The Grand Tour of Communist Ages at Timisoara

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About this activity

In December 1989 the communist Romania could be considered as a mental-hospital where the lunatics were running the asylum and the “internees” were punished for their sanity. How did we get to have one of the most symbolic dictatorship regimes in the modern history? What and who are to be blamed for this tragic condition? And not the last, how did courageous people stood-up and repudiated the evil leaders? The Grand Tour of Communist Ages is trying to provide answers to these complex questions, and not only.

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At a glance

Duration: 3–4 hours
Confirmation: Confirmed within 48 hours
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Up to 10 people
People per booking: 1–10
Guide: German, English, Italian, Hungarian
Operated by: Timisoara City Tours

Ages: Children (1–9 years) · Adults (10–100 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Professional guide

Itinerary

Stop 1

2 hours

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

30 min

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.
Reformed Church (Biserica Reformata)

15 min

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!"
Timisoara Orthodox Cathedral

10 min

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.
Piata Victoriei

10 min

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.