Short description of the tour:
A comprehensive experience of the Romanian culture with accents on the spirituality and many coexisting religions of the country.
Highlights of the tour:
- City tour of Bucharest, the capital of Romania with the Athenaeum, the Royal Palace, the Revolution Square, the Parliament House - the second largest building in the world after the Pentagon, the Church of the Patriarchy, the Village Museum – an ethnographical museum - a quintessence of the Romanian village of 17th – 19th centuries architecture;
- City tour of Sibiu, the cultural capital of Europe in 2007, the old Hermanstadt where Saxon settlers established their community at the beginning of the 13th century in the former roman municipality of Cibinium. See the defense wall towers of the city. Visit Bruckenthal Museum founded by baron Bruckenthal, governor of Transylvania at the end of the 18th century. The Evangelical Cathedral 1520, with the fresco of the Crucifixion dating from 1445. Visit the Passage of Stairs linking the Upper town to the Lower town, the 1859 Liar's Bridge and the Byzantine style Orthodox Cathedral, a replica of St. Sophia in Constantinople
- Corvin Castle “so fantastic and theatrical that at a first glance it looks totally unreal” Patrick Leighfermor – travel writer;
- Maramures (northern Transylvania) with their beautiful hills and mountains covered with forests and the elegant silhouettes of the wooden churches (UNESCO Sites);
- Iza valley see the plumb brandy distillery and the whirlpool.
- The village of Sapinta (UNESCO Site) world famous for its "Merry Cemetery", the creation of the wood carver Stan Ion Patras. Here each wooden cross is adorned with a bas-relief presenting the deceased in the most defining attitude, with a brief humoristic poetical reference to his/her habits;
- The monasteries of Bucovina are painted both on the exterior and the interior with frescoes depicting scenes of the bible as acatists hymns dedicated to different martyrs or saints or theme iconographic scenes like: the Last Judgment, Jesse’s Tree, The Sin. Start with Voronet, the most famous of all, known as the Sistine Chapel of the East because of its Last Judgement scene covering the western wall.
- Bicaz Gorges where the vertical stonewalls of 3-400 m seem to meet above you;
- Red Lake resulted from a landslide in 1838, an attractive resort today above 1100 m altitude;
- Sighisoara is best-preserved medieval town throughout Europe and continuously inhabited since Middle Ages. Walking tour includes the two squares of the Citadel (Upper Town), the Scholars’ Staircase, the Ducklings’ Square, the Tinsmiths’ Tower, and the House with Antler, the Clock Tower, the Torture Chamber and the Weapon Museum. Sighisoara is the birthplace of Vlad the Impeller Dracula. He was born in 1431. Dracula’s House is today a restaurant and one of the main tourist attractions;
- The fortified church of Biertan, a UNESCO Site for a visit of the former Seat of the Lutheran Bishops (1516-1867).
- In Brasov, visit the XVI century Black Church with its 4,000 pipe organ and over 500 Anatolian prayer rugs. Continue with a visit of St. Nicolas Church and the Museum of the first Romanian School.
- Bran Castle also known as Dracula Castle. The castle was built in 1377 to control the trade through Giuvalla pass between Transylvania and Wallachia.
- Sinaia mountain resort. Named after St. Catherine Monastery on Mount Sinai, Sinaia, the Pearl of the Carpathians, became the residence of the first king of Romania. Visit Peles Castle summer residence of former kind of Romania Carol I.
Itinerary:
Bucharest - > Cozia - > Sibiu - > Hunedoara - > Cluj Napoca - > Baia Mare - > Maramures Country: Botiza - > Sighetul Marmatiei - > Sapinta Village - > Maramures: Botiza - > Campulung Moldovenesc (Bucovina) - > Gura Humorului - > Piatra Neamt - > Bicaz Gorges - > Red Lake - > Sighisoara - > Biertan - > Sighisoara - > Brasov - > Bran - > Sinaia - > Bucharest
Price per person (2 – 5 persons):
1579 EUR
Price Includes:
· 10 nights accommodation in 3 or 4 star hotels
· Guide's expenses
· Transportation with modern air conditioned vehicles
· Professional English speaking guide
· Basic entrance fees included to all mentioned sites
· VAT and local tax (where applicable).
Price excludes:
· Drinks and meals
· Mini-bar consumption
Member discount:
10% discount for InfoHub customer. Request a free gift certificate.
Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
Each tour comes as a package. Its prices includes: accommodation with breakfast in three and four star hotels, fully insured kombi's with climate control, fuel and parking fees, airport/railway station transfers, guiding & driving services throughout, guide’s expenses, admissions to sites/museums/churches, luggage carrying except for customs areas, VAT and local tax.
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