Bucharest Highlights & Hidden Gems Free Walking Tour
Choose this tour for a relaxed, personal introduction to Bucharest. You’ll see the main landmarks, hear unusual stories, discover hidden corners most visitors miss, and leave with useful local recommendations for the rest of your stay.
Our Tour Guide
What makes your tour different?
See Bucharest through the eyes of a guide who has lived here for 28 years. Beyond the main landmarks, you’ll discover hidden courtyards, independent bookstores and local details that most visitors pass without noticing.
Overview
Discover Bucharest in a small group with a guide who has lived in the city for 28 years. Instead of rushing from one monument to the next, this tour combines the main landmarks with personal stories, unusual historical details and hidden places that many visitors overlook.
Groups are kept to a maximum of 10 people, making it easier to ask questions, interact with the guide and enjoy a more relaxed experience. Along the way, you may discover independent bookstores, local restaurants, lively bars, quiet courtyards and cafés worth returning to after the tour.
Tour Itinerary
Insider story
I’ll show you why the modern Novotel still carries the façade of Bucharest’s former National Theatre and share the story of how this unusual reconstruction keeps the memory of a building lost during the Second World War alive.
Atheneum
History of the Atheneum and the adjacent Athenee Palace Hotel, most luxurious hotel in Bucharest since it was built.
Carol I Library
Hear the details about this building and what is the history of the statue, both of the rider and of the horse.
Royal Palace
The story of the royal palace, where did the king actually live, in fact and why is everything around Calea Victoriei centered around the palace.
Humanitas Library + Secret Place
We will see a nice little bookstore and 2 other interesting places that for now will remain a secret.
Hotel Continental + Old National Theatre
See how Calea Victoriei got its name and why Hotel Continental is so special. Also have a look at Novotel, maybe one of the most unusual luxury hotels on Calea Victoriei.
Phone Palace + Hidden Spot
Take a look at the first sky scraper we had in Bucharest, in a period in which we tried to copy the skyscraper style of NY.
Cobblestone street + Hidden Gem
We will walk together on the street behind the Atheneum and time travel back 100 years to when Romanians were living "La Belle Epoque".
What's Included
- A knowledgeable local guide
- Expert advice and information from a local expert
- A list of recommendations(printed out) with all the best places like coffee shops, bars, rooftop terraces, nightclubs and of course landmarks and museums
What's Excluded
- Tickets to the entrance to the Atheneum(in case it is open that day)
- Entry to the sites. The explanations will be given from outside the landmarks.
Important Information
Frequently Asked Questions
Where should I go after the tour?
After the tour, explore the cafés and passages around the Old Town or visit Cărturești Carusel, one of Bucharest’s most beautiful bookstores.
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