Castle Tour of Transylvania

Itinerary

Day 1: Cluj - Sighișoara - Râșnov - Bran

Stop At: Sighisoara Historic Center, Piata Cetatii Nr.1 Center of Sighisoara, Sighisoara 545400 Romania
From Cluj, we drive to Sighișoara where we admire the most beautiful medieval townscape in the country, which is often used as a film set. We visit the Clock Tower, the Church on the Hill, the Citadel, the fortified walls and towers of the town, as well as the birthplace of the Wallachian leader Vlad Dracul, who later became known as Count Dracula in Gothic literature and film.
Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Rasnov Citadel, Unirii Square no. 12, Rasnov 505400 Romania
We then travel to Râșnov Castle, a 14th century fortress built by Teutonic Knights to withstand invasion from Turks and Tartars. More a fortified village than a military outpost, Râșnov was built to protect common people from attacks and contained everything a small community of village people would need in order to survive a long siege. Râșnov Castle was used for various purposes in the following centuries, undergoing several periods of reconstruction.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Bran Castle (Dracula's Castle), Str. General Traian Mosoiu nr. 24, Bran 507025 Romania
Afterwards, arrival at Bran Castle, also known as the Dracula Castle. The Bran Castle Museum is located on the former border between Transylvania and Walachia. Also known as the Dracula Castle, it was built in 1377 to safeguard the trading route between Transylvania and Walachia, enlarged and restored a few times since then. This castle is known as the homestead of Vlad Țepeș (Vlad the Impaler) and it’s the most visited attraction in Romania. The writer Bram Stoker brought the fame of the Dracula myth in our country at the beginning of the 20th century.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Meals included:
• Dinner: 3 course dinner with traditional menu and water included.
Accommodation included: Hanul Bran 3* or similar

Day 2: Bran - Peleș - Kalnoky - Cluj

Stop At: Peleș Castle, Aleea Peleșului 2, Sinaia 106100, Romania
We visit the Peleș Palace, the summer residence of the Romanian royal family (and one of the most beautiful royal summer residences in Europe), a modern palace built at the end at the 19th century to resemble castles from the late middle ages, and the main attraction in Sinaia. Its generously furnished rooms host, among others, a fresco by Gustav Klimt.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Stop At: Kalnoky Castle, Strada Principala nr 201, Miclosoara 525104 Romania
Our next destination is the Kalnoky Castle, a 17th century countryside castle belonging to a family of Hungarian noblemen, built with a mixture of late Renaissance and neo-classic architecture and surrounded by a 19th century English-style park.
Duration: 1 hour

Meals included:
• Breakfast: Buffet Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.