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Communist Bucharest Day Tour, including the Ceausescu Palace

Discover remnants of the communist era in Romania’s capital city, Bucharest, on a fascinating full-day tour. Explore the most famous buildings of the communist period and learn how people lived under the dictatorship.
Duration 7 hours
Private tour available in English, Spanish
Private tour pricing from 187 EUR per person
I visited Bucharest in April 2015. The city has a complicated history, but unique if you get to think about it … Great guide and great tour. You must take this communist tour in Bucharest to understand the city and its history.

Highlights

Discover communist-era architecture

Get an insight into the lives of the common people in a neighbourhood built especially for the working class

Visit the Palace of the Parliament and learn the story behind it

Explore the Spring Palace, the residence of the notorious Ceausescus

Description

Although almost 30 years have passed since the communist era ended in Romania, its impact can still be seen in most of the country. This is mainly because of the mass construction of buildings during that time.

Our day tour will give you an in-depth view of how Romania looked during the Ceausescu regime, both from the perspective of the common people as well as from its ruler.

After picking you up from the reception of your hotel, we’ll visit some of the metro stations built in the communist era. We’ll then visit one of the neighbourhoods built especially for the working class to see how the common people lived.

Our next stop will be the famous Palace of the Parliament, the crown jewel of the communist regime. Find out what inspired Ceausescu to build it, and discover some of his other projects.

Finally, we’ll visit the Ceausescu Residential Palace, also known as the Spring Palace (Palatul Primaverii). You’ll find out how the notorious couple lived and get an insight into their life history.

What’s included & not included

Professional English-speaking guide

Transportation

Entry fees

Lunch

Personal expenses

Meeting point

Bucharest

Reviews from travelers (4)

5.00/5
I visited Bucharest in April 2015. The city has a complicated history, but unique if you get to think about it … Great guide and great tour. You must take this communist tour in Bucharest to understand the city and its history.
Very passionate, informative guide. Catalin answered to all of our questions on how life was in communist times compared to the times we live now and what happened in 1989. Highly recommended!
Fantastic tour with an excellent guide
This is a brilliant full day tour for anyone who is interested in the history of Romania and the Ceausescu period in particular. Our guide Florin was extremely knowledgeable, helpful and friendly and shared his personal experiences and those of his family. Even though we booked the tour at short notice he had managed to get us tickets into the People's Palace and the Spring Palace, the Ceausescu's unbelievably decadent home. He also tailored the tour to our interests, showing us an exhibition on the area of Bucharest cleared to build the parliament and taking us to the Ceausescus' tomb. An invaluable day out!
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