One of Bucharest’s most characteristic and fascinating features is its astonishing urban landscape and architectural diversity. For a long time isolated behind the Iron Curtain, Bucharest now digs out from its past and reveals its architectural treasures.
This private architecture tour focuses on the modern architecture in Bucharest between 1920-1970, that includes first-class examples of Art Deco and International Style. This tour is a great way to understand and take in Bucharest through its architecture, which is an essential part of the character of the city.
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While Bucharest have been spruced up in recent years, many of the buildings you will see are not in their best condition. Bucharest did not have the time to recover after decades of dictatorship, and still undergoes a complicated transition period to normality.

Tour type: architecture, heritage

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Highlights

• • some of the finest Art Deco and International Style structures in Bucharest
• • iconic works of prominent architects, great figures of Romanian modernist architecture
• • opportunity to discover downtown Bucharest, as our stroll takes you around the central area and main boulevards

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Tour Information

DURATION
around 3.5 hours

ACTIVITY LEVEL
moderate (approx. 3 km walk at your pace)

PRICE
100 EUR/tour/1-4 people

INCLUSIONS
– hotel pick-up and drop-off
– transportation by private car, a 2017 Volkswagen Golf  

EXCLUSIONS
– entrance fees, if any
– any food or drink you choose to buy during the tour

PICK-UP, DROP-OFF 
at your hotel or other agreed-upon location in the central area of the city

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What to expect

We will start from a major boulevard in central Bucharest which became in the 1930s and 1940s the most avantgarde and modern part of the city, and I will point out to you some of the finest Art Deco and Modernist landmarks of the city. I will explain the historical and social context of the inter-war years and the modernist movement in Romania. This street and the blocks lining it have stories to tell, from the economic and architectural boom and glamour of the 1930s, to the dramatic historical events of the 1989 revolution and to the current rather hectic state.

After a stop for a refreshing drink to one of the nice cafes we follow another emblematic street, and discover more important architectural and historical landmarks, including Art Deco and Modernist.

The tour is normally a walking tour, but depending on the weather, traffic conditions, your preference etc, it can be adapted to make more use of the car. We may have a sightseeing tour by car, get to different districts and places of interest, and stop where is convenient to walk around and have a close-up look at the buildings.

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