The beauty of Romania
Description:
1 day.
Arrival by Aeroflot to Otopeni Airport by flight SU2034. Meeting the group with a Russian-speaking guide. Get on the bus. Transfer to Bucharest. Sightseeing auto-pedestrian tour of the city: Triumphal Arch, Kiselyov Boulevard and St. Victoria, Revolution Square, University Square, the pedestrian quarter of Lipscan, Constitution Square and photo stop at the Parliament of Romania, the second largest building in the world, the Patriarchate of Romania. Hotel accommodation 3*.
2 days.
Departure from the hotel to the city of Targovishte, the former capital of the Vlash principality. Inspection of the buildings of the Princely Court (Sunset Tower, Small and Great Princely Churches, ruins of the palace, etc.), one of the inhabitants of which was Vlad Dracula in the middle of the XV century. Moving to Ardzhe Monastery (XVI century), known in the country thanks to the legend of the master Manola, which later became a family tomb for the royal family of Romania. Next, the crossing of the Southern Carpathians along the impressive high-altitude Transfagarash road, with a stop at a photo stop in front of Poenar Castle, at Lake Vidraru, Capra Falls and Lake Byla Lac, one of the highest mountainous in Romania (2200 m). Arrival in Sibiu, accommodation in the hotel 3*.
3 days.
Departure to Hunedoara to visit the Corvinov Castle, one of the most powerful and beautiful Gothic castles in Romania, with which numerous legends are associated. Then visit the bastion fortress of Alba Iulia, the political center of medieval Transylvania in the period of the 16th and 17th centuries: Catholic and Orthodox cathedrals, Baroque gates, the palace of Catholic bishops, ruins of buildings of the Roman period, etc. Return to Sibiu, tour of the old part of the city.
4 days.
Departure from the hotel. In the morning, visit the fortress-church of Biertan, under the protection of UNESCO, which for three centuries was the summer residence of the Lutheran bishops of Transylvania. Then a tour of the city of Sighisoara, under the protection of UNESCO: inspection of military, civil and religious sights of the city, a walk through the medieval streets. At the end of the program, a tour of the old part of the city of Brasov (Saint Nicholas Cathedral, Town Hall Square, Black Church, St. Catherine's Tower, Synagogue, Niti Street, etc.). Accommodation in a hotel 3* in the suburbs of the city (Poyana Brasov or Bran).
5 days.
Departure from the hotel. Tour of Bran Castle. Built on a high hill, it is now famous as Dracula's castle, thanks to the novel by the famous Irish writer Bram Stoker. Moving to the resort town of Sinai to visit the castle of Pelesh is the former summer residence of the kings of Romania. Built sometime in the 19th century in the heart of the Carpathians, Pelesh has become one of the country’s most beloved attractions. Transfer to Bucharest. Hotel accommodation 3*.
6 days.
Departure from the hotel. Transfer to Otopeni Airport. Departure to Moscow at 14:50 on flight SU 2035.