Anita
43Languages spoken
english
My interests & hobbies
travelling, urban culture, local food, meeting new people, history
About me
I'm a historian who decided to combine my passion for Bucharest's urban scene and local culture with a need for locals to show the real beauty and life of this town to travellers like you. Join me and my team on one of our tours!
Reviews from travellers
Bucharest Street Food Tour: Farmers' Markets & Hidden Streets
This was a terrific tour - great guide, interesting conversations and good food. The tour took us to parts of Bucharest that are off the tourist trail. Highly recommended.
Untold Stories of Bucharest: Prostitution, Holocaust and Communist Terror
The Untold Stories of Bucharest: Prostitution, Holocaust and Communist Terror tour was fantastic! Elena was an excellent tour guide and provided us with an unforgettable journey through the history of Bucharest. We explored a cemetery, saw monuments, and got wonderful recommendations for local restaurants and bars. We highly, highly recommend this tour with Elena!
Bucharest Street Art & Architecture Tour
This tour was very nice and I learned and saw a lot of fascinating things about Bucharest. And the guide was very friendly!
Bucharest Nightlife Tour: Craft Beer & Hip Bars
I really enjoyed this opportunity to try different beers at places that I wouldn't get to by myself. Kudos to Anita who organises the tours and to Andreea who was the guide on this tour. Thanks also to Romanian Friend where I booked the tour. They have been really helpful and unlike another site where I booked a couple of day trips, Romanian Friend confirmed dates, etc with the tour operators before confirming rather than canceling at the last minute.
Bucharest Street Food Tour: Farmers' Markets & Hidden Streets
I took this tour on my first day in Romania and it was an awesome introduction to the country, to Bucharest, and of course, to Romanian food. Excellent choice of places to stop along the tour and Mihaela was a great guide.
Bucharest Street Food Tour: Farmers' Markets & Hidden Streets
Really enjoyable small group tour. We liked the balance of walking and exploring different areas of the city we might not have visited with learning about the history and architecture and sampling local food. Our guide, Mihaela, was extremely welcoming, generous and knowledgeable. Very pleased to have found this tour, a great experience for first time visitors.
Bucharest Street Food Tour: Farmers' Markets & Hidden Streets
The tour was good. My expectations were a little different, I expected more of a foodie or gourmet experience. There was more history/architecture than I expected, but nevertheless it was good cause I learned a lot more like this.
Essential Walking Tour of Bucharest: Old Town & Revolution Square
Our guide Elena was friendly, relaxed and most informative about everything that she showed us. The tour moved on at a perfect pace and we saw the most significant sites in Bucharest. On the walk Elena bought us some Romanian pretzels and chocolate and would have provided a drink as well but we had already brought water. Full marks to Elena for an enjoyable tour and answering all our questions.
Bucharest Street Food Tour: Farmers' Markets & Hidden Streets
It was luck that I've found this tour. We had a fantastic tour with Daniel on a warm Saturday morning. Loved the food and the local perspective as well as all the interesting information. It wasn't just a preconstructed tour, he reacted to our questions and knew a lot. The guide also considered allergies and had ideas of alternatives.
Bucharest Street Food Tour: Farmers' Markets & Hidden Streets
Ilana gave a great tour. I loved all of the history she presented as part of the journey. I felt like I got to know how the citizens lived their day today lives. I would definitely recommend this tour. The food was delicious as well.
Bucharest Street Food Tour: Farmers' Markets & Hidden Streets
Marius at Romanian Friend suggested this when I told him about our plans and we loved it, it was the highlight of our family trip in Romania! the guide was very friendly and took us to places we would have never found on our own, or thought about going to, and gave us a nice presentation of the other side of Bucharest. and the food was great too! a real off-the-beaten path experience, thanks!
Bucharest Street Food Tour: Farmers' Markets & Hidden Streets
We greatly enjoyed our food walking tour! By far the best day we spent on our visit to Bucharest! So many tasty things and super well organized.
Essential Walking Tour of Bucharest: Old Town & Revolution Square
The tour was great! The guide was informative and I learned so much more than I already knew. She was able to answer my questions and give me advice on restaurants, getting back to the airport, and food. I learned so much about the history of Romania and its people.
Bucharest Street Food Tour: Farmers' Markets & Hidden Streets
**A cultural insight into history, neighbourhoods and food with a well-informed and personable guide** Bogdan met us outside the National Theatre with snacks and talked us through the relevant history of Bucharest and Romania which we needed for context of our visit through inner-city neighbourhoods and then onto a delightful, low-key restaurant for a platter of local foods. We then caught the tram to the food market where Bogdan talked us through the various produce/provenance and bought fresh fruits/dessert to accompany our last stop at a super-popular sausage/meat stand next to the market. We sat down and enjoyed the sausages/fruit/baclava and local beer. Before catching the tram back, Bogdan bought delicious doughnuts. All highly recommended! Thank you Bogdan!
