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Monday, January 26, 2015

Vampires and Castles






Destination: Bran, Brasov, Hunedoara, Rasnov, Sibiu, Sighisoara, Sinaia
Duration: 5 days
Price: €399
Available: All year round
Minimum of participants: 4
Pick up/Drop off: Targu Mures Airport
Activity: Visiting

Join us in a journey in Transylvania, discover and experience a land of myth and legends, Vampires and Castles. Europe’s last “wildest lands” where in the night you still hear the wolves howling, a place full of mystery, magic and unchanged culture and traditions passed down to generations. The breathtaking panoramas of the mountain regions open up to extraordinary preserved medieval cities, citadels and castles rich in history and marvels.
Come and discover the legend of Count Dracula, outstanding castles, the locals’ hospitality, the gastronomy, rich culture and feel like you are traveling back in time which gives you a taste of the long- gone medieval times.

Corvin Castle


Schedule:

Day 1

Upon arrival you will be transferred to the accommodation and have dinner.

Day 2


Breakfast and drive to The Corvin’s Castle in Hunedoara, Gothic style castle built on roman ruins in the 14th century, where Vlad Tepes was imprisoned  during his youth for 7 years. It features tall and strong defense towers, an interior yard and a drawbridge. Built over the site of an older fortification and on a rock above the small Zlaști River, the castle is a large and imposing building with tall and diversely colored roofs, towers and myriad windows and balconies adorned with stone carvings. Lunch near the castle and drive to Sibiu (Hermannstadt); the town was the largest and wealthiest of the seven walled citadels, built in the 12th century by German settlers known as Transylvanian Saxons (it was the European Cultural Capital for 2007), accommodation and dinner.


Corvin Castle

Sibiu

Fagaras



Day 3

After breakfast, we drive to Sinaia, have lunch and visit the magnificent Peles Castles, with its fairy tale turrets and pointed towers rising above acres of green meadows sprinkled with haystacks, built as a summer residence by Romania’s longest serving monarch, King Carol I. In the afternoon we will go to Bran, accommodate in a medieval house close to the Bran Castle .

Day 4

Breakfast, guided tour in the Bran Castle, commonly known as “Dracula’s Castle”, is marketed as the home of the titular character in Bram Stoker’s Dracula. Than we will move to Rasnov Citadel built as part of a defense system for the Transylvanian Villages exposed to outside invasions. After lunch at Rasnov, at noon we will drive to Brasov, accommodate and visit the Black Church and the city center.

Day 5

Breakfast and drive to Sighisoara Saxon medieval fortified town, also known as the birthplace of Vlad the Impaler, Dracula; guide will present:  the History Museum, the Weapon Museum, the Clock Tower, Dracula House where we will have lunch; the Wooden Stairs, the School Museum, the Church on the Hill and the Cemetery and free time for shopping.In the afternoon we will drive back to Targu Mures, accommodation and dinner.


Bran Castle

Rupea castle

Brasov


Brasov

Black Church

Sighisoara

Package includes:

-All transports (minibus/bus/shuttle)  (8+1/16+1)

-Shuttle services from Transilvania Airport to accommodation

- Accommodation pension/hotel 3*

-Breakfasts

-Entrance fees

-Guide in english

Package does not include:

-Plane tickets

-Shuttle services from other Airports (if requested it can be arranged)

- Health insurance

- Meals

* This package will be assisted by a professional guide from the Transylvanian Dreams Tourism Agency.

*The schedule(s) are subject to change due to inclement weather, traffic and/or other circumstances.












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