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THE MONASTERIES OF MOLDAvia AND THE CASTLE CHURCHES FROM TRANSYLVANIA
8-Day Journey by plane

1st Day Home - Bucharest - Predeal

In the afternoon we arrive Bucharest Otopeni. We are here expecteded by the romanian guide and we drive further to the north. We travel about two hours through the Prahova Valley and we arrive in Predeal, the largest city form the mountains of Romania. D/O/B. Hotel Orizont 3*

2nd Day Predeal

In the morning, we will visit the monastery Sinaia that was constructed from monks from the Sinai peninsula who also gave the name of this city. After that we will see the Castel Peles that was constructed as summer residence of the royal family Hohenzollern, in Bavarian style. In the afternoon we drive to Transylvania and we will visit the castle Bran that is also known as castle Dracula. After the visit, over Risnov we reach Brasov, that is the largest city from Transylvania. We can see here the Black Church, that is the largest gothic building in Easten of Europe. In the evening we are invited in the restaurant "Cabana Trei Brazi", where we will learn something about the specialty of the romanian kitchen and we will hear romanian gipsy music. O/B. Hotel Orizont 3*

3rd Day Brasov - Cimpulung Moldovenesc

In the morning we drive through the most eastern part of Transylvania, through Szekler county, where the largest part of descent hungarian population is living. We drive trough the Carpathian Mountains to the Lacu Rosu (red lake) past by the Bicaz gorge into the Moldau. From here we drive further to the north into the Bucovina. On the way we visit one of the biggest nun monasteries of Europe, the monastery Agapia, with over 1000 nuns. D/O/B. Hotel Zimbru 3*

4th Day Tour of the monasteries

We begin the tour of the monasteries with the nun monastery Moldovita, where the mother Tatijana will introduce us into the life of the orthodox monasteries. In the same time we're getting a lot of information about the exterior wall paintings of this monastery. The trip goes now further over the Obcina-Mare-mountain to the monastery Sucevita, which is the only monastery from the Bucovina where the painting is intact on the north wall. In the vicinity is the ceramic centre Marginea where black ceramic is still produced using the old technology. In the afternoon we will see the monastery Voronet, which is coloured in blue, the "Capella Sixtina" of the Romanian ortodox believe. In the evening we are invited to the Wood Museum from Cimpulung Moldovenesc, where a folklore program with a good meal and a drink is planed. D/O/B. Hotel Zimbrul 3*

5th Day Cimpulung Moldovenesc – Tirgu Mures

Today we cross again the Carpathian Mountains and drive past at the Dracula hotel in the morning. Here is the region where, the legend says that the Count Dracula, the Vampire would have lived. First, we will visit the city Bistrita, the one of the seven castles that also gave the name of the province and the Protestant church, that was built in the 14th century from the citizens of Transylvanian saxon. The guild flags have can be been seen in the church, exactly like century ago. In the afternoon we drive over Reghin to Tirgu Mures. Here we will visit the orthodox Cathedral, the largest from Romania. D/O/B. Hotel Continental 3*

6th Day Tirgu Mures – Sibiu

In the morning we visit the city Sighisoara, that has been always compared with Salzburg (Austria). The sights of the city are the old Clock Tower, the birthplace of the Count Dracula and the mountain church. Sighisoara is also one of the seven castles, which gave the name of the province. Further we visit Biertan, that has been for centuries the residence of the Protestant Bishop of Transilvania. Here we will see the large church, that rage over the entire village. We drive further through the Tarnava Valley and we will arrive in Medias, where we will visit the Margareth Church, that has the highest clock tower from Romania. In the afternoon we drive through many saxon villages, from which the most important are Axente-Sever and Slimnic. In the evening we are invited to the mountain farmers in Sibiel to visit the Glass Icon museum. In the end we will go at their home and have dinner and also some drinks, like it the good, old grandmothers times. O/B. Hotel Continental 3*

7th Day Sibiu - Bucharest

In the morning, we will visit Sibiu. Here lives the largest number of the German speaking minority from Romania. The sights that we have in the program are the Catholic Church constructed from Maria – Theresa, the Protestant cathedral, the residence of the bishops from Romania and also the Palace Bruckental, where we can find the most valuable art collection from Romania. In the afternoon we drive over the Red Tower Pas into Valachia, in order to arrive later Bucharest. On the way we stop and visit the Cozia Monastery, which is the oldest in our program. In the evening, in Bucharest, we will have dinner in an open air restaurant. O/B. Hotel Central 3*

8th Day Bucharest - Home

During the morning we will make a city tour to be acquainted with the capital. That sight which we will visit are the Patriarch Church, the village museum, the Palace of the Parliament, the second largest building of the world after the Pentagon. At noon time, we drive to the airport Otopeni from where we will fly back home.

Services:

7 overnight stays in the best hotels of each city; half board; english speaking guide; all entrances free; transportation with Mercedes-bus (air conditioning, toilet, bar, board kitchen); a person free (SR, HB)