Welcome to Transylvania, it’s a mysterious and beautiful land, and listed the first place on the Top 10 Regions in Lonely Planet’s Best in Travel 2016. His Royal Highness Prince Charles of Wales considered the Transylvania as his second homeland. After 1989, Prince Charles of Wales visited Transylvania every year to spend his holidays in this beautiful place. Also he bought properties in the villages of Transylvania, including Sibiu, Viscri, Zalan Valley etc. The Prince of Wales reveals his passion for Romania:” It’s the timelessness of it which is so remarkable, almost out of some of those stories one used to read as a child. It’s quite remarkable. People are yearning for that sense of belonging and identity and meaning!“

Highlights

Itinerary

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Highlights:

The Peles Castle in Sinaia: Built at end of the 19^th century by King Carol I, with the new german style;
Dracula Castle: Built in the 14^th century by german Saxons and served as customs for many centuries between Transilvania and Wallachia;
Brasov City: Settled by the Teutonic Knights in the 12^th century, the Crown of Transylvania;
Sighisoara: The birthplace of Count Dracula, one of the still inhabited medieval fortresses in the world, being protected by UNESCO.

Day 01 :

BUCHAREST – SINAIA – BRASOV – SIGHISOARA (309 km)

After breakfast in your hotel, we will leave Bucharest towards the legendary land of Transylvania, the country beyond the forest where many myths were born. We will stop at Sinaia, the most famous mountain resort in Romania known also as the “Pearls of the Carpathians”. We will visit Peles Castle, the former summer residence for the first Royal Family of Romania, King Carol 1st and Queen Elisabeth. The Peles Castle was considered one of the most beautiful and modern castles in Europe. The Peles Castle is very impressive due to the architectural style and decorations with beautiful interior design and the modern facilities for the last half of the 19th century. It is considered the most modern castle in Europe: electricity, vacuum cleaner, electrical elevator and central heating system. This tour will last about 45 minutes, after which we will visit the beautiful gardens in front of the castle.

We will have lunch at Sinaia, after which we will head to Brasov, where you will enjoy a beautiful medieval city tour in Brasov and visit the famous Black Church – this is the biggest Gothic Style church in Romania.

After visiting the medieval city of Brasov, we will head to Sighisoara for dinner and overnight in the medieval citadel. You can also take a short walk in the citadel and admire the most beautiful medieval buildings in Transylvania.

Overnight in Sighisoara!

Day 02 :

SIGHISOARA – BRAN – BUCHAREST (329 km)

After having breakfast at your hotel, we will visit the citadel of Sighisoara (declared UNESCO Monument), the only medieval citadel in Europe which is still inhabited. You will find out the story of the citadel. The most interesting story if Sighisoara is related of the Vlad the Impaler (known as Dracula). The Vlad the Impaler was born here, just in the centre of the Old Citadel. You can also see the well-preserved walls and towers of defence and admire the medieval houses along the narrow old streets. Climbing on the top of the Clock Tower, you can take some beautiful panoramic pictures with the old citadel. In the afternoon, we will return back to Bucharest. End of the trip.