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Central Europe
Central Europe Tour
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Day 1. Homeland - Bucharest Arrival at the airport in Bucharest, where the English speaking-guide will accompany you. Our trip leader will take us to explore Romania’s capital, Bucharest. We visit many of the older parts of the city to discover the architecture that earned it the reputation as the ‘Paris of Eastern Europe’ such as the striking columned facade of the Romanian Atheneum concert hall and the Royal Palace of Bucharest. We will also see the exterior of the Palace of Parliament, which is the second largest building in the world. We will make a visit to the fascinating Village Museum where we can see a collection of old wooden churches, windmills and peasant dwellings from different regions. Dinner and accommodation at the Hotel.
Day 2. Bucharest - Sibiu In the morning we will drive to the west, along the Olt Valley, through Wallachia to Sibiu. On the way stop at the Cozia Monastery, one of the oldest in Romania. City tour in Sibiu, European Capital of Culture in 2007. During the city tour you will you will see the most important sights of the city. The Big and Small Square, the Lair’s Bridge and the Evangelical Cathedral. In the Evangelical Cathedral you can see the tomb stone of Dracula’s son, Mihnea the Bad. Also worth to visit is the Brukenthal Museum. Dinner and accommodation at the hotel.
Day 3. Sibiu - Alba Iulia - Arad After breakfast drive over Sebes to Alba Iulia. Sightseeing tour of the historical centre visiting the old Fortress of Prince Eugene of Savoy, the 1000 years Old Catholic Cathedral and the Orthodox Cathedral. Afetrwards drive further in the west direction to Arad.
Day 4. Arad - Viena Today you will live Romania and by crossing the Hungarian “Puszta” you will arrive in Austria. Dinner and accommodation at the Hotel in Vienna. Vienna is the federal capital, largest city and one of nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria’s primate city, with a population of about 1.9 million, and its cultural, economic, and political centre.
– Vienna. The city still has the trappings of the imperial capital it once was, and the historic city centre is inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. During the city tour you will see the most important sights: the State Opera, the Maria-Theresien-Platz, the Austrian Parliament Building, the City Hal, St. Stephen’s Cathedral etc. Then you will walk through the Vienna Heroes square and on the famous shopping street Kärtnerstrasse and Graben. Afterwards traditional Austrian dinner at Heuriger Restaurant.
Day 6. Vienna - Prague After the breakfast we will leave Austria, drive to north-west to the Czech Republic. In the evening arrival in the Czech Capital, Prague. Prague is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, the 14th largest city in the European Union and the historical capital of Bohemia. Situated on the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. Prague is a political, cultural and economic centre of central Europe complete with a rich history. Founded during the Romanesque and flourishing by the Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque eras, Prague was the capital of the Kingdom of Bohemia and the main residence of several Holy Roman Emperors, most notably of Charles IV.
Day 7. Praga Today you will explore one of the most beautiful capitals of central Europe - Prague. This magical city of bridges, cathedrals, goldtipped towers and church domes, has been mirrored in the surface of the swan-filled Vltava River for more than ten centuries. During the city tour you will get to know the Prague Castle, the biggest ancient castle in the world, St. Vitus Cathedral, Loreta Monastery, the Golden Lane, the Old City but also other important sights. In the evening traditional Czech Dinner with artistic program.
Day 8. Praga - Bratislava - Budapesta In the morning you will live the Czech Republic and you will go to Slovakia. City tour in the capital of Slovakia - Bratislava. Here you will visit the most important sights. In the evening you will arrive at you today objective Budapest, the capital of Hungary. Dinner and accommodation at the Hotel.
Day 9. Budapesta This day is dedicated to visit the beautiful city of Budapest. Budapest is one of Europe’s most delightful and enjoyable cities. Here you will see the Chain Bridge, a suspension bridge that spans the River Danube between Buda and Pest, the western and eastern sides of Budapest, the Hungarian national parliament, which is the symbol of the city, the Hunyadi Garden, Matthias Church, the Fisherman’s Bastion but also many other important see sights. Traditional Hungarian Dinner with artistic program.
