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A TOUCH OF TRANSYLVANIA
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Detalii
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| Brasov |
| Minibus-Vito |
| 12 Ore |
| 01.Jan.2009 - 30.Jun.2012 |
Duration : 12 h
Route : Bucharest - Sinaia ( visit Peles Castle & Monastery Sinaia ) - Bran( visit Bran Castle ) - Rasnov ( visit Rasnov Citadel ) - Brasov ( walking tour in the historical center ) - back in Bucharest .
Visits included : Peles Castle , Monastery Sinaia , Bran Castle , Rasnov Citadel .
Information about the sights :
Peles Castle
The Peles Castle, the most famous royal residence in Romania, was built between 1875 and 1883. Both, at the end of the 19th century and nowadays, the Peles Castle was and is considered to be one of the most beautiful castles in Europe, and the first to be entirely electrified on the continent .After the Bran Castle, Peles Castle is considered to be the second most visited museum in the country.
Sinaia Monastery
Sinaia Monastery, also called the cathedral of Bucegi Mountains, is the first construction in the area of the present resort, being built at the end of the 17th century by spatar Mikhail Cantacuzino, after his return from the Sinai Mountain. This is where the name of the monastery came from, name taken by the town as well.
Bran Castle
Bran Castle, is the only touristic point that attracts hundreds of thousands of tourists because of a legend: Count Dracula’s Legend, although the historical sources state that Vlad Tepes (Vlad the Impaler) dropped by only once, in his way to Brasov.Initially, the Bran Castle was a stronghold known as Dietrichstein, built by the Teutonic Knights in 1212, stronghold that was conquered by the Saxons living in Transylvania towards the end of the 13th century. On 1st December 1920, the Bran Castle was donated to Queen Marie of Great Romania, as a symbol of the inhabitants of Brasov’s gratitude for her contribution to the achievement of the Great Union of 1918. Only in 1956 the Castle was set as a museum of history and medieval art. The rooms of the four flour museum include ceramics collections, furniture, weapons and armours.
Rasnov Citadel
Rasnov Citadel (Rosenau in German), is located on a rocky hilltop in the Carpathian mountains, 200m above the town of Rasnov in Romania. It is 15 km southwest of Brasov and also about 15 km from Bran Castle. The fortress is on the Bran Pass, a trade route connecting Wallachia with Transylvania. The view from the top of the castle hill is spectacular. The first written record for the fortress is from 1331, and when the Tartars invaded in 1335, Rasnov Citadel was already strong enough to offer resistance.
Services included : transport , professional tour guide ,entrance fees and quick snack .
Departure hour : 8.00
Departure place : your hotel
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Pret
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| Intre 3-10 persoane: |
Adult |
100.00 EUR |
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Copil |
50.00 EUR |
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