BUCHAREST/ SINAIA/BRASOV/ BRAN /SIGHISOARA /SIBIU /COZIA/CURTEA DE ARGES/BUCHAREST
1 Day:
Arrival in Bucharest, meeting our guide, transfer to the hotel and dinner.
2 Day:
In the morning you will meet our guide and leave to Sinaia, a mountain resort where you will visit the Peles Castle, an architectural fantasy of King Carol I (XIXth century), located on the mountain side; the Sinaia Monastery (XVIIth century), which has a splendid mountain panorama. After Sinaia you will leave to Brasov, a medieval town, situated in the middle of an old forest, between beautifully forested hills, which is also the center of all mountain activities. The Saxon architecture around the Black Church (XIVth century), the fortress ruins and the old townhall are worth noting. Lunch, and in the afternoon visit to the most famous mountain resort, Poiana Brasov (1020 m high). Return to Brasov, and dinner in a traditional restaurant.
Brasov
Black Church- Brasov
Poiana Brasov
Peles Castle
Peles Castle
3 Day:
Following breakfast, departure to Bran, and visit of the Bran Castle (XIVth century). This was the residence of Vlad Tepes, the one who inspired the legend of Count Dracula. Visit afterwards to the Hermann Fortress. The journey will continue to Sighisoara, an old Roman city. Sighisoara is one of the most important medieval cities that are left in the world, best represented by a fortress situated on a hill, with secret passages, a Clock Tower (sec XV) and the home of Vlad Tepes. Here, visit to the History Museum and dinner.
 Bran Castle |
 Sighisoara |
 Sibiu |
 Wine Cellar |
4 Day:
Breakfast and departure to Sibiu, a Saxon town, with paved streets
and colored houses. Visit of the old city and to the Brukenthal
Museum (XVIIth century). Lunch. Next, visit to the Folklore Arts
Museum (open air museum), situated in a forest, by a lake. The
journey will continue to Sibiel with the visit to the fascinating
Museum of Icons. Dinner and stay for the night.
5 Day :
Following breakfast departure to Cozia and visit to the Medieval
Monastery (XIVth c.) with its picturesque frescoes, and the thermal
resort Calimanesti, the supplier of thermal waters to Emperor
Napoleon III. Lunch. Next stop is Curtea de Arges, town established
by Valachian princes. Visit to the artistic and historic thesaurus
from Curtea de Arges Monastery, and the graves of Romanian Kings.
Departure to Bucharest late in the afternoon; accommodation in
hotel, dinner in a specific restaurant and stay for the night.
6 Day:
After breakfast, free morning for shopping, following which transportation
on time to the airport for your departure.
| THE COSTS ARE: | ||
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For groups of 2 persons |
EURO
1450 per person
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| For groups of 3 to 4 persons |
EURO
1400 per person
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| For groups of 5 to 7 persons |
EURO
1100 per person
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THE FEE INCLUDES:
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Airport assistance - arrival and departure
•
Full board and lodging, with dinner in arrival day and breakfast
in your departure day
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Guide and translator
•
Entrance tickets for museums
•
All transportation in Romania
•
Accommodation in double rooms
•
RC Insurance.
THE FEE DOES NOT INCLUDE:
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Single room EURO 25, if available
•
Tips and drinks
•
Any other personal expenses
•
Whatever is not mentioned in "fee includes"
BUCHAREST/ CURTEA DE ARGES/ CLUJ NAPOCA/ CAMPOLUNG/ PIETRA NEAMT/ SIGHISOARA/ BRASOV/ BUCHAREST
1
Day
Arrival in Bucharest, meeting our guide, transfer to the hotel and
dinner.
2
Day
After breakfast, departure to Curtea de Arges - capital town established
by Valachian princes. Visit to the artistic and historic thesaurus
and to Curtea de Arges Monastery (XVIth c.). The journey will continue
to Cozia with a visit to the Medieval Monastery (XIVth c.), which
has picturesque frescoes. Departure to Sibiu and lunch. Sibiu is
a Saxon town, with paved streets and colored houses. Visit to the
old city and the Brukenthal Museum (XVIIth c.), then to the Folk
Arts Museum, which is situated in a forest, by a lake. The journey
will continue to Sibiel with its fascinating Museum of Icons. Here
- dinner and stay for the night.
