8 Days: 3 Countries Wine And Culture Trip To Moldova, Tran

Start with a  short city tour very well will be organized, and in the evening we’ll enjoy dinner accompanied by a tasting of Romanian wines and presentation about vineyards. We’ll also have the chance to talk to a professional sommelier.  Accommodation in NH 4* Hotel downtown Bucharest.

Bucharest – Peles and Bran Castle – Brasov.  After breakfast, we depart for the Carpathians. On the way we’ll visit Peles Castle in Sinaia (the summer residence of the Romanian kings, at the foot of the high Carpathians). Lunch and sparkling-wines tasting in the Rhein & Azuga Cellars, recognized between the two World Wars as “The Supplier of the Royal Court of Romania”. Here we’ll discover the story of an unbelievable sparkling-wine.  At the famous Dracula’s Castle in Bran lots of tourists hope to see for a second the shadow of the feared vampire. This fortified castle, designed in the 14th century, is located on the top of a rock in the pass between the Bucegi and Piatra Craiului Mountains and was used during the Middle Ages as a defense against the Ottomans raids.  Arrival in Brasov and accommodation at a 3 - 4* hotel 

Brasov – Fagaras – Sighisoara.  Early departure for Sighisoara, the most beautiful medieval citadel in Eastern Europe. On the way, we will visit Fagaras fortress, Cincusor, Cincu, and Agnita Fortified Churches.  and can make photos.  Special lunch where we will taste Romanian dishes made after old traditional recipes.  Arrival in Sighisoara and a city tour. Sighisoara was for several centuries a military and political stronghold. The city highlights include: the Clock Tower built in the XIV century, Vlad the Impaler (Dracula) House, the Wooden Covered Staircase, the Hill Church etc. Enjoy a short walking tour, in which you will see the famous birthplace of Vlad the Impaler or simply Dracula, ruler of Wallachia from 1456. It was Vlad who inspired Bram Stoker's fictional creation, Count Dracula. Accommodation at Hotel 3*  4*