| 08:45 | Meeting with your guide at The Palace of Parliament |
| 09:00 | Departure for Bran on the following route: Bucharest – Ploieşti – Pârâul Rece – Râşnov – Bran. |
| 12:00 | Arrival in Rasnov |
| 12:00-13:00 | Visit of the Peasant fortress of Râşnov |
| 13:15 | Departure for Bran |
| 13:30 | Arrival in Bran |
| 13:30-14:30 | Visit to the Bran Castle. |
| 14:30 | Departure for Cheile Gradistei |
| 14:45 | Arrival in Cheile Gradistei |
| 14:45-15:30 | Lunch in Romanian traditional style will be served in Cheile Grădiştei resort. |
| 15:30 | Departure for Bucharest on the following route: Cheile Grădiştei (Moeciu de Jos) – Dragoslavele – Piteşti – Bucharest. On the way to Bucharest you will stop to visit the Mausoleum of Mateiaş built in the memory of the World War I heroes (Valea Mare-Dragoslavele) Dragoslavele. |
| 19:00-19:30 | arrival in Bucharest. |
Cost: 90 EURO/pers
Costs are available for groups of minimum 15 pax.
Services included:
- Romanian traditional lunch
- Bus with air conditioning and audio-video equipment
- English/French speaking guide for the entire trip
- Entrance tickets for the Peasant City of Râşnov and the Bran Castle
Please note that alcoholic drinks are not included in the services listed above.
Rasnov fortress
The fortress is situated on the limestone hill, found in southern city Rasnov in Brasov, one of the best preserved fortified compounds.
The oldest preserved structures dates as far back as the late fourteenth century, probably on raised wooden fortification Teutonic Knights at the beginning of sec. XIII.
Rasnov has access control through its strategic position in Transylvania from Râşnoavei Valley. Given the importance of mountain passes to the territories south of the Carpathians, Bran road was supervised by military and expelled the Teutonic Knights from the Hungarian Crown, delegating Rasnov fortress knights of the Holy Cross. They were subordinates or Szekler committee or voivode of Transylvania. By moving from Rucar Bran customs and building Bran fortress to protect the royal customs in the late fourteenth century, was the first fortification Rasnov near highway Bran, Transylvania after.
In 1427 Emperor Sigismund of Luxembourg visited the city Rasnov, which went into administration a local community, which gave him the rank of trade.
The first documentary about the peasant fortress Rasnov dates back to 1335 when the Tartar invasion in a new Barsa was devastated whole region, apart from the fortress on the hill Tampa in Brasov and Rasnov city, which was heavily fortified resisted attacks, saving the lives of the inhabitants refugees of their walls.
Bran Castle
Bran Castle, situated near Bran and in the immediate vicinity of Braşov, is a national monument and landmark in Romania. The fortress is situated on the border between Transylvania and Wallachia, on DN73. Commonly known as “Dracula’s Castle” (although it is one among several locations linked to the Dracula legend, including Poenari Castle and Hunyad Castle), it is marketed as the home of the titular character in Bram Stoker’s Dracula. There is, however, no evidence that Stoker knew anything about this castle, which has only tangential associations with Vlad III, voivode of Wallachia, the putative inspiration for Dracula. As discovered by the Dutch author Hans Corneel de Roos, the location Bram Stoker actually had in mind for Castle Dracula while writing his novel was an empty mountain top, Mount Izvorul Călimanului, 2,033 m high, located in the Transylvanian Kelemen Alps near the former border with Moldavia.
The castle is now a museum open to tourists, displaying art and furniture collected by Queen Marie. Tourists can see the interior individually or by a guided tour. At the bottom of the hill is a small open air museum park exhibiting traditional Romanian peasant structures (cottages, barns, etc.) from across the country.
In 1212, Teutonic Knights built the wooden castle of Dietrichstein as a fortified position in the Burzenland at the entrance to a mountain valley through which traders had travelled for more than a millennium, but in 1242 it was destroyed by the Mongols. The first documented mentioning of Bran Castle is the act issued by Louis I of Hungary on November 19, 1377, giving the Saxons of Kronstadt (Braşov) the privilege to build the stone citadel on their own expense and labor force; the settlement of Bran began to develop nearby.
In 1438-1442, the castle was used in defense against the Ottoman Empire, and later became a customs post on the mountain pass between Transylvania and Wallachia. It is believed the castle was briefly held by Mircea the Elder of Wallachia during whose period the customs point was established.
Mausoleum of Mateias
Heroes mausoleum from the village Valea Mare-Pravăţ , Arges county, known as the Mausoleum of Mateias, is a monument dedicated to the heroes of the War of National Full of 1916-1918.
The mausoleum was built between 1928-1935, by architect Dumitru Ionescu-Berechet and State Baloşin by Nicolo manufacturers. In its construction, it was used mainly limestone of Albesti.
The building is composed of two buildings: one horizontal, ossuary, which holds the remains of 31 crypts of 2,300 Romanian soldiers and one vertical, tower-shaped arbor, leading to a spiral staircase.