Painted Monasteries of Bucovina

Moldovia – the north eastern province of Romania – is renowned for the 'Painted Monasteries of Bucovina'. These triumphs of Byzantine influenced art reflect the flowering of Moldavian civilisation in the 15th and 16th centuries.
6 days tour

Day 1

• Departure from Bucharest
• Transfer to Brasov city (160 km)
• City tour of Brasov, visiting the Black Church (see photo)
• Transfer Brasov – Sighisoara city (120 km)
• Optional, dinner at Casa cu Cerb (The House with Stag) Restaurant - its name comes from the exterior mural painting
• Accommodation at Sighisoara Hotel *** in Sighisoara citadel

 Day 2

• Breakfast at Sighisoara Hotel
• Visit Sighisoara citadel
• Transfer to Piatra Neamt (185 km), crossing over the Eastern Carpathians through the spectacular Gorges of Bicaz; Piatra Neamt is a touristic town in the valley of Bistrita river, one of the most picturesque areas of Romanian Sub-Carpathian hills
• On the way, stop at The Red Lake – a beautiful touristic resort nearby the only natural dam lake, moulded because of a mountain fall in the 19th century

 Day 3

• Breakfast at Ceahlau Hotel in Piatra Neamt
• Visit Varatec, Agapia and Neamt Monasteries
• Optional, lunch
• Transfer from Targu Neamt to Suceava (55 km)
  

Day 4

• Breakfast at Classic Hotel in Suceava
• Visit the Princely Fortress in Suceava
• Transfer Suceava - Gura Humorului town (40 km)
• Visit Humorului, Voronet, Moldovita and Sucevita Monasteries – included in UNESCO World Heritage List

Day 5

• Breakfast at Sucevita Rural Guest House
• Transfer Sucevita – Poiana Brasov resort (440 km), passing through Campulung Moldovenesc town, Bargau Pass (Borgo Pass from ‘Dracula’ novel) and Bistrita town, Targu Mures town and Sighisoara citadel
• Optional, lunch on the route at Golden Crown Restaurant in Bistrita

 Day 6

• Breakfast
• Transfer Poiana Brasov - Bucharest

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