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TOURS
Brasov - Black Church
Prejmer
Lacul Rosu (Red Lake)
Humor Monastery
Handcarved chapel
Girl from Maramures |
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Bucuresti - Sinaia - Brasov - Sighisoara - Bicaz - Suceava - Monasteries - Maramures - Wooden Churches - Cluj - Sibiu - Poienari - Curtea de Arges (1850 km) | |
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Hightlights: Jewels of Bucuresti Route: Bucuresti |
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Visits: Old Royal Court of Vlad Tepes (30 min); The Cotroceni Palace 17th century ( 1 h); The National Museum of Romanian History (1 h); The Pietroasele Thesaurus; Patriarchal Church (30 min); Stavropoleos Church (30 min); Parliament Palace (1 h); Village Museum ( 1,30 h) Mogosoaia Palace (2 h) Evening time, up to you, classic concert at Atheneum, tour by night or folkloric show. Dinner and overnight in Bucharest. | |
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Hightlights: Castles and Fortress Route: Bucharest Prahova Valley Bran Brasov (220 km) |
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Peles Castle - Sinaia, Bran Castle built by the Knights of the Teutonic Order in the year 1212 , The peasant Rasnov Fortress 14th century, Brasov ( 1395) the Bastion of the Weavers, Black Tower, Graft Bastion, the Bastions and the ramparts, the different districts and notably the Schei District, the Council House and the History Museum. Overnight in Poiana Brasov, on top of the Carpathians by a strong ozone air. Delight of Romanian food and wine at your dinner. |
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Hightlights: Medieval cities Route: Brasov Prejmer Sighisoara (122 km) |
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Prejmer ( UNESCO from 1997) and Harman Sighisoara ( UNESCO from 1999) Full day to walk and visit all buildings and street of the site. Overnight in Sighisora, next to Dracula house. Dinner and wine testing at Sighisoara hotel. |
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Hightlights: Castles and Fortress dinner with the nuns Route: Sighisoara Gheorghieni Lacu Rosu - Bicaz Cheile Bicazului Varatec Agapia (283 km) |
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The way to Cheile Bicazului pass by Bicaz Lake is one of the deepest canyons in Europe. It's over 800 meters deep and cut in a limestone by the Bicaz River. It is a natural border between Moldavia and Transylvania, the two historical provinces in Romania. A very spectacular place to see One of the numerous small waterfalls being the affluent of the Bicaz River. Those small streams of water going all over from the canyons walls add to the amazing atmosphere of this amazing place. A kingdom of mystery, water and shadow - that's how we can describe Cheile Bicazului, one of the deepest gorges in Europe. Dinner and overnight at Agapia monastery. |
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Hightlights: Painted Monasteries and Black Pottery Route: Agapia -Tg. Neamt Gura Humorului Voronet Humor Marginea - Sucevita Moldovita (160 km) |
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Tour of monasteries include the most famous and beautiful painted churches of Bucovina, erected since 15th century. The oldest one, Moldovita from 1410, obtained, in 1975, the Pomme d`Or (Golden Apple) trophy granted by F.I.J.E.T. for its unique paintings. Voronet is famouse for blue de Voronet and for the scene embodied on the western faηade, that of The Judgement Day. Sucevita is the most complete monastery with regards to architecture and also interior and exterior paintings. Ion Zugravul made the paintings in 1596, using the dominant green colour. Visit to the Black Pottery manufactory is a chance to admire and buy black pottery objects. Dinner and overnight in Moldovita. |
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Hightlights: Wooden Churches Route: Moldovita Campulung Moldovenesc - Borsa Moisei Bogdan Voda Ieud Botiza Rozavlea Barsana - Sighetul Marmatiei (240 km) |
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Maramures Wooden Churches were built in the 17th and 18th century without any iron boils. The Maramures wooden churches are outstanding examples of vernacular religious wooden architecture resulting from the interchange of Orthodox religious traditions with Gothic influences in a specific vernacular interpretation of timber construction traditions, showing a high level of artistic maturity and craft skills. UNESCO justification for inscription. Dinner and overnight in Sighetul Marmatiei. |
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Hightlights: Merry Cemetery Route: Sighetul Marmatiei Sapanta - Baia Mare Cluj (290 km) |
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In the cemetery surrounding the church of Sapanta, the crosses are made of carved and painted wood. The graves are more like flower beds and the crosses themselves rise like big colored flowers. In 1935 a wood sculpture, Ioan Patras, started carving oak crosses for the cemetery. He painted each cross blue, included a scene from their lives and a humorous poem on each. There are scenes of a woman working at her loom, a barber cutting hair, a woman who operated a distillery, shepherds tending their sheep, etc. An alcoholic shown drinking from a bottle and others who lived a less than ideal life has it displayed for all to see. There are even pictures of automobile accidents including a little girl, aged three. Dinner and overnight in Cluj, the capital of Cluj county. |
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Hightlights: Sibiu City of Culture 2007 Route: Cluj - Alba Iulia Sebes Sibiu Rm. Valcea Curtea de Arges (303 km) |
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Sibiu medieval Citadel was one of the biggest in Europe. The paths of medieval are well preserved and cultural life is very active, reasons to be selected for the year 2007 as Cultural City of Europe. Overnight in Curtea de Arges, Hotel Posada |
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Hightlights: Dracula Castle at Poienari Route: Curtea de Arges Poienari Pitesti Bucuresti ( 214 km) |
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At Curtea de Arges will find the master piece Church of the Monastery. one of the most important contructions of art and religious architecture. You may climb to the ruins of Poienari Fortress (1456 steps ascend steeply through the forest) high above the Arges gorge. Afternoon youll take the way back to Bucuresti.
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