PANORAMIC CITY TOUR ( aprox 1 h 45 min ) +
THE PALACE OF THE PARLIAMENT ( aprox 1 h 30 min )
THE OLD TOWN WALKING TOUR ( aprox 45 min )
PANORAMIC CITY TOUR ( aprox 1 h 45 minutes ) admiring the main sites:
- Opera House Bucharest – The Romanian National Opera is one of the 4 national operas in Romania and the most prestigeous one. – no stop, explanations passing by, from the bus
- Military Academy Bucharest. The Military Academy is a public university founded in 1949. –short stop, explanations.
- Unirii Square, Univeristy Square, Romana Square. Magheru Blv.
- Victoriei Square Bucharest – Victory Square is an important area of the city. The Natural History – – no stop, explanations passing by, from the bus
- Government Palace – Or Victoria Palace, was built in 1937 and it is the headquarters of the Prime Minister of Romania and his cabinet. – – no stop, explanations passing by, from the bus
- Victoriei Avenue Bucharest – (Calea Victoriei) is an emblematic and one of the oldest streets in Bucharest. – no stop, explanations passing by, from the bus
- George Enescu Museum Bucharest – The museum is located in Cantacuzino Palace(built in 1903), now displaying George Enescu’s life and work. – no stop, explanations passing by, from the bus
- Romanian Athenaeum Bucharest – The Romanian Athenaeum is the most famous concert hall in Bucharest and a landmark of the Romanian capital city. –short stop, explanations.
- Central University Library Bucharest – The library was built in 1895 on King Carol I request. –short stop, explanations.
- The Royal Palace Bucharest – The palace was the royal residence untill 1947, a year after it was transformed into a museum. –short stop, explanations.
- Arch of Triumph Bucharest – Arcul de Triumf was built in 1922 to honor the victory of the Romanian army during the first World War. – no stop, explanations passing by, from the bus
- House of Press Bucharest – During the communist regime, it was the headquarters of the only newspaper and the tallest building in the city untill 2007. – no stop, explanations passing by, from the bus
THE PALACE OF THE PARLIAMENT ( aprox 1 h 30 minutes )
Standard Guided tour of the Palace of the Parliament (second largest building in the world after the Pentagon). According to the World Records Academy, the Palace is the world’s largest civilian building with an administrative function, most expensive administrative building, and the heaviest building. – STOP AND VISIT INSIDE.
- Please have your passports with you in order to enter. No visit is permitted inside without having a PASSPORT
WALKING TOUR OF THE OLD TOWN ( aprox 45 minutes )
– visit on foot of the beautiful renovated part of the city, which holds the marks of the history of Romanian Capital
- Lipscani street – In the Middle Ages the most important commercial center of Bucharest, now filled with caffes, restaurants, galleries, pubs and more. –short stop, explanations.
- Stavropoleus Church – Located in the historical center of the city, is one of the oldest church in Bucharest, built in 1724. –short stop, explanations.
- Caru cu Bere – history , explanations
- The Old Princely Court – founded by Vlad the Impaler , where Bucharest was mentioned for the first time in documents ( 20 september 1459)
- Manuc’s Inn – an historical building constructed in 1808 by a famous Armenian merchant
LUNCH ( aprox 1 h and 30 minutes )
VISIT OF THE VILLAGE ( open air ) MUSEUM ( aprox 1 h )
–an open-air ethnographic museum located in the Herăstrău Park (Bucharest, Romania), showcasing traditional Romanian village life. The museum extends to over 100,000 m2, and contains 272 authentic peasant farms and houses from all over Romania.