7-Day Romania Tour -Transylvania and Painted Churches

Itinerary

Day 1: Bucharest Sightseeing tour

Stop At: Palace of Parliament, Strada Izvor 2-4, Bucharest 050711 Romania
Arrival at Bucharest-Henri Coanda Airport: meet and greet by our guide-driver; Depending on the arrival hour we can take a tour of the most important sites of Bucharest.
Duration: 3 hours

No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: 3* hotel centrally located in Bucharest.

Day 2: Bucharest - Peles Castle- Bran Castle- Brasov

Stop At: Peles Castle, Str. Pelesului 2, Sinaia 106100 Romania
After we cross the Southern Carpathians, you will have the chance to discover the famous castles of Sinaia – which served as a residence for the Royal family. Sinaia began developing into an important settlement with the construction of the famous Sinaia Monastery in 1695. Peles Palace is one of the best-preserved royal palaces in Eastern Europe. The Castle is full of ornaments the inside as well as on the outside, and features elaborate wood sculptures and paintings representing scenes from the works of German composer Richard Wagner.
Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Bran Castle (Dracula's Castle), Str. General Traian Mosoiu nr. 24, Bran 507025 Romania
Once we arrive in Bran Village, we visit Dracula’s Castle, whose striking hilltop appearance inspired many myths and legends.
Duration: 2 hours

No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: 3* hotel centrally located in Brasov

Day 3: Brasov - Gura Humorului

Stop At: Brasov Historical Center, Piazza Sfatului, Brasov Romania
Brasov city is located in the central part of Romania. It is surrounded by the Southern Carpathians, and is part of the Transylvania Region. Brasov is a good starting point for trips around Romania. It is also the largest city in a mountain resorts area. The old city itself is very well preserved, and is best seen by taking the cable-car to the top of Tâmpa Mountain (995 m), a beautiful lookout.
Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Agapia Monastery, Dn15f Romania
Before reaching Gura-Humorului, we will have a few interesting stops. Agapia Monastery is one of them. This is one of the largest nunnery in Romania. More than 300 nuns are working together in different workshops of the monastery. You can visit the workshops where the nuns are making different stuff such us: painted icons, or handmade carpets.
Duration: 1 hour

No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: 3* of 4* boutique hotel or guesthouse in Gura Humorului

Day 4: Gura Humorului- Voronet Monastery- Moldovita Monastery- Sucevita Monastery- Gura Humorului

Stop At: Manastirea Voronet, Strada Voronet 166, Voronet 725301 Romania
First visit of the day is at the famous painted monastery of Voronet. Erected in 1488, Voronet Monastery is a combination of Byzantine, Gothic and local elements. On the western wall, the exterior murals depict traditional scenes, and the famous Last Judgment scene, unique in the whole world.
Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Moldovita Monastery, Vatra Moldovitei 727595 Romania
riving on one of the most beautiful roads in the country, crossing the gentle slopes of Bucovina Mountains, admiring the amazing panoramas from the Ciumarna Pass, you’ll reach Moldovita Monastery. Built in 1532, this monastery occupies a fortified quadrangular enclosure with tower, gates and well-tended lawns. The central painted church has been partly restored and features impressive frescoes from 1537. The southern exterior wall depicts the Siege of Constantinople in AD 626, under a combined Persian-Avar attack. Interestingly, the besiegers are depicted in Turkish dress – keeping parishioners concentrated on the current enemy.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Sucevita Monastery, Dn17a 169, Sucevita 727510 Romania
We visit Sucevita Monastery, where we will find out more about the “Virtue Staircase”, most impressive due to its dimension and contrast between the angel’s order and devil’s chaos.
Duration: 1 hour

No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Overnight in Gura Humorului 3* or 4* boutique hotel or guesthouse.

Day 5: Gura Humorului – Bicaz Gorges –Sighisoara Citadel

Stop At: Red Lake, Lacu Rosu 535502 Romania
rossing the Eastern Carpathian Mountains through Bicaz Gorge you will discover a mysterious realm, the same one described in Bram Stoker`s Dracula. Once reaching the Red Lake you are in Transylvania passing through an area inhabited mostly by the Hungarian Szekler community.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Sighisoara Historic Center, Piata Cetatii Nr.1 Center of Sighisoara, Sighisoara 545400 Romania
We reach Sighisoara Medieval Town in the evening. Sighisoara Citadel is a World Heritage Site and the only still inhabited medieval fortress in Europe.
Duration: 1 day

No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Overnight in Sighisoara 3* hotel centrally located.

Day 6: Sighisoara- Biertan Fortified Church -Sibiu

Stop At: Sighisoara Historic Center, Piata Cetatii Nr.1 Center of Sighisoara, Sighisoara 545400 Romania
n the morning you will explore the Old Town of Sighisoara with cobbled streets, burgher houses and ornate churches. You will visit the Clock Tower, Church on the Hill and Dracula`s house where Vlad Tepes was born in 1431.
Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Biertan Fortified Church, Central Square, Biertan 557045 Romania
UNESCO site and one of the first German settlements in Transylvania. This fortified church, surrounded by three rows of fortifications, was built by the German peasants in Transylvania and was used for nearly 300 years as the residence of the Transylvanian Archbishop. A room in the citadel was used for a long time as a reconciliation place for couples about to divorce (hear the full story on spot). The name “Biertan” was first attested in 1283. It had a township status.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Sibiu Tourist Information Center, Strada Brukenthal Samuel 2, Sibiu 550178 Romania
Sibiu: the chief city of the Transylvanian Saxons. Take a leisurely walking tour of Sibiu, visit the old surrounding defense walls and the remaining towers each belonging to a certain guild.
Duration: 1 day

No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Overnight in Sibiu 3* hotel centrally located

Day 7: Sibiu- Curtea de Arges- Bucharest

Stop At: Sibiu Tourist Information Center, Strada Brukenthal Samuel 2, Sibiu 550178 Romania
One of the landmarks of Sibiu is the Brukenthal Museum assembled by baron Brukenthal, governor of Transylvania at the end of the 18th century. The Evangelical Cathedral was completed in its actual shape in 1520, but inside there is an exquisite fresco of the Crucifixion on the north wall of the choir dating from 1445. View the Passage of Stairs linking the Upper town to the Lower town, the 1859 Liar`s Bridge and the Byzantine style Orthodox Cathedral, a replica of St. Sophia in Constantinople.
Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Curtea de Arges Monastery, Bulevardul Basarabilor 1, Curtea de Arges 115300 Romania
Visit Curtea de Arges, the first capital of Wallachia with the old Princely Court and the monastery – the place where three of the four Romanian Kings of the Hohenzollern dynasty are buried. Drive to Bucharest.
Duration: 1 hour

No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.