square
In this location we see the first mural done in Bucharest back in 2006 and talk about the 3 ways that the authorities handle old buildings in Bucharest.
A perfect stop to see how a place can be changed through Street Art
What better place for a break than a cultural hub with a beautiful summer garden?
The backyard of the National University of Arts hides some of the most beautiful murals in Bucharest.
The end of the Tour finds us in a private location full of graffiti and Street Art that can only be visited during the Tour.
Free tours do not have a set price, instead, each person gives the guru at the end of the tour the amount that he or she considers appropriate (these usually range from €10 to $50 depending on satisfaction with the tour).
