An unforgettable new years’ eve in Romania discovering the legend of Dracula!
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GUARANTEED DEPARTURE 30.12.2014 – 02.01.2015
1st day: 30.12.2014: BUCHAREST
Arrival in Bucharest and meet your guide who will accompany the group throughout the tour in Romania. Boarding the bus and departure for Bucharest. Before dinner, sightseeing tour of the city named "Little Paris", admiring its wide boulevards and glorious buildings from the Bell’Epoque. Dinner in a typical restaurant. Overnight at the hotel EUROPA ROYALE 4 * in Bucharest.
2nd day: 31.12.2014: BUCHAREST – BRAN - BUCHAREST
After having breakfast in the hotel, departure for Bran. Visiting Bran Castle, known as Dracula’s Castle, one of the most most picturesque of Romania, built in the thirteenth century by the Teutonic knight Dietrich and restored in later periods. At the end of the visit of the castle, lunch in the restaurant and visit the House of Terror of Bran, where you can visit 12 rooms, made to scare apostle; here in a mythical scene with lights and sounds you will meet Count Dracula, Doctor Frankenstein, and even Satan. You can also see a prison and a torture chamber. All this on a trip full of surprises that will make you feel that you are in Transylvania, the land of vampires and ghosts. At the end of the visits back to Bucharest. Dinner and overnight at the hotel EUROPA ROYALE 4 * in Bucharest.
Optional: Dinner and New Year's Eve at the typical restaurant "Caru 'cu Bere", located in the historic center of the city, with live music, drinks and champagne. You live here the magical atmosphere of the longest night of the year in the company of good music played on live, enjoying good food and sipping great wines.
Nota bene: In Romania NewYears’ Eve is celebrated from 9pm until the morning of 01.01; during all this time there will be open bar and menu with 4 or 5 plates and live music.
3rd day: 01.01.2015: BUCHAREST – SNAGOV - BUCHAREST
Breakfast in hotel. Around 11am meet with the tour guide and leave to visit Bucharest admiring the Arch of Triumph, the Victory Square, the Atheneum, Revolution Square, University Square. Visiting the old town square of the Romanian capital, the Patriarchy ( spiritual center of the Romanian Orthodox church) and the Palace of Parliament (only external view), the second largest building in the world after the Pentagon in Washington. Free lunch and departure to Snagov. Visit the Snagov monastery with its mysterious history. A popular legend has it that Vlad Tepes, the Impaler, known as Dracula was buried in the monastery which is on the island of Lake Snagov, by some monks according to the will of the deceased. The Romanian peasants burned the wooden bridge that connected the island to the shore and has never been rebuilt. Turned into a prison and then plundered the monastery hides many mysteries as the lake that surrounds it. Here lies the tomb stone that covers the tomb of the prince, but when it was opened and inside was empty. Subsequently, in a crypt near the relics have been found that are supposed to be those of the prince. They were transported to Bucharest and mysteriously disappeared down the road. At the end of the visit return to Bucharest. Typical dinner at the restaurant "Pescarus" with drinks and folkloric show. Overnight in Bucharest at 4 * hotel EUROPA ROYALE.
4th day: 02.01.2015: BUCHAREST - Departure
Breakfast at the hotel. Free time at your disposal and transfer to the airport for the departure. End of our services.
