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Neoclassicism, including the Church of St. Church and the Council Tower. The Small
Sophia; the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Square closes the Upper Town with a Package includes:
one of the largest Orthodox churches in network of small, narrow alleys, including • 8 nights accommodation including
the world; the Boyana Church; the Ivan the Liar’s Bridge and the Holy Trinity buffet breakfast
Vazov National Theatre, among other Cathedral. • Porterage service at the hotels
monuments. Finally there is the Huet Square, whose • Transfers upon arrival and departure
Then departure to Belogradchick. On main attraction is the Evangelical Lutheran • English speaking tour director
arrival, visit of its fortress and the incredible Cathedral, Gothic-style buildings and the • Deluxe coach
landscape that the rock formations of the Staircase Alley, which leads to the Lower • Visits with licensed guides
area draw. Overnight stay. Town. • Entrances as per the program
Continuation of the tour to Sighisoara, • A surprise invitation to a concert,
DAY 6 BELOGRADCHICK - CRAIOVA situated in the Transylvanian Carpathian cultural event or excursion
- COZIA - SIBIU Mountains. Included in the UNESCO
Today we say goodbye to Bulgaria and World Heritage List, its historic centre has
return to Romania. The first stop on the managed to preserve its fortified medieval
way will be Craiova, whose life revolves layout, in which the Citadel, the Clock
around its beautiful Town Hall, the Tower and the cemetery stand out. Short
Cathedral of St. Demetrios, the Church of visit on arrival with free time to enjoy the
the Monastery of Cosuna and the Baniei city on your own and then transfer to
House, among others. Brasov. Arrival and accommodation.
We continue to Cozia, where we can
admire the 14th century Monastery DAY 8 BRASOV - BRAN - PELES
dedicated to the Holy Trinity. It houses - SINAIA - BUCHAREST
the tomb of Mircea I of Wallachia and is Breakfast and departure to Bran, where
one of the most outstanding monuments the most famous castle in Romania
of the medieval period, as well as being is located as the setting of the novel
the only Byzantine-style monastery in “Dracula” by Bram Stoker.
Romania still standing. Arrival in Sibiu and The novel is based on the real character
accommodation. of Prince Vlad III, who fought against the
Ottoman Empire and was famous for his
DAY 7 SIBIU - SIGHISOARA - BRASOV cruelty in punishing his enemies.
After breakfast, visit of what is probably Continuation to Peles Castle, built
the most beautiful city in the country. between 1873 and 1917 and former
Founded in the 12th century by the summer residence of the Romanian royal
German Saxons, much of its architecture family, and Sinaia, where we will visit the
is of German influence. Its historic center, Sinaia Monastery, founded in the 17th
listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, century by Prince Mihail Cantacuzino in
consists of the Lower Town, with long, honor of the monastery of St. Catherine
wide streets and rustic-style architecture of Mount Sinai (Egypt).
with double-storey houses and the oldest Arrival in Bucharest and accommodation.
church in the city; and the Upper Town,
which has grown up around the Big DAY 9 BUCHAREST
Square and is home to major buildings Breakfast at the hotel and transfer to the
such as the Bruckenthal Palace, the Jesuit airport.

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