Day 10. Budapesta - Oradea - Cluj Napoca Today’s trip will take you back to Romania. Drive over Romania Border in Oradea to Cluj Napoca. Here you will visit the most important sights. In the center of the city is located the Roman Catholic Church Saint Michael, built in a gothic style in the 14th - 15th century.
Day 11. Cluj Napoca - Bazna - Boian - Biertan - Sighisoara - Poiana Brasov In the morning trip to Bazna. You will have a carriage ride from Bazna to the fortified church in Boian. Afterwards drive to Biertan, to visit the biggest Transylvanian-Saxon fortified church. Here was until the end of the 19th century the residence of the Evangelical bishops from Transylvania. In the afternoon trip to Sighisoara, the most beautiful and best preserved medieval building from this side of Europe. Here you can visit the Church on the Hill, the house where Count Dracula was born, the Saint Mary Church and also the Clock Tower. Afterwards drive to Poiana Brasov. Dinner and accommodation at the Hotel.
Day 12. Poiana Brasov - Bran/Dracula - Brasov - Poiana Brasov In the morning you will visit the Bran Castle. Bran Castle situated near Bran and in the immediate vicinity of Brașov, is a national monument and landmark in Romania. The fortress is situated on the Transylvanian side of the historical border with Wallachia. Commonly known outside Romania as Dracula’s Castle it is often erroneously referred to as the home of the title character in Bram Stoker’s Dracula. There is no evidence that Stoker knew anything about this castle, which has only tangential associations with Vlad the Impaler, voivode of
Wallachia, the putative inspiration for Dracula. At the lunch time you will participate at a city tour in Brasov where among others you will also visit the Black Church, the biggest Gothic sacral building in the Eastern Europe. At the Town Hall Square you will see the Old Town Hall and the hidden Orthodox Church. Traditional Romanian dinner.
Day 13. Poiana Brasov - Sinaia - Bucharest In the morning trip to Sinaia. Sinaia is a town and a mountain resort in Prahova County, Romania. It is situated in the historical region of Muntenia. The town was named after Sinaia Monastery of 1695, around which it was built. The monastery in turn is named after the Biblical Mount Sinai. King Carol I of Romania built his summer home, Peleș Castle, near the town in the late nineteenth century. You will visit the Peles Castle, the summer residence of the Royal Family. The year 1866 marks the beginnings of the HohenzollernSiegmaringen dynasty in Romania, when the first king from the Hohanzollern family came into this country, and decided to build a castle in Sinaia on the Peles shore in the German Renaissance, to remind him of his homeland. Not very far you can find the Sinaia Monastery. The Sinaia Monastery, located in Sinaia, in Prahova County, Romania, was founded by Prince Mihail Cantacuzino in 1695 and named after the great Saint Catherine’s Monastery on Mount Sinai in Egypt. As of 2005, it is inhabited by 13 Christian Orthodox monks led by hegumen Macarie Bogus. It is part of the Bucharest archdiocese. Afterwards you will return to Bucharest. Festive dinner with folklore program at the Pescarus Restaurant.
Day 14. Bucharest - Homeland Transfer to the airport, fare well from the guide and return flight.
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13 nights of accommodation in 4* Hotels with HB English speaking guide Bus/Mini-bus at your disposal 6 festive dinners 3 artistic programs Carriage rides 1 SGL room free of charge for the foreign tour leader
Minimum of turists 10+1 15+1 20+1 25+1 30+1 35+1 40+1 45+1 Price per person (place in DBL/HB) 1140€ 950€ 850€ 795€ 760€ 730€ 720€ 710€ SGL Supplement 255€ 255€ 255€ 255€ 255€ 255€ 255€ 255€
13 Lunches Supplement 180€ 180€ 180€ 180€ 180€ 180€ 180€ 180€
