The Grand Tour of Communist Ages at Timisoara

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

• 1

  We'll be spending time in one of the neighborhoods of Timisoara where we will see how life was back during communism times.

  2 hours • Admission ticket free
• 2
  Muzeul Consumatorului Comunist

  Here we'll talk about the beginnings of the Communist regime in Romania. We'll learn how it was installed and we'll see how it developed. We'll see also a unique private collection of objects made in Romania during the Communist era.

  30 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 3
  Reformed Church (Biserica Reformata)

  This is the place where everything started. We'll talk about 15th and 16th December 1989. In the afternoon of the 16th of December, one young man stopped a tram and his friend climbed the tram and shouted "Down with Ceausescu!"

  15 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 4
  Timisoara Orthodox Cathedral

  Few young people died while protesting on the stairs of the cathedral because the Army opened fire without warning. We'll see some of the bullet holes.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 5
  Piata Victoriei

  150.000 people shouted "VICTORY" on the 20th of December when Timisoara was proclaimed the first city in Romania free of Communism. Remembering that moment the square was named Victory Square. Before that, the square was called Opera Square. We'll see bullet holes on the buildings around.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Wheelchair accessible
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Service animals allowed
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
• Not recommended for pregnant travelers

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