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Wine and Gastronomy Tour of Romania
Tour ID:
1018
Tour Theme:
Food and Wine Tours
Regions:
Transylvania, Bucovina, Dobrogea
Duration:
9 Days / 8 Nights |
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Day by Day Itinerary:
Day 1:
ROUTING: BUCHAREST
- Upon arrival your private English-Speaking guide will pick you up from your
location in Bucharest Airport and take you to your hotel in city centre
- Check in hotel
- Then enjoy a city tour including visits to People's House (built by Ceauşescu,
the second biggest construction in the world, after the Pentagon), and The
Peasant Museum.
- Dinner in a traditional restaurant.
- Overnight in Bucharest
ACCOMMODATION: CITY CENTRE HOTEL 3*
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Day 2:
ROUTING:
BUCHAREST - URLATI - SINAIA - AZUGA
- Breakfast
- We leave Bucharest after breakfast and head for Urlati.
- The vineyards here are well known for wines which perfectly accompany dishes
prepared from game. Feteasca Neagra is one of the few native varieties that are
to be found only on Romanian soil; it is a red wine which recalls the taste and
color of blackberries.
- We visit the wine cellars and get all information about technology. Wine
tasting of five different types of wines and barbeque lunch, accompanied by
wine.
- Transfer through the beautiful Prahova Valley to Sinaia, in order to visit The
Romanian Royal Castle (Peles Castle), built on the demand of Carol of
Hohenzollern â“ Sigmaringen, the first Romanian royalty.
- In the afternoon we continue our way to Azuga resort, where we are
accommodated in a 3*** pension housed by the Rhein Wine Cellars.
- The Rhein Wine Cellars date from 1892, and used to be the wine supplier of the
Romanian royal family. They are also the oldest cellars where the Champaign
method sparkling wine is produced continuously ever since the cellarsâ™
settlement.
- Overnight in Azuga
ACCOMMODATION: PENSION 3*
B, L, D
Day 3:
ROUTING:
AZUGA - BRASOV - MICLAUSOARA
- Breakfast
- After breakfast we head to the city of Brasov (Kronstadt, by the German name,
one of the most beautiful Medieval Saxon towns); city tour including the âœBlack
Churchâ�, âœBiserica Neagraâ� â“ the largest church between Vienna and Istanbul.
- Lunch and free time in the city.
- In the afternoon transfer to Miclausoara village. Here we are accommodated in
Count Kalnokyâ™s Guesthouses. These guesthouses date back to the 1800â™s, although
part of them are much older, as indicated by the presence of medieval shooting
embrasures. The buildings have been carefully restored in order to preserve
their original Transylvanian charm and character. They are beautifully furnished
with antiques in the Transylvanian Szekler and Saxon style. Dinner with Szekler
specialties.
- Overnight in
Miclausoara
ACCOMMODATION:
GUESTHOUSE 4*
B, L, D
Day 4:
ROUTING:
MICLAUSOARA - LACU ROSU - BICAZ GORGES - PIATRA-NEAMT
- Breakfast
- We leave Miclausoara in the morning and head towards Moldova region.
- On the way, we pass through a region inhabited by the strongest minority in
Romania â“ The Szeklers.
- We arrive in Lacu Rosu -The Red Lake resort. Here we visit a trout farm and
have lunch consisting of fresh trout.
- After lunch we take a walk of about half an hour through Bicaz Gorges â“ some
of the most spectacular gorges in Romania, with rock walls as high as 300m.
- In late afternoon we arrive in Piatra-Neamt, also called The Moldavian Pearl.
- Dinner
- Overnight in
Piatra-Neamt
ACCOMMODATION: PENSION 3*
B, L, D
Day 5:
ROUTING:
PIATRA-NEAMT - TARPESTI - COTNARI - IASI
- Breakfast
- After breakfast we head towards Tarpesti village. It is one of the cultural
highlights of our trip, as we have the chance to visit the vast collection of
popular artefacts belonging to Mr Popa, to see the archaeological finds that he
personally uncovered in more than 20 sites he explored personally, to see his
collection of wooden and stone sculptures he permanently enriches, to meet the
man himself (he is 89 years old) and his family and maybe to see him at work.
- We also have a tasty home made lunch, accompanied by local brandy and wine, in
the laidback atmosphere of his garden.
- After lunch we continue towards one of the most famous wine-growing region in
Romania â“ Cotnari. Here the vineyards are over seven centuries old, dating from
the time of the Moldavian ruler -Stephen the Great (1457 -1504). The premium
wines here are Grasa, Tamâioasa and Frâncusa, other native varieties of wine,
which even in the 15th century were known in many other parts of Europe. Visit
the cellars and wine tasting.
- In the evening we arrive in Iasi, the capital city of the Moldavian region. It
is a romantic city, with an architecture greatly influenced by the French 19th
century.
- Overnight in Iasi
ACCOMMODATION: HOTEL 3*
B, L, D
Day 6:
ROUTING:
TULCEA - CRICOVA - CHISINAU
- Breakfast
- After breakfast we pass the border into Romaniaâ™s smaller sister -the Republic
of Moldova. Here we visit Cricova winery. Founded in 1952, it is famous for its
unique underground labyrinths and also for its excellent wines. The greatest
part of âœCricovaâ™sâ� production facilities is placed underground, at a depth of
60-80 m, representing a huge Underground City of Wine, comprising numerous
galleries which spread at a length of more than 60 km. These cellars were
declared the âœobject of national cultural patrimonyâ� and granted the supreme
state award â“ «The Order of the Republic».
- Wine tasting and lunch.
- Transfer to the capital of the Republic of Moldavia â“ Chisinau.
- After a short city tour we have dinner in a traditional restaurant.
- Overnight in
Chisinau
ACCOMMODATION: HOTEL 3*
B, L, D
Day 7:
ROUTING:
CHISINAU - TULCEA
- Breakfast
- After breakfast we visit the biggest underground wine gallery in the world,
Milestii Mici wine cellars, with their outstanding wine streets and the biggest
wine collection, included in the Guinness book.
- Visit of the cellars, wine tasting and lunch.
- In the afternoon we leave the Republic of Moldavia and head back to Romania,
this time to another region - Dobrogea.
- We cross the river Danube by ferryboat and reach the town of Tulcea, the
entrance gate to the Danube Delta.
- Dinner with fish specialties
- Overnight in
Tulcea
ACCOMMODATION: HOTEL 3*
B, L, D
Day 8:
ROUTING:
TULCEA
- Breakfast
- One day trip on the canals of the fascinating Danube Delta -the second largest
Delta in Europe, included in UNESCOâ™s world heritage list, unique for its fauna
and flora, very important biosphere reserve.
- Lunch with fish specialties on the boat.
- In the evening return to Tulcea.
- Dinner with fish specialties and wine from the local vineyard of Murfatlar and
Niculitel.
- Overnight in
Tulcea
ACCOMMODATION: HOTEL 3*
B, L, D
Day 9:
ROUTING:
TULCEA - BUCHAREST
- After breakfast transfer to Bucharest and final good-bye from your guide
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