4 Days Tour Of Transylvania From Bucharest To Budapest

Departure to Sinaia, where we will visit the Peles Castle, considered among the most beautiful castles in Europe for its glamorous interior and for the beautiful and white tower rising on the façade. When it was finished, it was the most modern in Europe, with the thermal power plant, elevator and electricity. After visiting the renowned Castle Bran, known as Dracula Castle and related to the legend of Vlad the Impaler, we head to Brasov, also called Krontstadt, a German name meaning “the crown city”. Brasov, a beautiful city with baroque, neoclassical and Renaissance buildings, rich in important religious buildings, such as the Black Church, is fascinating and perfect for its geographical location. Situated near the Bran castle and ski slopes, Brasov enjoys its wide avenues, the council square, its ancient towers, Gate Ecaterina and Gate Schei. Spend the night in a 3 * hotel in Brasov.

In the morning we depart to the beautiful and ancient Sighisoara, in the heart of Transylvania, with its UNESCO heritage site and its medieval towers, the ramparts, the seats of the ancient craftsmen’s corporations. Here it was born the famous Vlad Dracula in 1431, in fact the prince lived in Sighisoara the early years of his childhood. In the evening we will arrive in Sibiu, Romania’s most fascinating medieval city, with its three magnificent squares, the big square, which houses a large market, a small square with important museums, Huet Square, where you can see the most important sight of Sibiu, the ancient and imposing gospel cathedral, with a tall tower. In front of this Gothic building we will see the statue of the bishop. Entitled the European Capital of Culture in 2007, Sibiu enchants the visitor for its superlative palaces. We will spend the night right in a 3 * hotel in Sibiu.

During the morning of the fourth day we will go to Alba Iulia to visit this city which is very important from the historical point of view. It is here, in fact, that the event of Great Romania was held on December 1st, in 1918. Alba Iulia is very picturesque, with its citadel, its walls and its museums. Then we head to the famous Castle of the Corvini, the most beautiful in Eastern Europe, a city in Gothic style, where there were celebrated historical movies just for its beauty. We will thoroughly know the Corvini family and its history. We will then see the wonderful scenery surrounding the castle. After Hunedoara we will go to Timisoara, in Banat, a region partly in Romania, partly in Serbia and in a small part in Hungary. Timisoara is an important university city with many eclectic and impressive buildings. Named the European Capital of Culture in 2021, Timisoara is the point where the anti-communist revolution that led to the fall of the regime began on December 17th, 1989. We will spend the night in a central 4 * hotel in Timisoara.