The
main cities of Transylvania
- (4 days / 3 nights) (Thursday – Sunday) -
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Day
1:
(Thursday) Budapest–Oradea – Cluj Napoca (Klausenburg) (~405
km):
Departure from Budapest in the morning; meet your Romanian guide at
the border and drive to Oradea; short sightseeing tour and lunch (optional);
arrival in Cluj Napoca; accommodation and dinner at 3* hotel.
Day 2: (Friday) Cluj Napoca– Targu Mures - Sighisoara
– Brasov (~273 km):
Breakfast; sightseeing tour of Cluj Napoca (Klausenburg); departure
to Targu Mures (short sightseeing tour) and Sighisoara; City-tour, including
the Mediaeval Fortress (the only mediaeval citadel in Europe that is
fully inhabited; mentioned in 1280 as “Castrum Sex”), the
Clock Tower Museum, the house in which Vlad the Impaler was born (optional
lunch in this cozy restaurant), the Cover Stairs and the Church on the
Hill. Arrival in Brasov; accommodation and dinner at 3* hotel.
Day
3: (Saturday) Brasov – Sinaia (Peles Castle) - Bran Castle
– Sibiu (Hermannstadt) (~260 km):
Breakfast. Sightseeing tour of the city, including the Schei Gate and
District (architectural site), the Black Church – the largest
gothic monument in Eastern Europe, St. Nicholas Cathedral, “Junii
Brasovului” Museum, Ecaterina’s Gate). Departure to Bran
Castle (Dracula’s Castle) – the symbol of Transylvania.
Optional lunch in Sinaia or Bran. Arrival in Sinaia; visit Peles Castle
and its surroundings – the former summer residence of the Romanian
Royal family. Departure to Sibiu; accommodation and dinner at 3* hotel.
Day 4: (Sunday) Sibiu – Alba Iulia – Hunedoara
– Arad – Budapesta (~575 km):
Breakfast. Sightseeing tour of the city, including the Museum of Traditional
Civilization “Astra”, the Art Museum “Bruckental”
– one of the best art galleries in Romania, the historic center,
the Liar’s Bridge. Optional lunch. Departure to Hunedoara Castle
passing through Alba-Iulia (short tour of the city); after visiting
the castle, drive to Arad and towards Hungary.
Total distance: ~ 1550 km
Entrance fees (included): all the objectives in Brasov, Bran Castle, Peles Castle, Astra and Bruckental museums, Hunedoara Castle.