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DAY 8 BRATISLAVA - BEND OF THE pass through picturesque villages such system of subway corridors that extend
DANUBE - BUDAPEST as Kalocsa, an agricultural town where along 16km.
We will start the day going up to the the famous Hungarian “paprika” is grown. On our way back to the center we can
Bratislava castle, from where we can Free time to stroll through its streets. admire the Liberty Bridge, inaugurated in
appreciate the magnificent views over We continue to Pecs, historical city of 2005; the Church of St. Mary; the Town
the city and the Danube. On the way Hungary. Hall and the old synagogue, converted
back to the historical center we will take Highlights include the Cathedral of St. into a concert hall.
a guided walk to discover its jewels Peter and St. Paul, the eleventh century,
such as the Royal Road, the Cathedral the Archbishop’s Palace, the mosque of Then we will go to the National Park of
of St. Matthias, the old town hall or the Pasha Jakowali Hassan and is the best Fruska Gora, also known as the “Holy
Grassalkovich Palace, among others. preserved building of Arab architecture Mountain”, for the architectural complex
We leave for Hungary, where the Danube in the country and the pre-Christian of 16 medieval monasteries. These
presents itself in all its splendor. Our first Cemetery with decorated chambers and monasteries, of Orthodox origins and
stop will be in Esztergom, the Catholic belongs to the list of World Heritage of built during the 15th and 16th centuries,
center of the country with its imposing UNESCO. represent a unique cultural-historical
cathedral; then we will arrive in Visegrad, Rest of the day at leisure and overnight. ensemble of Serbian Baroque art and
former capital and royal residence and attract worshippers and tourists alike.
finally we will visit St. Andrew, a village of DAY 11 PECS - DANUBE- DRAVA Arrival in Belgrade and overnight.
craftsmen. NATIONAL PARK - NOVI SAD
In St. Andrew we will embark on a boat Today we start a new stage of the journey, DAY 13 BELGRADE
trip to Budapest, arriving in this beautiful entering the Balkan part of the Danube. In After breakfast we will visit the capital of
city by river. Transfer from the pier to the the morning we will arrive in Móhacs, on the Serbian Republic. We will start at the
hotel and accommodation. the border between Hungary and Croatia, Republic Square with the main buildings
to visit the Danube-Drava National Park, of the city, such as the National Theater,
DAY 9 BUDAPEST where we can enjoy a canoe tour on the the National Museum, the Academy
In the morning panoramic tour to rivers or a trekking route through the park. of Sciences or the Federal Parliament.
discover the city divided by the Danube We will also visit the Palace of Princess
River. On the one hand, the city of Buda Passing through Vukovar we will cross Ljubica and the Cathedral (Saborna
located on top of the hill, in whose old the 740m bridge over the Danube that crkva).
town are the castle and the Fishermen’s connects the towns of Ilok in Croatia with
Bastion, from which you can admire the Backa Palanka in Serbia. Through its ancient streets we will reach
panoramic view. Arrival in Novi Sad, where we will spend the fortress of Kalamegdan, surrounded
Then we descend from the hill to discover the night. by a spectacular park.
the Pest side, the new town, passing During the panoramic tour we will see
by the Andrassy Boulevard, the Opera DAY 12 NOVI SAD - FRUSKA GORA Dedinje, the House of Flowers, the Tomb
House, St. Stephen’s Basilica, the Great NATIONAL PARK - BELGRADE of the former president of ex-Yugoslavia,
Synagogue and the Heroes’ Square. In the morning we leave to visit the Josip Broz Tito, the Marakana soccer
We finish the visit in the Great Market, Petrovaradin Fortress, built on top of a hill stadium and the church of St. Sava.
where we can discover and taste typical and from which you can see the whole Afternoon free for personal activities and
specialties of the country. Free afternoon city and the Danube River. Built between overnight.
and overnight. 1692 and 1780, it was the most important
fortress of the Austro-Hungarian Empire DAY 14 BELGRADE - CRAIOVA
DAY 10 BUDAPEST - PECS in Balkan lands. It highlights 5 entrance Today we will enter Romania following
Following the course of the river we will gates, the clock tower and a defensive the course of the Danube. We will stop

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