DISCOVERING TRANSYLVANIA

Arrival at Bucharest Airport - Otopeni. Reception by the Romanian tour guide and onward journey into the mountains.

 

Morning drive to Sinaia. Here a short hike up to Peles Castle, the summer residence of the Romanian royal family of the Hohenzollern. Then hike to the Sinaia Monastery, which was built by the monks from the Sinai Peninsula in the 15th century  and later gave the city its name. Afternoon visit to Bran Castle, also known as Dracula Castle. Then ride a horse-drawn carriage through the mountains to Moeciu. Cheerful dinner in an inn in the mountains.

 

Morning city tour in Brasov  with a visit to the Black Church (the largest Gothic religious building in Eastern Europe). Then you can visit the old town hall and the Orthodox church from the old town. Drive to Sighisoara. The city is also known as Romania's Rothenburg. Tour of the old castle, where you can see the Clock Tower and the house where Prince Dracula was born. Then a short hike past the Josef Haltrich grammar school, up to the Church on the Hill. In the afternoon drive to Bazna .

 

In the morning drive to the reservoir dam of the Gura Raului located southeast of Medias. From here you can go on a hike (approx. 60 minutes, difference in altitude 150 m) to the small village of Nemsa . This was founded in 1359 by German colonists. For centuries it was the center of Saxon pottery and pottery from Transylvania. Here, light blue, stylized plant ornaments were painted on a light or dark background, on plates, jugs and pots. From here, 2 km away, is the large community of Mosna . Lunch in the former rectory. Afternoon tour of the village that was founded in 1283. The long hall of the church is made up of three naves of equal height. The 10 m high sacrament house rises next to the sacristy door frame. In the village you can also visit the Romanian church.

 

In the morning drive to Saros pe Tarnave. From here a hike (approx. 90 min., Difference in altitude 200 m) through the side valley of the Biertan brook to the market town of Biertan . The community, which was founded by German colonists in 1293, had the weekly market right (Saturday market) and the annual market right, which was confirmed again in 1418 by King Sigismund. The village was the bishop's seat of the Transylvanian regional church until 1867. Lunch at the rectory (which has now been converted into a youth hostel). In the afternoon the fortified church is visited. It is one of the most beautiful and best preserved fortifications in Transylvania. The inner ring with three towers is covered by a second wall ring from the 15th century. The center of the fortified church is the three-aisled, late Gothic hall church with a star-net vault and three octagonal pairs of pillars. The sacristy door (1515), which is decorated with the finest inlays, and its artistic lock are also a special ornament. A wine tasting will then be organized in the Biertan winery. In the evening drive back to Bazna .

 

In the morning drive to Medias. City tour with a visit to the Margaret Church from the old town. Here you can see a winged altar from the 15th century. see. This was built by masters of the Vienna Schottenstift school and is currently the largest in Romania. During a tour of the old town you can also visit the Trumpet tower and the house where Stephan Ludwig Roth, one of the most important Transylvanian Saxons, was born. Then drive to Sibiu. City tour in Sibiu with a visit to the Great and Small ring, the Bridge of Lies, as well as the Evangelical Cathedral, the current seat of the Romanian bishops. In the evening short hike to Sibiel to visit the glass icon museum. Afterwards a cheerful meal with the mountain farmers.

 

Morning hike through the Young Forest in the Village Museum. Here you can see houses from all parts of Transylvania. At noon drive to Cisnadioara to visit the Saxon fortified church, as well as the local museum of the Transylvanian Saxons. Then along the Olt Valley, through the Red Tower Pass into Wallachia. Short stop at Cozia Monastery (14th century) one of the oldest Orthodox monasteries in Romania. Festive dinner in the hotel.

 

In the morning drive on the highway towards the capital of Romania. Then city tour in Bucharest with a visit to the Palace of the Parliament (second largest building in the world after the Pentagon), the Patriarchal Church (seat of the Orthodox head from Romania), as well as the Village Museum. In the afternoon transfer to the airport, farewell to the Romanian tour guide and flight home.

 

At least people	5 pax	10 pax	15 pax	20 pax	25 pax
Price per person (DR / HB)	500 €	400 €	375 €	360 €	350 €
Single room surcharge	70 €	70 €	70 €	70 €	70 €

• 7 nights in 3 * hotels or guest houses;