Bucharest airport
Arrival and Bucharest City Tour, Bucharest – Visit of a dairy Farm – Pitesti, Cozia Monastery – Grain Farm – Sibiu – Visit of an animal farm and a trout farm – Viscri, Animals farm and cheese production with recipes from 1400 – Bran Castle – Brasov – Peles Castle – Bucharest, Bucharest Airport
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Arrival and Bucharest City Tour
Arrival in Bucharest airport and transfer to the hotel in the city.
Full day to explore Bucharest.
Known for its wide, tree-lined boulevards, glorious Belle Époque buildings and a reputation for the high life (which in the 1900s earned its nickname of “Little Paris”), Bucharest, Romania’s largest city and capital, is today a bustling metropolis.
In the morning we take a guided tour, where we will see the Arch of Triumph, pass through Calea Victoriei which is Bucharest’s oldest most charming street, discover some of the most stunning buildings in the city, including the Cantacuzino Palace, the Revolution Square, the Military Club,
National Savings Bank Palace and the National History Museum. We visit the old town, where at the beginning of 1400s, most merchants and craftsmen – Romanian, Austrian, Greek, Armenian and Jewish – established their stores and shops in this section of the city; Today, the area is home to art galleries, antique shops, coffeehouses, restaurants and night-clubs. At the centre of the historic area are the remains of the Old Princely Court, built in the 15th century by Vlad Tepes, also known as Vlad Dracula
Later we enter to the Bucharest Parliament Palace.
Built at the special request of Nicolae Ceausescu, leader of Romania’s Communist Party, the colossal Parliament Palace – formerly known as “People’s House” is the world’s second largest administrative building after the U. S. Pentagon. It took 20,000 workers and 700 architects to build this masive structure that boasts 12 stories, 1,100 rooms, a 350-ft.-long lobby and eight underground levels, including an enormous nuclear bunker. We visit also one of the oldest churches in Bucharest (with parts dating back to the 16th century and a steeple built in 1715), the Apostles’ Church. Dinner and overnight in Bucharest.
Bucharest – Visit of a dairy Farm – Pitesti
Today we transfer towards the town of Pitesti, situated in the Argeş River valley, a youthful town, with a pedestrianized center lined with cafes and bars, and a vivid atmosphere. Along the way we visit a dairy farm, where we spend the day. Overnight in Pitesti.
Pitesti – Cozia Monastery – Grain Farm – Sibiu
This morning we transfer towards Sibiu. Along the way we visit Cozia Monastery, which is one of the most valuable monuments of national medieval art and architecture in Romania. The Orthodox monastery was built in the second half of the 14th century. The center of the complex is the church built on a rectangular plan with apses. The interior of the temple is decorated with paintings, some of which date back to the 14th century.
Reaching closer to Sibiu, we visit a grains farm, where we spend the day.
Arriving in Sibiu, in the afternoon, we enjoy the guided tour, including the city Highlights: Craftsmen’s Square, Huet Square and Evangelical Church, Bridge of Lies, Goldsmith Square, Great Square, Orthodox Cathedral, Roman Catholic Church, City Hall Tower. Sibiu was the largest and wealthiest of the seven walled citadels* built in the 12th century by German settlers known as Transylvanian Saxons. The city is divided in two sections, the Upper town, home to most of Sibiu’s historic sights, and the Lower town, lined with colorful houses on cobblestone streets and bounded by imposing city walls and defense towers overlooking the river Cibin. Traditional dinner in Sibiu and overnight.
Sibiu – Visit of an animal farm and a trout farm – Viscri
Today we transfer to the village of Viscri, part of UNESCO heritage. With a history that goes back to the 12th century, Viscri is today one of Romania’s most famous and visited villages.
Along the way, we spend the day in 2 farms, where we will enjoy also lunch. One is an animal farm and meat production factory; the other is a trout farm.
Viscri – Animals farm and cheese production with recipes from 1400 – Bran Castle – Brasov
This morning we visit a farm that grows cows and sheep’s. We spend the day in the farm and get active in the daily chores. Further we will learn how the farmers here produce their special cheese, using a recipe from the 1400, that still remains unchanged.
After enjoying lunch in the farm, we transfer to Bran Castle, one of the most important touristic attraction in Romania, due to its links with the legend of Dracula. The landscape in this area is a harmonious mixture of different landforms, high mountains, plateaus, the curvy shapes carved by the rivers along their banks and the valleys that cross the land. The castle was built between 1377 and 1388. We will visit the castle and pass through its narrow winding stairways that lead through some 60 timbered rooms, many connected by underground passages, which house collections of furniture, weapons and armor dating from the 14th to the 19th centuries. The castle overlooks the picturesque village of Bran, which offers an open-air Ethnographic Museum consisting of old local-style village houses complete with furniture, household objects and costumes.
We drive further to Brasov, one of the most visited places in Romania. We stroll around the old Town Hall Square where we admire colorfully painted and ornately trimmed baroque structures. Visit the Black Church, the largest gothic church in Romania. Its interior is impressive and well-kept, and it houses one of the largest organs in Eastern Europe. We will walk in one of the narrowest streets in Europe – The Rope Street, which is approximately 120 cm (4 feet) wide; Dinner and overnight in Brasov.
Brasov – Peles Castle – Bucharest
This morning we visit Peles Castle, a masterpiece of German new-Renaissance architecture, considered by many one of the most stunning castles in Europe. Its 160 rooms are adorned with the finest examples of European art, Murano crystal chandeliers, German stained-glass windows and Cordoba leather-covered walls. Until 1947 it was a summer residence for the royal family. Peles Castle was the first European castle to have electricity, it even has its own power plant. It has 160 rooms and each room is decorated in a different style or theme.
There is a Concert Hall, Music Room (India), Turkish Salon, Great Salon (Italy),Council Room (Switzerland), Moor Hall, and so much more. The Royal Library has a secret door and the castle’s 60-seat Theater, with royal box, showed the first movie projection in Romania in 1906. After the visits we stop in Sinaia, a picturesque mountain resort in Prahova River valley.
In the afternoon we reach Bucharest, for our last overnight in Romania.
Bucharest Airport
Morning in Bucharest and transfer to the airport for the return flight.
