Bucharest Historical Sights: From Medieval Ruins to French-style Buildings
4.9
23 Ratings
București
Explore the historical sights of Bucharest, from medieval ruins to French-style buildings. Visit the Princely Court, Gabroveni Inn, Manuc's Inn, and marvel at the Palace of the Romanian National Bank, Royal Palace, and Romanian Atheneum.
Duration:
3 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Revolution Square - Where the end of communism began
- The Romanian Athenaeum - Not only the city’s most prestigious concert hall, but also a landmark of the Romanian capital.
- University of Bucharest - One of the emblematic buildings of the city
- Macca Villacrosse Passage - A mini Vittorio-Emanuele gallery in the Old Town
- Stavropoleos Monastery - Stavropoleos Church, also known as Stavropoleos Monastery, is an Eastern Orthodox Monastery, built in the 18th century, by a greek monk.
- Hanul cu Tei - It is the only historic inn in Bucharest that has preserved its shape exactly as it was at its origins.
- Manuc’s Inn (Hanul lui Manuc) - The oldest operating hotel building and the most important commercial complex in the middle of the 19th century
- Piața Constituției - Stands face to face with the Palace of Parliament, the second biggest administrative building in the world
What's Included
- Walking Tour
- Free entrances
Additional Information
Embark on a journey through time from the medieval times of Bucharest featuring the ruins of the Princely Court and its numerous inns such as Gabroveni Inn and Manuc’s Inn located in the Old Town, to the depiction of Bucharest as the ‘Little Paris of the East’ in the 1930s, credited to the plethora of French architectural styles in various edifices like The Palace of the Romanian National Bank, The Royal Palace, and The Romanian Atheneum.
Location
Revolution Square
Piața Revoluției
Near the statue with a horse
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(23 Ratings)
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Donna
May 3, 2024
Bucharest walking tour is a great introduction to this Romanian city - Excellent walking tour by a very pleasant female guide with very good English skills. I learned a lot from her about Romanian history and life in Bucharest. By walking we were able to see some of the less accessible historical venues, such as the previous brothel alley and the side avenues that used to have inns and stables for the merchants. I highly recommend taking this tour for anyone visiting Bucharest for the first time.
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Intermittanetravelle
Dec 19, 2023
Step by step - A most interesting. enjoyable and informative tour with Doina who knew so much and was witty and charming and answered all my questions. An excellent tour with an excellent tour guide.
Barry
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Zhiyuanbryan_o
Dec 17, 2023
Doina was very friendly, enthusiastic, knowledgeable, and helpful - Doina was very friendly, enthusiastic, knowledgeable, and helpful. She went above and beyond the allocated time to show us the town and share as much as she could. She could answer our questions well too. She's well connected and knows the shops and restaurant owners, which was extremely useful when we needed the restroom. We didnt have any issues bringing our little one in a stroller.
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Emilyontravel
Dec 16, 2023
Good guided Bucharest experience - This is a 5🌟 star tour thanks to our guide Doina. In 3 hours we saw a lot of Bucharest and aspects that we would never have known about without a guide! Thanks Doina, experience recommended.
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Joseph_m
Nov 25, 2023
Best tour ever! - Highly recommend! She went above and beyond to show us everything and was extremely knowledgeable about the countries history. She knew the history behind all of the stops we visited. She spent more time with us than she had to and was very friendly. Had a wonderful experience!
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Andyp904
Nov 3, 2023
Wonderful educational stroll around Bucharest - A warm welcome to Bucharest. An excellent friendly introduction to Romania and Bucharest’s history particularly the old quarter.
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Ron_h
Oct 15, 2023
Great tour guide - Our tour guide was absolutely the best. Dorin was extremely knowledgeable and very enthusiastic to show us as much as she could possibly show us. We would highly recommend her.
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David_h
May 20, 2023
Our guide is great. She... - Our guide is great. She no stop talked the history and indicated all the interested churches, buildings and attractions during our 4 hours tour. Great tour.
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Lin1561
Mar 21, 2024
Great Introduction to Bucharest - Walking is often the best way to see a city and also with a local guide. The tour took just under 5 hours rather than 3, so it was a day trip.
The guide was knowledgeable and spoke from personal experience of life under communism. It was very interesting but also sad to see the abandoned buildings and homes.
A very good background in understanding Bucharest. Some streets uneven. Do let the guide know if you want to pick up a coffee en route
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Wargravevagabond
Oct 13, 2023
It gave us a good base knowledge of Bucharest - The lady was generous with knowledge and her time allocation i.e. she went over the 3 allocated hours
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