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| A MULTICULTURAL ROMANIA | price from 1170 € | | Romania - Guided walking - 15 days |
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This trip is a wide range of authentic regions from Romania. You will discover different landscapes, different ways of life, different architecture and different traditions. In the countryside, people still live according the rhythm set by seasons and fieldworks. A country where there is a perfect conjunction between ancestral human activities and a wild nature providing habitat for bears, wolfs, lynxes…
We will cross historical regions, where past provided a different and rich patrimony. In Walachia, we will visit the ancient medieval capital, influenced by the Ottoman period. In Transylvania, it is the Saxon and Hungarian heritage that will overwhelm us by the presence of the fortified churches and castles. In Bucovina, we will be immersed in a rural life turned towards a nature that hides, between its hills, painted monasteries listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. In Maramures, near the Ukrainian border, we will explore this region with wide forests, where wood handiwork has become an art which is handed down from one generation to the next one. This knowledge has given birth to the famous wooden churches with their characteristic tall, slim bell towers, which are also part of the UNESCO World Heritage. You will discover a surprising Romania! |
Day 1 Reception in Bucharest.
Guide greets clients at the airport, then private transfer to Curtea de Arges, our gate for Transylvania, the day after. According to available time, we will visit the ancient royal medieval palace and St. Nicolas’ Church, one of the most ancient churches of Walachia. |
Day 2 The city of Sibiu
Private transfer to Sibiu on one of the mythical roads that crosses the Carpathian mountains, on the Olt Valley. Visit of the most beautiful city of Transylvania. Its architectural style and the unique atmosphere from this city that was the European Cultural capital in 2007 will definitely seduce you. |  |
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Day 3 Saxon villages
A nice walk around Marginimea Sibiului will be waiting for us today. We will visit Saxon villages with their impressive fortifications. Up from the hills we will have great views over these typical villages. |
Day 4 Valea Viilor
Today we leave Marginimea Sibiului and go forward to Sighisoara, near which we will walk on the Transylvanian hills, between Saxon villages and fortifications. A visit that you should not miss is the village of Valea Viilor. This small village founded in the 13th century has a church surrounded by 1.5m wide walls, which is listed in the Unesco World Heritage |  |
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Day 5 The citadel of Sighisoara
Today we will visit the citadel of Sighisoara. This medieval citadel, known as one of the best preserved in Europe, will give you the feeling of travelling back in time, while you will walk through the narrow cobbled streets. Tailor’s tower is a real wonder of the medieval architecture. Transfer to our guesthouse, in Szekler County. |
Day 6 The Szeklers country
The Szeklers are an ethnic group speaking a Hungarian dialect. They were brought here in order to protect the Austro-Hungarian Empire borders. We will walk in the beautiful countryside and visit the ruins from 15th century of a Hungarian noble in Lazarea village. |  |
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Day 7 The “Rock of the princess”
Private transfer from Szeckler County to Bucovina. We will walk in the Rarau Mountains, from the beautiful “Rock of the princess” to Campulung Moldovenesc, our gate to Bucovina. |
Day 8 The Moldovita monastery
Transfer to Moldovita. Visit of the village of Moldovita and its magnificent monastery listed on the UNESCO world heritage. We will also meet inhabitants and craftsmen: we will attend a demonstration of painting on eggs by a Houtsoule craftsman, an ethnic minority from Ukraine. (B, L, D, ~3-4 hours of walk). Additional hike is possible. |  |
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Day 9 The valley of Sucevita
Hike through the beautiful pastures and the bucolic plains of Bucovina, between various villages. Transfer to the valley of Sucevita, where we shall visit the monastery with the same name. (B, D, ~4 hours of walk). |
Day 10 Polish village
Today we will discover another face of Bucovina: we go through beautiful forests of fir trees and beeches. We will cross hills, forests and meadows to reach a small typical Polish village. The ancestries of the inhabitants were brought here approximately 200 years ago for the exploitation of salt mines. We finally will join Gura Humorului, spending the end of the route in cart. (B, L, D, ~4 hours of walk). |  |
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Day 11 Welcome in Maramures
Today we leave Bucovina to discover Maramures, a rural region which has known how to
protect its ancestral traditions. Transfer to the village of Ieud and visit of its small wooden church. Then, our itinerary will bring us to the village of Botiza. (B, L, D, ~4 hours of walk)
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Day 12 The charming village of Breb
Today we will hike on the paths of the hidden and charming village of Breb. We will attend, during our walking, the fieldworks which animate in every season the villages of the region. (B, L, D, ~4-5h of walk). |  |
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Day 13 Wooden chuches
Our last hike in Maramures will make us discover the typical villages and the wooden churches (registered with the UNESCO world heritage), but nature will also be present: spectacular crests, mountain lakes and carnivorous plants will amaze you. (B, L, D, ~5 hours of walk). |
Day 14 The "Happy Cemetery" and the "Memorial of the victims of the communism"
Transfer towards Sapanta to discover the incredible “Happy Cemetery". This cemetery is a real ethnographical museum: on the wooden steles there are painted poems and everyday life scenes telling of the existence of the deceased person. Then, transfer and visit in Sighetu Marmatiei of the “Memorial of the victims of the communism": this ancient prison was transformed into museum and will offer us a hurting testimony of the Romanian dark years. Night train to Bucharest (first-class sleeping car, 2 beds/cabin). |  |
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Day 15 End of journey
Morning arrival in Bucharest. According to the flight plan: visit of this surprising city with 19th century buildings, socialist "blocks", and modern buildings. Transfer to the airport. |
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| Details | Starting point
Bucharest airport or Bucharest train station.
End
Bucharest airport or Bucharest train station.
Accommodation
Accommodation in guesthouses in double occupancy, exceptionally triple with shared facilities (1 for 2 or three rooms).
Depending on the size of the group, the accommodation can be done in several pensions. Meals will be taken together.
Number of people
Minimum of 6 people.
Level of difficulty
Easy to medium level of walking with a maximum of 5 hours walking a day. Some walks could change depending on the group level or the weather conditions or be interrupted by small transfers.
Carrying
Luggage will be transferred by car or cart during the treks.
Options
- Single supplement : 79€
- Supplement for a group from 4 to 5 people : 160€
- Supplement for a group from 6 to 10 people : 60€
Included
Nights, meals (14 breakfasts, 13 picnics and 14 dinners. Dinner day 14 is a picnic in the train), transfers,transfer of luggage.
Not included
Transfer to the meeting point and to the drop off point, the insurances, the drinks, entry fees into monuments, the personal expenses.
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