TRANSYLVANIA AND THE EASTERN CARPATHIANS

Arrival at the airport Otopeni / Bucharest . Reception by the Romanian tour guide. Bucharest is the country's cultural and economic center and the best starting point for a tour of Romania. In the 1930s, Bucharest was also called "Little Paris" of the east because of its wide boulevards and tree-lined streets. During the passage, the  Triumphal Arch , the Royal Castle and the Revolution square can be seen. Short photo stop at the second largest building in the world, the Parliament Palace . Then drive to Pitesti .

 

In the morning drive north. Stop at the Cozia monastery, one of the oldest monasteries in Romania. Then continue along the picturesque Olt Valley, through the Red Tower Pass, where the border between Transylvania and Wallachia once was. Arrival in Sibiu, world cultural capital 2007. During a tour through the old city center,visit to the Great Ring and the Small Ring, the Bridge of Lies and the Protestant parish church . In the afternoon drive to Medias, one of the former seven castles of the Saxons. In the still well-preserved old town, visit the Margaret Church , with the largest wing age in Romania. 3 nights in Bazna.

 

After breakfast in Bazna drive to Sighisoara. Sighisoara is the most beautiful and best preserved medieval building in rural, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque styles in this part of Europe. The high density of architectural monuments, public buildings, ramparts, defense towers and apartments that together make up the complex give the castle the appearance of a unique, well-assembled complex of buildings of inestimable historical 

value. You can visit the Church on the Hill , the house where Dracula was born, the Clock Tower  and the Church of the former St. Mary's monastery . Free time in the afternoon in Medias.

 

First a ride in a horse-drawn carriage to the fortified churches of Bazna and Boian. In the afternoon drive to Seuca. Wine tasting in one of the best wineries in the Kokel Valley.

 

In the morning drive to Targu Mures (new town), the largest town in the Szeklerland. Visit to the Palace of Culture and the largest Orthodox Church in Transylvania. Then drive to Sovata to Bear Lake. Continue towards Gheorgheni , at the Praid salt mine. Stop by for a visit to the ceramics center (handmade ceramics) of Korond .

 

In the morning drive through the Eastern Carpathians to Moldova, which is connected to Transylvania by the Bicaz Gorge (a gorge about 5 km long that winds through the Eastern Carpathians). The Red Lake (Lacul Rosu) was created near the pass in 1838 by a landslide that dammed the river . At that time a wooded slope had slipped completely into the water and the tree trunks still protrude from the water to this day. In the afternoon visit to the Bistrita monastery . Then return to Gheorgheni .

 

Drive through the Szeklerland to Brasov. The city was founded in the 13th century by the knights of the Teutonic Order and for centuries was an economic and intellectual center of the Transylvanian Saxons, who made up the majority of the population until the 19th century. City tour and visit to the Black Church (inside), the medieval city wall in the historic old town , with stylish late medieval town houses, the town hall square , the unique Rope Street , the Catherine’s Gate and the small hidden Orthodox church from the center. In the afternoon drive to Predeal , with a detour to Bran to visit the "Dracula Castle".

 

In the morning drive to Bucharest  and visit to the Village Museum . Then transfer to the airport. Farewell to the tour guide and flight home.

 

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Single room surcharge	95 €	95 €	95 €	95 €	95 €	95 €	95 €	95 €
Admission surcharge	35 €	35 €	35 €	35 €	35 €	35 €	35 €	35 €

• 7 nights in 3 * and 4 * hotels