Short break in Transylvania

MEDIEVAL WEEKEND IN TRANSYLVANIA

4 days & 3 nights

Highlights of this Transylvanian short break

Sighisoara - a must see in a short break in Transylvania, the best preserved and still inhabited medieval citadel in Europe - The Clock Tower, Church of the Dominican Monastery, Church on the Hill

Bran Castle- aka Dracula’s castle in Transylvania, the place where Vlad the Impaler, also known as Dracula, was arrested and imprisoned.

The Medieval Saxon city of Brasov with its outstanding medieval atmosphere

Day 1 Bucharest-Sighisoara
Arrive to Bucharest from where you will be transferred to Sighisoara. Transfer from Sibiu or Targu Mures and other cities available on request.

Once in Sighisoara accommodate in the three star hotel located in the heart of the citadel. Have a nice afternoon walk in the most beautiful medieval citadel in Europe. Enjoy a unique welcome dinner in Vlad Dracu House Restaurant, the place where Vlad Dracu lived.

Day 2 Sighisoara
For today’s programme of the short break in Transylvania we recommend the following attractions you could visit. You should start of your day with a walk from your hotel to the most monumental tower, The Clock Tower.

Named after the clock with painted wood figurines it has become the symbol of Sighisoara. Every day a different figurine appears from a widow, situated on the clock dial, for every day of the week: Diana, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn and the Sun.
The tower houses a museum depicting the cities history, with exhibits about the guilds, the Saxon pottery making and the medicinal cures of the old days. Visitors can even venture into the former prison of the citadel called the Torture Room. In this small exposition room some interesting objects can bee seen: shackles for hands and feet, a torture yoke, torture stairs, a rock weighing 6 kg that was chained to the necks of those accused of cheating and than they were tied to the Pillar of Infamy in the citadels square.

You should visit the Church of the Dominican Monastery with its oriental carpets and other items of great value. Here you can learn about the Dominican order and about the way they accumulated all their wealth but still kept on begging on the streets.
Try a delicious lunch of Deer on a Tray with red cabbage and knodel or a Meat roll a la Sighisoara in The House with Stag Restaurant, housed in a specific Transylvanian renaissance construction from the 17th century.

Experience the medieval Sighisoara from a Saxon schoolboy’s point of view by climbing the 175 stairs of the Stair Passage. Once on the hill you could visit the Church on the Hill. Going around the citadels 1 km long wall stop and admire the nine towers that are still preserved today, some are still inhabited.
Optional: have an interesting dinner and carriage ride to the Cris Castle a renaissance architectural monument which belongs to the Bethlen family.
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Day 3 Sighisoara - Brasov - Bran - Sighisoara
Take an interesting train ride from Sighisoara to Brasov, once the strongest fortified city in Transylvania. From here you should take a trip to visit the famous Bran Castle, used as the summer residence of the Royal family.

Once returned to Brasov you should visit the most renowned architectural monument in the city, the Black Church. It was once named the Saint Mary’s Church but it was renamed after the Habsburgs burned down the city in 1689 and the exterior of the church was “painted” black by ash and smoke.

The grandiose inside with its high columns and gothic windows, colourful oriental carpets and beautiful frescoes overwhelm the visitors. The Gothic style church is known as the biggest religious building with Gothic elements in South-East Europe. The church is famous not just for its magnitude but also for its huge 6 tone bronze bell and beautiful Buchholz organ with 4000 pipes.

Hungry? Step into the Carpathian Stag Restaurant for a delightful lunch with wine tasting. After lunch you could walk around the citadel and visit the Old City Hall which was initially built as a watch tower but once the city has developed, the building was turned into the city hall.

Walking around the oldest part of the city (Schei district) stop and admire the Ecaterina's Gate one of the oldest original entrance gates in Brasov, next to it you’ll find the St. Nicolae Church that dominates by its impressive size this part of the city.
Return with the train to Sighisoara and after dinner if you feel up to it you can explore the nightlife opportunities of Sighisoara.

Day 4 Sighisoara - Bucharest
After breakfast depart from Sighisoara to Bucharest Airport. Transfer to other cities available on request. End of the short break in Transylvania
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Price includes:

a welcome dinner, bed & breakfast accommodation, airport transfers to/from Bucharest, and good advice from our company, including a kit containing: the location of the mentioned tourist attractions, information on entry fees and opening hours, quotes on transportation fares and different means of transportation.

Not included:

all activities, meals, tourist attractions, short transfers to/from Sighisoara are only suggestions and aren’t included in the price.

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