Castles and Palaces in Transylvania
(The Romantic Transylvania)


 8 days/ 7 nights

 

Day 1:

Bucharest – Sinaia (125 km)

Arrival on Bucharest Otopeni Airport. Transfer to Sinaia.

Accommodation at 3* hotel in Sinaia. Dinner in Sinaia. Overnight.

 


Peles Castle

Day 2:

Sinaia – Bran – Brasov (100 km)

Sinaia. After breakfast, visit Peles & Pelisor Castles, former summer residence of king Carol I of Romania; departure to Bran where we visit Bran Castle, also called Dracula Castle or the Castle from Carpathians; short break at the handicraft open-air exhibition in front of the castle; continue to Brasov.

Accommodation and dinner at 3* hotel in Brasov.

 

 

Day 3:

Brasov – Sighisoara (150 km)

Brasov: Breakfast; sightseeing tour of the city, including Black Church (the biggest Gothic monument in Brasov), St. Nicholas Cathedral, the Schei Gate and District (architectural reservation), the Old Town Hall Square. Leaving to Sighisoara, the best preserved medieval citadel in Europe and the only one still inhabited. Detalied tour of the citadel, including the Tower Museum, the Cover Stairs, the Church on the Hill. Feel the attractions of the Torture Room and visit the Mediaeval Weapons Collection. Dinner at Vlad Dracul's House in Sighisoara.

Accommodation at 3* hotel, near Sighisoara.

 


Sighisoara: The city

 

Day 4:

Sighisoara – Targu Mures – Bistrita – Borgo Pass - Bistrita (180 km)

Drive forward to Bistrita. Short break to see the city centre of Targu Mures, surnamed the city of roses, and to visit the ruins of the medieval fortress. Visit to the Dracula's Castle from Borgo Pass. Return to Bistrita.

Accommodation and dinner at 3* hotel in Bistrita.

 

Day 5:

Bistrita – Baia Mare – Cluj Napoca (270 km)

Breakfast; Departure to Baia Mare. Visit the Mineralogy Museum in Baia Mare (some exhibits are unique in the world); short sightseeing tour of the city including "Stephen the Great" Tower and the Butcher's Bastion. Departure to Cluj-Napoca. Sightseeing tour of the historical city centre and visit the Ethnographical Museum of Transylvania and the Banffy Palace, which shelter the Art Museum.

Accommodation and dinner in 3* hotel in Cluj-Napoca.

 

Day 6:

Cluj Napoca – Alba Iulia – Sibiu (170 km)

Leaving Cluj-Napoca and follow the way to the city of Alba Iulia. Sightseeing tour of the fortress, the "Union Museum" and the Cathedral of Reunion. Departure to Sibiu. Sightseeing tour of the citadel, including the most important medieval buildings and places and the Art Museum of Brukenthal, hosted by the palace of the former governor of Transylvania. In the afternoon, the group will visit Dumbrava Park, which shelter one of the best village museums in Europe: the Astra Museum of Traditional Romanian Folk Civilisations.

Accommodation and dinner at 3* hotel in Sibiu.

 


Alba Iulia: The Reunion Hall

Day 7:

Sibiu – Cozia – Curtea de Arges – Bucharest (270 km)

Leave for Bucharest alongside the picturesque Valley of Olt, crossing the Carpathians between Fagaras and Parang mountains; short break to Cozia Monastery, erected by Mircea the Eldest on 14th century; visit Curtea de Arges, the former capital of Wallachia, the residence of the first Basarab Prince. Visit the Princely Church and the monastery, founding about the legend of Master Manole).

Accommodation at 3* hotel in the city centre of Bucharest.

Festive farewell dinner at a restaurant in Bucharest.

 

 

Day 8:

Bucharest – Otopeni Airport (50 km)

Bucharest. Half-day sightseeing tour of the city including the Ceausescu's House of the People (today named "the Palace of Parliament" - second largest building in the world after the Pentagon's House), Victoriei Avenue (firstly called "Podul Mogosoaiei"), Aviatorilor Bvd., the Patriarchal Complex, the Old Princely Court.

Transfer to the Bucharest Otopeni Airport.


The Cozia Monastery

Full distance: ~ 1.700 km

Included objectives:

· Bucharest: the Old Princely Court, the House of the People (nowadays called “The Palace of the Parliament”; second largest building in the world), The Village Museum
· Curtea de Arges – the Monastery, the Fountain of Master Manole, the Princely Church
· Sighisoara – the Clock Tower’ Museum
· Cozia – Cozia Monastery
· Sibiu – Bruckental Palace and Brcukental Art Museum, ASTRA Museum of Traditional Folk Civilisation
· Brasov – the Black Church; St. Nicholas Cathedral,
· Bran – Dracula’s Castle
· Sinaia – Peles, Pelisor Castles
· Baia Mare - the Museum of Mineralogy , Stephen the Great’ Tower
· Cluj Napoca - the Ethnographical Museum of Transylvania
· Alba Iulia - the Museum of Union

Non-paid objectives:

· Medieval fortresses in Targu Mures, Bistrita, Baia Mare, Alba Iulia;
· Sibiu: the Big Square, the Little Square, the Liar’s Bridge, the Stairs passage
· Sighisoara: Dracula’s House, the Cover Stairs,
· Brasov: The Town Council Square and building; the Schei District (architectural reservation)
· the Olt Strait;
· Bucharest - the Patriarchal Complex.

Included services:
 

·          7 nights accommodation at 3* hotels, in twin or single rooms;

·          Meals in half-board basis;

·          Festive dinner in Bucharest

·          Transport by deluxe air-conditioned coach or mini-bus;

·          Arrival and departure transfers;

·          Professional guidance throughout;

·          All route fees;

·          All entrance fees to the mentioned objectives

 



Brasov