If you want to cover the most important places in the heart of Romania, you have to join this wonderful tour where will discover the real Romanian people, the traditional food and tipical drinks.
Offert type: Round Tour
Transport means: Car, mini van or bus
Price
Description
Day 1: Bucharest Transfer from Bucharest Airport to the hotel.
Accommodation with breakfast in a 3* hotel, centrally situated.
Day 2: Bucharest – Snagov – Sinaia (130 km, 2h) After breakfast (9.00 am) we will drive to Snagov where in the middle of the Snagov Lake will see Snagov Monastery, a rustic cloister from 1364, on a small isolated island in the middle of Snagov Lake, the reputed burial place of Vlad Tepes, also known as Dracula, who, it is claimed, lies beneath the floor of the church.
Drive to Sinaia where you will visit Sinaia Monastery and the famous Peles Castle.
Peles Castle is one of Romania's most beautiful palaces once the summer residence of the Romanian kings and one of Romania's most important museum. The construction of the castle began in 1875 and the building was inaugurated in 1883. The castle has 160 rooms, opulently decorated with leather, ebony, walnut and mother of pearl, with invaluable collections of art and furniture. PELES Castle was the final resting place for several Romanian monarchs, including King Carol I, who died here in 1914, as well as King Ferdinand and Queen Maria.
Visit to Sinaia Monastery - the name of the town comes from the Monastery of Sinaia, built in 1695 by the "spatar" (old high rank among the military nobility of the Valahian kingdom) Mihai Cantacuzino after a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, at Mount Sinai; the monastery contains religious objects, icons, rare books and the exhibition of pottery and porcelain ware (dating from 16th - 19th cent.).
Accommodation in Sinaia with breakfast at 3* hotel.
Day 3: Sinaia – Bran – Brasov (85 km, 1h 20 min)
In the morning, after breakfast at the hotel we will depart for an excursion through the Carpathian Mountains to the town of Bran to visit the famous Bran Castle. (known as “Dracula’s Castle”).
Situated at 30 Km from Brasov, between the Bucegi and Piatra Craiului Mountains, Bran Castle is an important national monument and landmark of the Romanian tourism, due not only to the beauty of the Castle and the landscape but also to the legend of Count Dracula. The first documentary attestation of the Bran Castle is the act issued on November 19, 1377, by Ludovic I D'Anjou giving the inhabitants of Brasov the privilege to build the Citadel "on their own work and expense". Between the years 1419-1424 the Fortress returned in Sigismund's possession. At the end of the XVth century, the Bran Fortress was subordinated to the authority of the Szeklers Committee and since the reign of Iancu of Hunedoara, the Fortress passed under the rule of the Voivode of Transylvania.
On December lst, 1920, the Brasov Town council donated the Bran Castle to Queen Marie of Great Romania, as a symbol of gratitude for her contribution to the achievement of the "Great Union" of 1 December 1918. Between years 1920 - 1927 the Bran Castle was restored under the guidance of the Royal Court architect. He transformed it into a beautiful summer residence, surrounded with a park, fountains, a lake, walking alleys and halt terraces and built the "Tea House" of Queen Maria.
Since 1956 the Castle was opened as a museum of history and feudal art.
Overnight in Bran with breakfast at 3* hotel.
Day 4: Brasov – Sighisoara (120 km, 1h 50min)
After breakfast will make a city tour of Brasov and then drive to Sighisoara.
City tour of Brasov: maybe the most beautiful city in Romania has two different parts - the largely Baroque area coiled beneath Mount Tampa and Mount Postavaru, and the surrounding sprawl of apartments and factories. The main attraction is the old town - the Schei district - still having oodles of charm, where you will surely find lots of old sights to see.
It really worth’s visiting the medieval part of the city with: The Black Church that houses a priceless collection of Oriental rugs as well as a 4000-pipe organ, The Town Hall Square, The Central Park, The Black Tower, The White Tower, the Rope Street – the narrowest street in Europe and the first Romanian School in Transylvania.
Sighisoara, Europe’s best preserved medieval town, is one of the most beautiful towns in the heart of Transylvania the whole medieval citadel is a part of UNESCO World Heritage. German architectural influences are visible throughout the entire city. Sighisoara was for several centuries a military and political stronghold. One of its most famous attractions is the Clock Tower (Council Tower), built in the 14th Century. This was the control tower of the main gate of the 2,500 foot long defensive wall. The tower has seven foot thick walls and was used to store ammunition, food reserves, archives and the city's treasures. The clock was placed in the tower in the 17th Century. Highlights include: Venetian House (built in the 13th Century), Vlad the Impaler (Dracula) House, Antler House, Wood Covered Staircase, Clock Tower, the History Museum and the Torture Room.