Bucharest Street Food Tour: Farmers' Markets & Hidden Streets
We really enjoyed our time with Anita, it combined my 2 favorite things, history and food. Anita was very generous with her time and made stops based on our interests. We had wonderful conversations and I'd highly recommend this tour. It allowed us to see sides of Bucharest tourists would not likely encounter on their own.
The "Little Paris" Bucharest: Architecture, Old Houses & Bourgeois Stories
My tour guide Andra was very well informed about the architecture and history of Bucharest. Her English was excellent and she answered questions very satisfactorily.
Essential Walking Tour of Bucharest: Old Town & Revolution Square
The Essential Walking Tour of Bucharest was a really delightful and interesting introduction to the city; long enough to cover some ground but not too overwhelming or tiring! My guide was knowledgeable, flexible, and excellent company for three hours or so. I learned a lot about the history of the city and Romania itself. Definitely a great way to start my week in the country.
Untold Stories of Bucharest: Prostitution, Holocaust and Communist Terror
Terrific tour. We all asked many questions and our guide knew the answers to everything. We toured a cemetary and the squares associated with the revolution.
Bucharest Street Food Tour: Farmers' Markets & Hidden Streets
Anita's colleague, Bogdan is a wonderful guide through the markets of Bucharest. We had a really great time and sampled some wonderful food. He happily answered all of our questions and we had so much fun just chatting with him. He was a great guide through the markets, and showed us a few other places in the old town that we hadn't seen before. If we return to Bucharest, we will request Bogdan again.
Bucharest Street Food Tour: Farmers' Markets & Hidden Streets
Loved this tour. Was very easy to book. Interesting information given by Bogdan. Good food and great company.
Essential Walking Tour of Bucharest: Old Town & Revolution Square
Romanian friend were very helpful with helping me plan my trip. They have a lot of information on their website and I was able to email them directly with any questions. We had a great tour and it was a great way to get our bearings, see the sites and learn about Buchaest. Our guide was very knowledgeable and helpful and gave us lots of information. She went out of her way to make sure we had a great time.
Untold Stories of Bucharest: Prostitution, Holocaust and Communist Terror
Really interesting tour, a great cemetery to visit and Andra really knew her stuff. Used pictures to try and help explain and show things aswell as just describe them.
Bucharest Street Food Tour: Farmers' Markets & Hidden Streets
It's a fantastic tour, Andreea is very knowledgeable and enthusiastic about Romanian history and culture. We got local insight as we went through old and new districts. The highlight was Obor Market and skipping the BBQ queue to sample the wonderful Romanian dish 'mici' washed down with tasty local beer. I highly recommend this tour.
Bucharest Street Food Tour: Farmers' Markets & Hidden Streets
I would highly recommend this tour, definitely worth doing to see and understand Romanian culture attitude and history.
Bucharest Street Food Tour: Farmers' Markets & Hidden Streets
My sister and I shared a delightful day with Elena exploring the Obor Market and other locally known food stops. Elena was knowledgeable about the history of the areas we encountered. She was friendly and welcoming. I am in Bucharest another week and plan to take my husband to all the places Elena introduced me to because they were so good!
Bucharest Street Food Tour: Farmers' Markets & Hidden Streets
I had a wonderful tour with Elena. She was very knowledgeable and pursued a route which included old and new districts with tasty stops along the way. Fabulous farmers’ market — be prepared to shop if you can! We finished with a lunch sampling of typical Romanian specialties. Good balance of food stops to not become overwhelming while walking. I recommend this tour for local insight.
Bucharest Nightlife Tour: Craft Beer & Hip Bars
This tour was absolutly excellent and the best thing on my Romania trip so far! I had a great time and learned a lot about local beer but also the city. Lots of fun, highly recommend!
Essential Walking Tour of Bucharest: Old Town & Revolution Square
Our tour was great! We had a fantastic guide, very engaged, and we had a lovely stroll through the city while getting a history lesson, and hearing accounts of what it was like to live in Bucharest during different time periods. The tour felt personal, and I never felt rushed. I can absolutely recommend it to anyone, and a perfect way to get to know Bucharest.
Bucharest Street Food Tour: Farmers' Markets & Hidden Streets
This was a great tour. It was nice to see and learn more of the back streets in Bucharest. The food tastings were all great and fun. Our guide was wonderful and customized the tour to our preferences. I would highly recommend this tour.
Bucharest Street Food Tour: Farmers' Markets & Hidden Streets
Tour was very good! Our guide was wonderful - very knowledgeable and patient .... and this was so much fun!
Guided Walking Tour of Brasov: Major Sights & Medieval History
Excellent, professional guide. Very flexible. Highly recommended!
