Castles
and Palaces in Transylvania
(The
Romantic Transylvania)
8 days/ 7 nights
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Day 1:
Bucharest – Sinaia (125 km)
Arrival on
Bucharest Otopeni Airport. Transfer to Sinaia.
Accommodation at 3* hotel in Sinaia. Dinner in Sinaia. Overnight.
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Peles Castle
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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.
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Sighisoara: The city
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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.
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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. |
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Alba Iulia:
The Reunion Hall
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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.
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7 nights
accommodation at 3* hotels, in twin or single rooms;
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Meals in
half-board basis;
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Festive
dinner in Bucharest
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Transport by deluxe air-conditioned coach or mini-bus;
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Arrival
and departure transfers;
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Professional guidance throughout;
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All
route fees;
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All
entrance fees to the mentioned objectives
Brasov
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