The Real Tour of Communism will take you through all of the major aspects regarding the life under communist rule in Romania which lasted officially from 1948 to 1989.
The Communism era was marked by the dictator Nicolae Ceausescu who ruled Romania for most of this period (1965-1989).
We will discover the landmarks of the Communist era to understand how the city's architecture was influenced and changed for ever. But also the former locations of the Secret Police where Romanians were interrogated and tortured too.
The tour ends in the Revolution Square where Nicolae Ceausescu had his last speech on Dec 21st 1989 few days before he was executed together with his wife.
Posted By : caroline_t
I really enjoyed this tour. Our guide, Ioan/ John was so knowledgable and clearly into the history of his city. This was probably the best tour I have EVER been on and I really enjoyed the way he weaved his own story into the tour. I really did not want the tour to end. If i could find my tours with Ioan / John, I'd sign up in a heart beat. Highly recommend!
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Posted On : 2024-06-17 02:09:26 
Posted By : Jere_P
A very educational and memorable tour by Andreea. The story is skillfully connected to the locations and she can also add some personal touches. I would recommend to anyone looking for a crash course into the peculiarities of Romanian communist history.
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Posted On : 2024-06-16 13:26:35
Posted By : 656guillermos
Andrea combines the story with personal examples, which makes the story very illustrative and vivid, communism narrated from a real experience and not from books, I loved the journey
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Posted On : 2024-06-16 02:24:49 
Posted By : Maria_L
The guide was perfect! I would definitely recommend to anyone interested of history or communism, even if not interested!
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Posted On : 2024-06-15 16:32:12
Posted By : Lisa_R
Wow!
Review of The Real tour of Communism
Reviewed 4 days ago
We had a four day trip to Bucharest, and thought we would learn a little about the history while we were there... wow!
Amazing tour, we all learnt so much about the history, the people, the way of life everything you could possibly need to know.
Our tour guide was incredible, answering all our questions and going into excellent detail, and holding our attention at every stop with attention to detail that was second to none.
We left the tour and had to sit in a bar after just digest everything we had learned!
Such a beautiful city, with such rich history and the most shocking part was how recent everything happened. It dawned on us that while we all dancing to Wham and Duran Duran without a care in the world, this country was going through pure hell.
I cannot express how important it is to learn about the history of this wonderful city / Country, and this tour is an absolute must.
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Posted On : 2024-06-12 21:19:47
Posted By : Thomas_L
Andrea gave us an excellent background on the history of communism in Romania and how it affected all aspects of life in the country. This gave us a great context for subsequent sites we visited in Bucharest.
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Posted On : 2024-06-11 15:17:23
Posted By : Christina_I
The tour was incredible. Andreea gave us a lot of information, and she has a great sense of humour which made the tour even more enjoyable.
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Posted On : 2024-06-11 08:35:32
Posted By : 951sylviak
Andrea was a marvelous guide. Because of her family she could relate to life in Bucharest during communist times, and because of her education, she was extremely knowledgeable about that period—the politics, life, the economy, etc. we highly recommend her!!
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Posted On : 2024-06-08 17:42:07
Posted By : lisarY1559HQ
We had a four day trip to Bucharest, and thought we would learn a little about the history while we were there... wow!
Amazing tour, we all learnt so much about the history, the people, the way of life everything you could possibly need to know.
Our tour guide was incredible, answering all our questions and going into excellent detail, and holding our attention at every stop with attention to detail that was second to none.
We left the tour and had to sit in a bar after just digest everything we had learned!
Such a beautiful city, with such rich history and the most shocking part was how recent everything happened. It dawned on us that while we all dancing to Wham and Duran Duran without a care in the world, this country was going through pure hell.
I cannot express how important it is to learn about the history of this wonderful city / Country, and this tour is an absolute must.
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Posted On : 2024-06-08 07:35:11
Posted By : Charlie_M
A good tour of Romania’s communist past with references to buildings visited on the tour. I would recommend to anyone interested in more oh Romania history.
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Posted On : 2024-06-02 12:08:55
