What You Will Do
The communist regime in Romania definitely was the most oppressive in Central and Eastern Europe, leaving deep marks in all that concerns different social aspects like economy, religion, architecture and culture.
• See the first Romanian Parliament and find out how the first outlaw communists plotted a bomb attack against the democrats.
• Find out all the superlatives characteristic to the second biggest administrative building in the world, the Palace of the Parliament.
• Visit one of the neighborhoods built for the communist elite during the time of Stalin.
• See the biggest unfinished communist urban project, Casa Radio.
• Enjoy more stories about the life in communism and how the regime finally collapsed: The Revolution.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Itinerary
Meeting Point
Just across from the restaurant Hanu' Berarilor(Casa Oprea Soare)
1
Palatul CEC
40 minutes
Our first stop will be into the Old City Center where we will see how the society was shaped before the communist took the power.
2
Catedrala Patriarhala
15 minutes
The first Romanian Parliament and the first communist attempt to take the power.
3
Palace of Parliament
15 minutes
The last megalomaniac communist project.
4
Palatul Bragadiru
5 minutes
The best contrast between the old and the new communist social order.
5
National College of Defence
20 minutes
Contrafactual history, the Russian army and the communist movement presented as liberators from the fascist government.
6
Casa Radio
10 minutes
The need for a historical background lead to the construction of the biggest communist history museum in the world, which sadly or fortunately remained unfinished.
7
Piaka Revolukiei
30 minutes
The fall of the communist system and the end of Ceausescu's regime.
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