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Free Tour Bucharest: Old Town & Parliament

9.6

1851 Reviews

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Provided by: Bucharest by Foot Tours

Duration

2h 45min

Meeting point

Biserica Coltei

Languages

English, Italian +1

From €0

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Free Booking. Free Cancellation.

No fixed price — pay what you feel the tour is worth.

Overview

The best sights of Bucharest in one tour. Learn about the two “bad guys” of Romania—Dracula and Ceausescu. Were they heroes or just cruel leaders?

The tour will take you from a part of the Old Town at Coltea to the Palace of Parliament, the heaviest building on earth, across Dambovita, our main river, and through the famous cobble streets of the Old Town.

Our tourists say that the tour is one of the best they took in their lives. This is because it is not only history, but also legends of the city, anecdotes, food recommendations and explanations, understanding the Romanian culture. Plus, our guides are all local Romanians that respect and love this city of contrasts.

This activity includes:

Palace of Parliament
Stavropoleos Monastery Church
Colțea Hospital
Biserica Sfântul Anton
Restaurant Hanu' lui Manuc
National Bank of Romania
Macca - Vilacrosse Passage
Palace of the Deposits and Consignments
Lupa Capitolina
A secret passage for shisha lovers
Medieval relics and the full story of Dracula

Meeting point

Biserica Coltei

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On arrival

The guide will wait for you in front of Coltei Church or next to it. The place is close to University Square and exactly next to Coltea Hospital. Look for the guide with a bag marked Bucharest by Foot or a purple umbrella.

Things to note

Due to covid situation, we are able to honour only reservations that come at least 16 hours before the starting time of the tour.

Rating

9.6

Organisation

9.7

Atmosphere

9.7

Content

9.6

Guide

9.7

Usefulness

9.6

Reviews (1851)

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Reviewed on Apr 09, 2025

“Great tour”

We enjoyed a tour very much. The guide was very pleasant and spoke really well English.

Reviewed on Apr 09, 2025

“Lavi very nice”

We liked it very much

Reviewed on Apr 06, 2025

“Bucharest”

Nice tour.

Reviewed on Apr 01, 2025

“Fantastic guide and great tour”

Our tour was just enough to get some insight into Bucharest and launch our next two days of exploring. Our guide, Gabriella, was extremely knowledgeable and personable! She took the time to talk to everyone and even know our names. Saw her again in town 2 days later and she still remembered! Definitely the type of guide who loves to share knowledge and cultural understanding. I’ve taken lots of tours in many countries, and hers was fantastic!

Reviewed on Mar 31, 2025

“100% RECOMMENDED”

From the beginning Maria kept us very attentive with a tour thread that was very enjoyable. It was very interesting, entertaining and enriching. We learned a lot about the history and culture of Romania. Definitely recommend it!

Reviewed on Mar 30, 2025

“28/3 at 10am English ”

We had a great time and our guide was fascinating to listen too as we went around. The group was fabulous and we all met for a meal in the old town Great tour thanks

Reviewed on Mar 28, 2025

“Ottimo”

Maria's first tour, everything perfect: passed with flying colors. Competent, perfect Italian and friendly

Reviewed on Mar 27, 2025

“Tour ”

Bagdan was a very good guide

Reviewed on Mar 26, 2025

“Excellent free tour”

I highly recommend this free tour to get to know the most emblematic sites of Romania and its history. Lavi has been a great guide and has managed to make it very enjoyable.

Reviewed on Mar 23, 2025

“Excellent time in Bucharest”

Our guide Ali was a super guide. She was fun telling jokes and explaining history in a a very good way so that we heard everything amd wanted to learn more and more. Really recommended!!!

Free Cancellation

You are free to cancel a booking anytime. We kindly remind you to cancel bookings you cannot arrive for. Being reported as absent decreases your customer level points and the benefits you can enjoy.

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