Timisoara Downtown Dream Tour
- 3 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- 3 languages
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
Fascinating stories of Timisoara from the past can be enjoyed during our journey through the 4 central squares of Timisoara Let's discover the architectural wonders of Timisoara Walk through the history of Timisoara, the Cetate neighborhood: Fascinating stories of Timisoara from the past can be enjoyed during our journey through the 4 central squares of Timisoara: Victoriei Square, Libertatii Square, Unirii Square, and Saint Gheorghe Square as well as on the streets in their vicinity. We will therefore admire the priceless architectural treasures from various eras, in this area, where we can meet embodiments of the classicist, historicist styles of the late 19th century, then of the secession at the beginning of the 20th century, but also the famous baroque style of some cultural settlements in Unirii Square and beyond. The purpose of the tour is to get to know and popularize these invaluable cultural and architectural treasures of the Cetate neighborhood.
Inclusions
What's included
- Flyers
Itinerary
We'll admire the marvelous palaces built here in secession style, the Orthodox Cathedral, the National Theatre building, the Huniade Castle and more.
We shall take a tour across this square and learn about this great historical place where we could see the Nepomuk magnificent monument in the middle of the square, and we could make some photos with all other beautifull buildings from this great place.
A small and pitoresque square, piata Sfantu Gheorghe is a very interesting place, where the statue of Sfantu Gheorghe is acquiring us, and where we could take a small coffee or tea break.
Built mainly during XVIII century in a baroque style, the buildings of this square are magnificent. An important part of these buildings adopted during the years other styles too as art nouveau, classicist styles. This a great place to visit and take toor, learning about the history of almost all buildings, like House Bruck, house Miksa Steiner, the Catholic Cathedral, the Barowue Palace (National Art Museum), the Serbian Orthodoxe Church and many more.
The only bastion remained from the citadel of Timisoara, the one with the name Maria Therezia was the greatest one, recently renovated, it is a pitoresque place where we could take a tour on it and visit optionally some expositions and listen to the story of the Timisoara fortresses. and how evolved they over the time.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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Know before you go
- Meeting point
- We will meet in front of the cathedral. On the other part of the square is the Opera building.
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 15 travellers
- Operated by
- Harangus Ioan-Traian
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
How it compares in Timișoara
- Its from-price is 66% below the median of the 39 experiences we list in Timișoara.
- It is shorter than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 12 of 39.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Timișoara
Timișoara is the main city of the Banat in western Romania, with colourful Habsburg squares, rose gardens, canals and a place in the story of 1989.
Timișoara is the largest city of the Banat, in western Romania near the Serbian and Hungarian borders, and the Habsburg era left it with wide squares and pastel baroque and Secession buildings. Union Square, with its baroque cathedral and the Serbian Orthodox cathedral, is the centre of the old town, while Victory Square is lined with the opera house and the Orthodox Metropolitan Cathedral, with its coloured tiled roof.
Top-ranked sights in Timișoara: Orthodox Metropolitan Cathedral.
