This one-day tour reveals you three of the country’s most interesting fortifications, situated in a picturesque region of the Carpathians mountains. During this tour you will also have the chance to visit the Poiana Brasov international ski resort.
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Time: All year
Duration: Full day
Group Size: 5 people or larger
Price: €40 / person
Included: Driver, van and all related expenses, Brasov pick-up and drop-off
Not included: Meals, entrance fees, guide
Itinerary
Poiana Brașov, situated in Brașov’s neighborhood, is one of the most popular Romanian ski resorts. After the 2010s modernization, the ski area has expanded from 50 hectares to 80 hectares and snow cannons were installed on most slopes.
St. John the Baptist Church is a wooden church built in the Maramures architecture style, located in Poiana Brasov.
Râșnov Citadel (Romanian: Cetatea Râșnov, German: Rosenauer Burg) was built as part of a defence system for the Transylvanian villages exposed to outside invasions.
Bran Castle (Romanian: Castelul Bran; German: Törzburg; Hungarian: Törcsvár), commonly known as “Dracula’s Castle”, is a Romanian national monument and landmark, situated on the border between Transylvania and Wallachia.
Peleș Castle (Romanian: Castelul Peleș) is a Neo-Renaissance castle in the Carpathian Mountains, near Sinaia, in Prahova County, Romania, on an existing medieval route linking Transylvania and Wallachia, built between 1873 and 1914. Its inauguration was held in 1883.
The Sinaia Monastery was founded by Prince Mihail Cantacuzino in 1695 and named after the great Saint Catherine’s Monastery on Mount Sinai in Egypt. The monastery’s two courtyards are centered around small Byzantine style churches.
Optional
English speaking tour guide: €100 / group