In the evening, you can walk and admire the town because Sighisoara is really wonderful if you see it under the moonlight.
Overnight in Sighisoara, 3* hotel with breakfast.
Day 5: Sighisoara – Biertan – Sibiu (100km, 1h 35 min)
In this day will drive to Sibiu but on our way will visit Fortress Church of Biertan - World Cultural Heritage site and the largest fortress church in Transilvania. This church, surrounded by three rows of fortifications was used for nearly 300 years as the residence of the Transilvanian Archbishop.
Biertan locality lies in the middle of the Transylvanian plateau, in the North of Sibiu city, at equal distance between the cities Medias and Sighisoara. Biertan is documentary testified for the first time in 1283, along with other 7 villages, inhabited in that period by the Saxons of Transylvania.
Overnight in Sibiu, 3* hotel with breakfast.
Day 6: Sibiu – Sibiel village- Sibiu
“Sibiu 2007” represents a once-in-a-generation opportunity for a Romanian city to host the European Capital of Culture designation. Sibiu/Hermannstadt as European Capital of Culture in 2007 aims at opening gates through which the city’s rich cultural landscape and diverse life will meet that of Europe.
Sightseeing tour in Sibiu, visit: Piata Mare (The Big Square), Brukenthal Museum, Piata Mica (The Little Square), Piata Huet (Huet Square), Iron Bridge, Biserica Evangelica (The Evangelical Church) and Mitropolia (The Orthodox Church).
In this day will visit Sibiel village, a picturesque village situated 18 km away from Sibiu on the Sibiel River. The village goes on his history in an ancient natural beauty of culture and Romanian tradition. The unwritten history of this village starts in Neolithic with the relies founded in the area of the village and kept in the museum of the village.
Visit the Glass Icon Museum and the church.
Overnight in Sibiu, 3* hotel with breakfast.
Day 7: Sibiu – Curtea de Arges – Cozia Monastery – Bucharest (360km, around 5h)
We leave Sibiu in the morning and following Olt River’s valley, we will visit Cozia Monastery. Erected by Mircea cel Bătrân in 1388 and boasting his tomb, Cozia is one of the most valuable monuments of national medieval art and architecture in Romania.
Then will drive to Curtea de Arges changing the course to Ages River’s valley.
One of the oldest cities in Romania, Curtea de Arges (in translation: The Court of Arges) used to be the capital of Wallachia (we, Romanians, call this region Muntenia, as there are many mountains here). Another name for Wallachia is Vechiul Regat - The Old Kingdom, as its history indicates it as one of the first regions where royal dynasties set foot.
Monastery of Curtea de Arges was founded by Prince Neagoe Basarab between 1514-1517 years.
One tradition describes how Radu Negru employing Meşterul Manole or Manoli as architect. Manole being unable to finish the walls, the prince threatened him and his assistants with death. At last Manole suggested that they should follow the ancient customs of placing a living woman into the foundations; and that she who first appeared on the following morning should be the victim. The other masons warned their families, and Manole was forced to sacrifice his own wife. Thus the cathedral was built. When Manole and his masons told the prince that they could always build an even greater building, Radu Negru had them stranded on the roof so that they could not build something to match it. They fashioned wooden wings and tried to fly off the roof, but, one by one, they all fell to the ground. A spring of clear water, named after Manole, is said to mark the spot where he fell. This motif is widespread in S-E Europe, most notably also in Russia, like the blinding of the Masons of Vasili Blajenii Cathedral by Ivan the Terrible.)
Accommodation in Bucharest with breakfast in a 3* hotel, centrally situated.
Day 8: Bucharest
City tour in the morning (around 3h).
Places that worth seeing: the former Royal Palace (nowadays the Art Museum), the Athenaeum, ride along Victoria Avenue, the University, the National Theatre, the Opera House, Manuc’s Inn, the medieval core of the town, the Patriarchy, the Antim Monastery, the Italian church, St. Joseph Cathedral. Visit the Palace of Parliament, the second largest building in the world after the Pentagon.
Transfer to the Airport.
Included in the price
- Transportation by modern and comfortable car (fuel, assurance etc included)
- Accommodation for 7 nights: single occupancy with breakfast, in 3* hotels. (2 nights in Bucharest, 1 night in Sinaia, 1 night in Brasov, 1 night in Sighisoara, 2 nights in Sibiu)
- Transfer Airport-Hotel-Airport in the first and the last day in Bucharest
- Professional guide assistance during the whole trip English speaking. The guide will be at your disposal for the entire period.
- City tour for each city in the program
-City tour of Bucharest in the last day
- Visit for the attractions in the program (not the entrance tickets)
Not included in the price
- Entrance tickets to all the museums and touristic attractions included in the program.
HAVE A NICE TRIP!
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