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Bucharest · Ilfov County · Romania
Bucovina & Transylvania Tour
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The Experience
What your day looks like
The old monuments, the authentic rural life, the picturesque sceneries, the kind people, together with the famous frescos (listed on the UNESCO Heritage list) are the keywords when it comes to describing Bucovina. The name Bucovina comes from the German word “Buchenland” and may be translated as “the Land of Beech Trees”. This land is now one of the most attractive and visited touristic areas in Romania which received in 1975 the Pomme d’Or international prize by The International Federation of Travel Writers and Tourism Journalists.
At a Glance
The experience, in brief
- Visit Sucevita, Moldovita and Voronet painted monasteries
- See the Bicaz Gorge and the Red Lake
- Visit Bran castle
- Discover Brasov medieval city
Your Itinerary
Your day, step by step
Day 1
Bucharest
Bucharest – Bacau – Roman – Bucovina In the morning, depart from Bucharest.
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Bucharest
Sightseeing. You will leave behind Wallachia and head to Bucovina known for its painted monasteries, but also for the traditional houses adorned with beautiful floral and geometrical motifs, for its traditions kept over the centuries, and for its hospitable people.
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Bucharest
Dinner and accommodation in Bucovina.
Day 2
Bucharest
Breakfast in the morning.
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Bucharest
Sightseeing at Moldovita Monastery. Bucovina – Sucevita – Moldovita – Voronet – Piatra Neamt Today we will visit the painted monasteries, unique for the original frescoes both on the inside & outside walls, still preserved in the original style (some of these monasteries being UNESCO heritage). First, you will be driven to Moldovita Monastery built in 1532, initially built as a monastery for monks and changed after as a convent for nuns.
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Bucharest
Sightseeing at Sucevița Monastery. The second monastery will be Sucevita which is the largest of all, looking more like a mighty fortress than a monastery. The monastic place, as the last one to be painted on the exterior walls, boasts the best-preserved frescoes of Bucovina.
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Bucharest
Sightseeing at Voroneț Monastery. In the end, you will visit the most famous painted monastery of all, Voronet Convent also known as “The Sixtine Chapel of the Orient”. Erected in 1488, Voronet Monastery represented one of the first Moldavian creative elements showing a distinctive style. The church is a combination of Byzantine, Gothic and local elements. The exterior painting on the western wall depicts, on five registers, the Doomsday scene, unique in the whole world. The Voronet Monastery entered the universal cultural heritage also for having in the composition of the paintings the inimitable “Voronet blue”.
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Bucharest
Overnight in a hotel in Piatra Neamt.
Day 3
Bucharest
Breakfast in the morning at the hotel.
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Brasov
City/Town Tour. Piatra Neamt – Lacu Rosu – Brasov – Bran – Bucharest Today you will enter the legendary land of Transylvania after crossing the Carpathian Mountains. You will stop in Brasov considered to be one of the most beautiful cities in Romania. Here, you will have lunch in a typical restaurant and enjoy a lovely walk on the narrow and cobblestone streets of the old city center. You will see The Council Square, The Council Tower, The famous Black Church (the largest Gothic construction in the Eastern part of Europe).
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Bran
Sightseeing at Bran Castle. Then, head to Bran and visit Castle, which became so famous thanks to the legend of Dracula. Here you will find out how this legend was born and why Transylvania is until nowadays related to it.
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Bucharest
In the afternoon, return to Bucharest and drop off at your hotel.
Before You Go
What to know before booking
Included
Transport by private AC car/minivan Pickup & drop-off at your address English Speaking Tour Guide/Driver
Not Included
Lunch & dinner Hotel extras Entrance fees
Meeting & Pickup
Pickup & Drop-off at your address in Bucharest.
Planning Notes
Minimum age: 7 Hotel pickup offered: Yes Confirmation: Manual By Business
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