Bucharest Street Food Tour: Farmers' Markets & Hidden Streets
This tour was excellent! It started with a Romanian pretzel, then a mid-morning drink and snack, and then lots of walking and talking about history and architecture. Our guide Rucsan provided insight into how Bucharest neighborhoods were affected by their mishmash of influences. We ended up at a market where Rucsan bought a large assortment of breads, meats, cheeses, vegetables, fruits and she then lead us to what appeared to be a food truck serving mici, the romanian sausage. We took our table and started our appetizers and beers while she jumped the long line of locals and bought plates of mici for us. It was a glorious feast - and we were the only tourists there, as far as I could see. Once back to our room, Rucsan sent a followup email with more information about where we visited and suggested for other place to see. I highly recommend this tour - we're so glad we booked!
Bucharest Street Food Tour: Farmers' Markets & Hidden Streets
This was a very good tour of the authentic Bucharest. While it was supposed to be a Food Tour, it was actually a walking tour with a couple of food stops. Perhaps this is what street food means but we didn't know as we're a bunch of retirees! Anyway, our guide was lovely and very informative. Enjoyed it a lot!
Bucharest Street Food Tour: Farmers' Markets & Hidden Streets
Bogdan was terrific. Very knowledgeable about the neighborhoods and about Romanian history. It was a pleasure to have him as our guide. At the public market he let us shop with him for fresh produce and then he made us a wonderful picnic out of the purchases. The day with him was a very unusual tour and was the highlight of our visit to Romania. Plus, booking was easy, the directions were excellent and we had no problem finding our starting point and guide.
Essential Walking Tour of Bucharest: Old Town & Revolution Square
interesting and fun tour with a great local guide native of Bucharest. not your usual touristy experience. highly recommend!
Essential Walking Tour of Bucharest: Old Town & Revolution Square
Alexandru was a great guide! We enjoyed his enthusiasm, and especially the knowledge and perspective he brought to the tour of the city from his architecture background. We would highly recommend him and the walking tour.
Guided Walking Tour of Brasov: Major Sights & Medieval History
Our guide had fabulous passion and knowledge. We learned so much from Tavi about the history, culture and architecture of Brasov. We would highly recommend joining his tour.
Bucharest Street Food Tour: Farmers' Markets & Hidden Streets
I enjoyed seeing and learning about the different architectural styles in Bucharest. The food stops were great and the donut dessert at the end was a nice way to end the tour. Overall it was an informative and pleasant tour, thanks for the recommendation!
Guided Walking Tour of Brasov: Major Sights & Medieval History
It may have started out as a walking tour with a guide but ended up as a stroll with a friend! My tour of the main attractions and streets with Tudor was superb. We started in the main square and meandered around the beautiful medieval town visiting historical sites within the city walls but also outside in the winding streets of the Romanian sector. I enjoyed every moment and Tudor was an enthusiastic and knowledgeable guide. I particularly enjoyed learning about the colourful history of the town and the views of the town from the hills. Touring with locals is the way to go - they are passionate about their own towns and want you to love them as much as they do. It was a little hilly at times so a basic degree of fitness is required but Tudor is very considerate and will take it at your pace. Very glad I booked this tour through Romanian Friend!
Guided Walking Tour of Brasov: Major Sights & Medieval History
Superb tour with a fabulous guide, Tavi. Highly recommend this experience and this was the fourth tour I booked with Romanian Friend -- all of them fantastic!
Bucharest Street Food Tour: Farmers' Markets & Hidden Streets
The tour was great with many stories besides eating and the guide Lala was outstanding with so much passion for what she does and Bucharest. What a great experience!
Bucharest Street Food Tour: Farmers' Markets & Hidden Streets
Appetising mix of local food and nice city stories! We did the Local food tour on a snowy winter morning. Our guide Emma was telling some lightly digestible history about the city, it's about politics and, of course, food. After a nice mixed platter of local delicacies we tried some beer and mici. During the walk we saw some nice hidden gems of Bucharest. Warm wine in a cosy bar made us forget the cold temperatures outside! The Covrigi's (pretzels) filled with chocolate, vanilla or jam were the sweet seal to our fantastic city tour with Emma. A great tour - thanks Romanian Friend!
Bucharest Street Food Tour: Farmers' Markets & Hidden Streets
The Bucharest Street Food Tour in Local Markets was very nice and I enjoy it a lot!! I have to say it would be difficult for people not to enjoy this tour because you the food is great and with lots of alcohol. And the first beer started at 11:30!! The guide was also very nice and after we finished he sent us an email about all suggestions and tips we asked. Not only that people in the group were also very nice. Thank you!!
Things you can do with Anita
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Bucharest Street Food Tour: Farmers' Markets & Hidden Streets
Start from: University Square
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Essential Walking Tour of Bucharest: Old Town & Revolution Square
Start from: Bucharest
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Bucharest Nightlife Tour: Craft Beer & Hip Bars
Start from: Bucharest
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Untold Stories of Bucharest: Prostitution, Holocaust and Communist Terror
Start from: Piata Romana (Romana Square)
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The "Little Paris" Bucharest: Architecture, Old Houses & Bourgeois Stories
Start from: University Square