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Definitive Tour of Bucharest: Old Town, Communism & Parliament

  • 2 hours and 30 minutes
  • English

Description

Have you just arrived in Bucharest? Are you short on time, but want to see all that Bucharest has to offer? Experience the best of Bucharest on one tour: all the must-see landmarks and fascinating stories that shaped the city. 

Uncover the opposing regimes that changed Bucharest, from the Belle Époque of the kings and the World Wars to the communist era, visiting the iconic places where these events happened and finishing at the Parliament Palace.

Learn how Bucharest needed just 50 years of monarchy to become the Paris of the East
Discover how a communist dictator and changed an entire city
Hear personal stories about life behind the Iron Curtain from our guides

Explore the charming buildings and cobblestone streets of the Old Town

Stop by the second largest administrative building in the world, the Palace of the Parliament

Join us to find a city of remarkable contrasts, buildings and stories!

 Highlights:

The Romanian Athenaeum – first stop 
Equestrian statue of King Carol 
Telephone Palace 
Revolution Square 
Victoria Avenue 
Casa Capsa 
Military Circle 
Villacrosse Passage
Strada Lipscani
Stavropoleos Monastery

Palace of the National Bank

CEC Bank Palace

Parliament Palace – last stop


Bucharest Free Tours - BTrip
Guide: Bucharest Free Tours - BTrip
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Guiding since 2018
BTrip Bucharest Tours is a travel agency based in Bucharest, Romania. We have been offering tours since 2017 and since then we have met and introduced more than 50,000 people to the wonders of our city. We are a team of friendly, travel enthusiastic and certified tour guides who speak English, Spanish and Italian. Besides this, 2 of our Spanish speaking guides are natives speakers from Spain. Everyone at Btrip Bucharest has travelled extensively through Romania and experienced all aspects of its culture. That is why we want to show you Bucharest the same way that we see it, so that you can also fall in love with the city. We are here to help you enjoy the best possible travel experience possible.

14 stops
2 hours and 30 minutes
Meeting point:Ateneul RomânIn front of the Romanian Athenaeum building's columns, on the steps, with a sign reading BTrip Bucharest TourOpen in Google Maps →
1
Outside visit
The statue of King Carol - first king of RomaniaThe story of the Romanian kings
2
Outside visit
Revolution Square - main seat of the Communist PartyThe most important place during Communism
3
Outside visit
Calea Victoriei - the most beautiful street in BucharestBucharest's most famous historical avenue

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Definitive Tour of Bucharest: Old Town, Communism & Parliament


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