Medieval Cities, Romania, Targoviste, Sibiu, Medias, Sighisoara, Brasov, Bran, Sinaia

TOURS Medieval Cities and Maramures Grand Tour Diamonds Necklace Dracula Dracula classical tour Castles, Legends, Monasteries Fortresses of Wine Gardens of Eden Jewels of Bucovina Medieval Cities Birds in space Romanian Legends Bucuresti, Old Court Targoviste Curtea de Arges, Old Church Black Church Peles Castle
	PROGRAM
	6 days - 5 nights Bucuresti - Targoviste - Poienari - Sibiu - Medias - Sighisoara - Brasov - Bran - Sinaia

	Hightlights: Bucuresti, established by Vlad Tepes on 16 th century Route: Bucuresti
	Arrival in Bucharest at Otopeni airport, meeting with agency guide, transfer from airport to the hotel. Accommodation in Bucharest at 4* hotel. Sightseeing tour of Bucharest including visit to Cotroceni Palace, a princely residence of 17^th century. Since 1991, Cotroceni Palace is residence of the Romanian presidents The Palace of Parliament, the 2^nd largest building in the world. Overnight in Bucuresti.

	Hightlights: Dracula Castle at Poienari Route: Bucharest - Pitesti - Curtea de Arges � Poienari - Ramnicu Valcea - Calimanesti - Cozia Monastery- Sibiu (300 km)
	Tour of the remains of the thirteen-century Royal Court and Church built by Basarab I and of Curtea de Arges Monastery, built in the 16^th century Departure by Valcea County to Cozia. The mineral water sources of the OIt Valley had been mentioned in the Roman's Campaign documents. In 1860 they were already enjoying European fame, fact attested by Napoleon's III-rd preference for those waters. Visit Cozia Monastery, built in 1388 by Mircea the Old Prince, ecclesial museum, 30 monks. Departure to Sibiu. Overnight in Bucuresti.

	Hightlights: Sibiu, established from 12 th century - City of Culture 2007 Route: Sibiu - Medias - Sighisoara (90 km)
	Sibiu, established in the 12^th century, one of the most fascinating cities of Romania, astonishing its visitors with its mediaeval look: narrow and crooked streets, old Gothic houses with triangle gables and pointed roofs. Walking sightseeing tour of Mediaeval Sibiu including the historic city center, the Main Square and the Little Square, the Old Town Hall's Tower, the Ladder Tower, Maria Kirche Teutsch (Evangelical church), Council Hall's Tower. Visit to the Bruckenthal Museum's Art Gallery. The National Brukenthal Museum in Sibiu is well-known as an institution of European prestige and one of the greatest Romanian museums. Its collections were constituted by baron Samuel von Brukenthal (1721-1803), governor of Transylvania between 1777-1787. In 1790 - three years before the Louvre was opened - the collections of Samuel von Brukenthal could be visited. The official opening of the museum took place on the 25^th of February 1817; it is the first museum in Romania that has been functioning ever since. Overnight in Sighisoara.

	Hightlights: Medieval city Sighisoara, UNESCO heritage Route: Sighisoara
	Walking visit of the old town with the Clock Tower, the covered stairs and the mediaeval streets and shopping time. The central clock tower has an interesting turntable, featuring a different Roman god for every day of the week. The interior of the tower is now a museum with a fascinating collection of objects from the Middle Ages. Just inside the walls is the home where Vlad Dracul, father of Vlad "Dracula" Tepes, lived for four years and where Dracula himself was born (the building is now a combination restaurant/medieval arms museum). There is also a very nice old church atop a hill within the old walls. Overnight in Sighisoara.

	Hightlights: Black Church and Dracula Castle Route: Sighisoara - Rupea � Brasov - Bran (180 km)
	Breakfast and checkout. Departure to Brasov. Sightseeing tour of Brasov, the largest city in Mediaeval Transylvania, a beautiful 800-year-old city at the foot of the Sub-Carpathian Mountains. Its main attraction is the 14th-century Black Church, the oldest and largest Gothic church in the country. It has a 4,000-pipe organ, an extensive Oriental rug collection and interesting pews and sepulchers. Nearby you can see two fascinating Orthodox churches, Sfanta Trieme and Church of St. Nicholas. The Schei District (the old Romanian section of town, while the rest had been inhabited by German Saxons) and the main plaza. Visit the famous castle of Count Dracula Special Romanian dinner to say good-bye at the restaurant in Poiana-Brasov.

	Hightlights: Peles Castle - Royal Summer Residence Route: Brasov - Predeal - Sinaia - Bucharest (170 km)
	Arrival at Sinaia and visit Peles Castle- Residence of the Romanian royalty in the last century, monument of architecture built in a German Renaissance style. Crossing the beautiful Prahova Valley, arival at Bucharest. Transfer to the airport
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Route: Bucuresti