Bucharest Christmas Free Tour

Cinnamon, gingerbread, and garlands of lights. On this free tour of Bucharest's Christmas markets, you'll learn about the local traditions and the most generous Santa Claus. Ho ho ho!

Bucharest Christmas Tour

Christmas has come to Bucharest! To check it out, we'll meet at the indicated time at the Romanian Athenaeum. We'll start strolling through the narrow streets of the center and go back to the Middle Ages to discover the oldest Christmas traditions.

We'll first see the largest Christmas market in Bucharest, located in front of the Palace of Parliament. Here, you'll discover the most popular Romanian Christmas Eve menu, featuring meat rolls. As you admire the many stands, you'll learn fun facts about Christmas in Bucharest, including that Mos Nicolae, the Romanian Santa Claus, leaves presents twice. You'll see typical Romanian nativity scene figurines in the stalls.

You'll also find original Christmas baubles and enjoy the sweet smell of cinnamon and ginger filling the market. To complete this Christmas tour of the capital, we'll see landmarks in Bucharest decorated for the season, such as the Hotel Marmorosch, the Royal Palace, and Revolution Square.

After 2.5 hours of Christmastime fun, we'll conclude the free tour at Constitution Square. As the locals would say, cr?ciun fericit!