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Primăverii Palace

The Ceaușescus' private residence, with a gold-tiled bathroom, a mosaic swimming pool and a cinema.

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Open
By booked tour
Price
Paid
Time Needed
1 hour
Address
Bulevardul Primăverii 50, 014192 BucharestDirections
Getting There
Aviatorilor metro station, then a 15-minute walk.

Why Go

The dictator and his wife Elena lived here from 1965 to 1989, while most Romanians queued for food. Guided tours show the luxurious rooms much as they left them, down to the furniture, the clothes and the peacocks in the garden.

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