3
Day
After breakfast, departure towards Alba Iulia. Short visit of the
town and further drive to Cluj Napoca; visit of the old town and
lunch. Journey continued towards Baia-Mare, going through the valleys
and small towns of Transilvania. Dinner and stay for the night.
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4
Day
Breakfast and start of the adventure in the picturesque region of
Maramures. The people of northwest Maramures are quite mythical,
they being the descendants of the Dacians. The independence of the
Dacian State was at its utmost during King Decebal, in the 1st century
before Christ, prior to the Roman conquest of this territory (by
emperor Traian). These mountain communities have always lived on
agriculture, and on wood processing during winter. The local handicraft
work is based on carved wood; the many churches of the area represent
the pattern of wood carving in the XIVth century. The folk costumes
have highly intricated embroideries. Passing through Maramures you
will have the opportunity to visit the wood churches from Valea
Izei, Bogdan Voda, Pasul Prislop, etc. Then comes the visit to the
Cheerful Cemetery of Sapanta. Lunch as snacks and journey continued
to Campulung; dinner and stay for the night.
5
Day
Following breakfast starts the ride to Moldavia, whose great attraction
are the monasteries painted with colorful frescoes illustrating
sequential subjects that stimulate the Christians' interest and
their Orthodox education. The churches are placed in the middle
of the monasterial yards, having high and sharp roofs to keep off
the snow in winter. Visits to the Moldovita (XIVth c.), Sucevita
(XVth c.) and Voronet (XVth c.) monasteries - the last one named
'the Sixtine Chapel' of the east. Lunch and departure to Piatra
Neamt. Afternoon visits to Agapia and Varatec monasteries (XVIIIth
c.), as well as to the Neamt Monastery. Dinner and stay for the
night.
6
Day
Breakfast and visit in Brasov - picturesque medieval fortress, located
in the middle of forested hills. The Saxon architecture around the
Black Church (XIVth c.), the ruins of the fortresses and the old
townhall (XVth c.) are worth noting. Lunch. Visit in the afternoon
to the best known mountain resort - Poiana Brasov (1020 m high).
Dinner and stay for the night.
7
Day
We shall have breakfast and start visiting Brasov - picturesque
medieval fortress, situated in the middle of forested hills. We
shoul notice the saxon architecture around the Black Church (sec.
XIV), the fortresses' ruins and the old town hall (sec. XV). Lunch.
In the afternoon we will visit the most known mountain resort -
Poiana Brasov (1020-m altitude). Dinner and night's passing.
8
Day
Following breakfast, departure to Bran and visit of the Bran Castle
(XIVth c.). This was the residence of Vlad Tepes, the one who inspired
the legend of Count Dracula. Then, visit to the Hermann Fortress.
Lunch. Visit of the mountain resort Sinaia, where the Peles castle
is found - an architectural fantasy of King Carol I (XIXth c.),
located on the side of the mountains; then visit to the Sinaia Monastery
(XVIIth c.), which has a splendid mountain panorama. Return to Bucharest.
Dinner in a traditional restaurant and stay for the night.
9
Day
Following breakfast, free time to visit Bucharest and do some shopping.
Departure on time to the airport, for your embarkment to Italy.
| THE COSTS ARE: | ||
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For groups of 2 persons |
EURO
1450 A persona
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| For groups of 3 to 4 persons |
EURO
1400 A persona
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| For groups of 5 to 7 persons |
EURO
1100 A persona
|
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THE FEE INCLUDES:
•
Airport assistance - arrival and departure
•
Full board and lodging, with dinner in arrival day and breakfast
in your departure day
•
Guide and translator
•
Entrance tickets for museums
•
All transportation in Romania
•
Accommodation in double rooms
•
RC Insurance.
THE
FEE DOES NOT INCLUDE:
•
Single room EURO 25, if available
•
Tips and drinks
•
Any other personal expenses
•
Everything else that it is not included in "Fee includes".