Rise Against Communism: The 1989 Revolution in Timisoara

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

• 1
  Reformed Church (Biserica Reformata)

  Our first stop will be at the Reformed Church where the sparkle of the Revolution took places on the 15th of December 1989. Here we'll get to understand the context, see where the revolutionaries stopped the tram and how the rest of the city joined them.

  30 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 2

  Our second stop will be at one of the hot spots of the revolution in Timisoara, right in front of the entrance to Regina Maria Park. Here we will talk about the first victims of the revolution and how people gathered here to head towards the Communist Party Headquarters.

  30 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 3
  Timisoara Historical Center

  Our third stop is at the former headquarters of the Communist Party, a place where the revolutionaries managed to take into control and where many people gathered to chant songs against Ceausescu and against his regime.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 4
  Timisoara Historical Center

  The tour continues to the city center. We'll see the places where the revolutionaries gathered, where people died, some buildings with bullet marks, and the “balcony of the revolution” – the place where Timisoara was proclaimed the first city in Romania free of communism.

  30 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 5
  Timisoara Orthodox Cathedral

  Our last stop of the tour will be on the steps of the Orthodox Cathedral in Timisoara where we will talk about the people that went missing during those days in Timisoara and were never found by their families.

  20 minutes • Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Wheelchair accessible
• Service animals allowed
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
• All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
• Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries

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