Village Museum Bucharest Guided Tour

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ID: GYG874821-1377208
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Country: Romania

Duration: 01:00 hours


Description

Discover and Visit the Village Museum on a guided tour and see the Revolution Square, Royal Palace, and Calea Victoriei.
Get a comprehensive introduction to the city of Bucharest from a historical, architectural, and social perspective. Choose to take a tour of the Bucharest Village Museum with a guide. Listen to guided commentary as you travel, stopping at highlights such as the Revolution Square, Royal Palace, Palace of Parliament, Village Museum, and Calea Victoriei Boulevard.

Get picked up from your hotel or address in Bucharest and meet your guide. Head to the Village Museum or formally National Museum of the Village Dimitrie Gusti, an open-air ethnographic museum located in the King Michael I Park, Bucharest, Romania. The museum showcases traditional Romanian village life.

The museum extends to over 100,000 m2, and contains 123 authentic peasant settlements, 363 monuments, and over 50,000 artifacts from around Romania. Structures in the museum ranged from the 17th to the 20th century, representative of different ethnographic regions including Banat, Transylvania, Moldavia, Maramures, Oltenia, Dobrogea, Muntenia.

Discover the so-called Bucharest and the little Paris, the mix of architecture of the Boulevards, the history of the city buildings, and the local museums. The city was first mentioned in 1495 as the residence of the ruler of the Romanian Country Vlad Tepes. The name of the city, Bucharest, was given by a peasant named Bucur but there is no documentary attestation until the end of the Middle Ages.

The city became the capital of Wallachia in 1698 and developed during the 18th century peace period. In 1862, Bucharest became the capital of Romania.

Highlights

  • Explore the Village Museum, an open-air ethnographic museum in Bucharest
  • Discover the history of the city of Bucharest from a historical perspective
  • See the Revolution Square and Royal Palace on a city tour
  • Learn about the city's history, architecture, and social life from a local guide
  • Enjoy the convenience of hotel pickup and drop-off in Bucharest

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Feel welcome, relaxed, and able to enjoy the tour to its fullest. Ask your burning questions and learn from your knowledgeable guide.
Check the weather before you leave from Hotel.
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When should I book?

To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.


Cancellations

This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 24 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 24 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.