What You Will Do
The tour will start from your hotel and following an eight-hour itinerary will show the participants the most interesting sights of Bucharest downtown with entrance at the Parliament Palace* (optional – open between 10 am – 3 pm), Cotroceni Palace (optional – open between 10 am – 3 pm) and The Village Museum (optional – open between 10 am – 4 pm). On the road, we will stop for lunch (optional) in a local restaurant.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Itinerary
1
House of the Free Press
The construction of the House of the Free Press was completed in 1956, is one of the most impressive constructions of that time. It was designed in the soviet style of pure socialist
realism, reassembling the main building of the Moscow State University in Russia.
2
Palace of Parliament
45 minutes
Visit the Palace of Parliament, the second-largest administrative building in the world after the Pentagon.
3
Cotroceni Palace (Palatul Cotroceni)
1 hour
Discover Cotroceni Palace, the official residence of the President of Romania.
4
Calea Victoriei
Victory Avenue – oldest and longest boulevard of Bucharest.
5
Piaka Revolukiei
20 minutes
Revolution Square, the witness of the fall of communism in 1989.
6
Piaka Constitukiei
20 minutes
Hear the story of the Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu and the communism regime.
7
Muzeul National al Satului "Dimitrie Gusti"
1 hour
The Village Museum represents a synthesis of all villages across Romania. The collection is a quite impressive gathering of more than 300 monuments (houses, annexes, churches, technical installations) and countless interior items (furniture, ceramics, textiles, tools, etc.) considered representative for their places of origin.
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