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What’s included ✔ Return flights Heathrow to Romania with British Airways ✔ Where you’ll stay Poiana Brașov, 4 H Rizzo Boutique Hotel Bucharest, 3 H Union Plaza Hotel & Skybar ✔ 7 meals ✔ 5 excursions ✔ Expert local tour guide Tour pace: Intermediate Day 1: UK to Poiana Brașov D Depart the UK on your scheduled flight. On arrival, you’ll be met and transferred to your hotel. Relax and enjoy a welcome dinner. Day 2: Poiana Brașov B After breakfast head for the nearby city of Brașov for a morning walking tour around the wonderfully well-preserved medieval and baroque old town. Start at its heart, in the venerable main square (Piata Sfatului) – also known as German Square. You can’t miss Romania’s leading Gothic church and Brașov’s most prominent landmark, the ‘Black Church’, so- called after being charred in a great fire in 1689. Travel back in time at the First Romanian School Museum, which houses a range of Romanian ‘firsts’ including the oldest Romanian Bible, then marvel at the adjacent Gothic spires of the 16th century St Nicholas Cathedral. In the afternoon, visit the mystical, 14th century Bran Castle, built as a clifftop defensive fortress and cloaked in Dracula legend. Day 3: Sighisoara and Biertan B This morning it’s off to the UNESCO-listed city of Sighisoara for a walk around the charming, cobbled streets. The first thing to hit you is the riot of colour, with buildings painted in bright oranges, yellows, blues and pinks creating a dazzling and spellbinding canvas. It has a colourful history too, being the birthplace of Vlad the Impaler, the notoriously cruel ruler of the province of Walachia. The striking 14th century Clock Tower offers a spectacular panorama from the top and a covered stairway leads to the iconic ‘Church on the Hill’, a fine example of Gothic architecture. Move on to the Saxon village of Biertan. Located in a long valley surrounded by lush hills and vineyards, it is home to the finest and largest fortified church in Transylvania. Day 4: Bucharest via Prejmer and Sinaia B Today, we head for Bucharest, stopping first to see the impressive UNESCO-listed Saxon citadel of Prejmer. With walls 40ft high and 15ft thick, plus endowed with bastions, drawbridges and its famed ‘death machine’ several weapons which could shoot simultaneously, it’s perhaps no surprise that in 500 years it was besieged 50 times but only captured once. Continue onward to picturesque town of Sinaia, first to marvel at the unashamedly opulent neo-Renaissance masterpiece that is Peles Castle. Then, enjoy a visit to Sinaia Monastery, with a history dating back 300 years. Day 5: Bucharest B/D Today’s walking tour will give you a fascinating glimpse into its historic old town, the Lipscani District, an area that was neglected by the communist regime because of its bourgeois merchant roots and has been slowly regenerating since 1989. Besides the main arteries of Lipscani Street and Covaci Street, a warren of side streets reveals antiques stores, fashionable boutiques and hidden courtyards. You’ll also see the beautiful 18th century Stavropoleos Monastery, a masterpiece of stunning ceiling frescoes in the late Brancovenesc style. In the evening a farewell dinner can be enjoyed at a local restaurant. Day 6: Bucharest to the UK B After breakfast, the morning is yours to explore, at your own pace. In the afternoon transfer to the airport for your return flight, or continue on to your chosen extension. What you’ll see  Enjoy a guided walk around the Old Town of Brașov  Visit Bran Castle, a Dracula legend perched on a clifftop  Meander through the colourful streets of Sighisoara  Explore Biertan and the finest fortified church in Transylvania  Enjoy a tour around the old heart of Bucharest Discover the birthplace of Vlad the Impaler, delve into the legend of Dracula at Bran Castle, and delight in the fairy-tale landscape of dark forests surrounding colourful towns and fortified church steeples poking through the treetops. Conclude with a visit to the Romanian capital of Bucharest, taking in the historic yet dynamic Old Town. Bran Castle Transylvania and Bucharest THIS TOUR EXPLORE Extend your tour Bucharest city stay, 2 nights, 4 H B&B from £129 Departures & from prices Jun 24 £1,089 Apr 25 £1,199 Jul 24 £1,299 May 25 £1,149 Aug 24 £1,299 Jun 25 £1,149 Sep 24 £1,249 Jul 25 £1,149 Oct 24 £999 Aug 25 £1,149 Feb 25 £1,099 Sep 25 £1,099 Mar 25 £1,099 Oct 25 £1,049 • Lead-in price based on 15 Oct 24 • A single supplement starts from just £199 • Tipping paid locally €32 pp per tour Includes: Private vehicle & driver/guide or driver and local guides; return flights; accommodation, meals & excursions as per Group Tour PRIVATE TOURING FROM ONLY AN EXTRA £519 PP • AVAILABLE DAILY • Visit our website or call 0800 954 9329 to book or for further details Europe 127