From Cluj: Castle Tour of Transylvania

Day 1 Cluj-Napoca - Sighișoara - Brasov - Bran

1. 1

   Centrul Istoric Sighisoara

   2 hours Admission ticket included

   From Cluj, we drive to Sighișoara where we admire the most beautiful medieval townscape in the country, which is often used as a film set. We visit the Clock Tower, the Church on the Hill, the Citadel, the fortified walls and towers of the town, as well as the birthplace of the Wallachian leader Vlad Dracul, who later became known as Count Dracula in Gothic literature and film.

2. 2

   Brasov

   2 hours

   During our tour in Brasov we'll see the historic monuments of the city. The main attraction is the Black Church, built in the 14th century in the Gothic style. Here we'll also find a large collection of Oriental carpets, which is unsual for a Protestant church.

3. 3

   Bran Castle (Dracula's Castle)

   1 hour 30 min Admission ticket included

   Afterwards, arrival at Bran Castle, also known as the Dracula Castle. The Bran Castle Museum is located on the former border between Transylvania and Walachia. Also known as the Dracula Castle, it was built in 1377 to safeguard the trading route between Transylvania and Walachia, enlarged and restored a few times since then. This castle is known as the homestead of Vlad Țepeș (Vlad the Impaler) and it’s the most visited attraction in Romania. The writer Bram Stoker brought the fame of the Dracula myth in our country at the beginning of the 20th century.

Day 2 Bran - Castle Peleș - Castle Kalnoky - Village of Viscri - Cluj-Napoca

1. 1

   1 hour 30 min Admission ticket included

   We visit the Peleș Palace, the summer residence of the Romanian royal family (and one of the most beautiful royal summer residences in Europe), a modern palace built at the end at the 19th century to resemble castles from the late middle ages, and the main attraction in Sinaia. Its generously furnished rooms host, among others, a fresco by Gustav Klimt.

2. 2

   Kalnoky Castle

   1 hour Admission ticket included

   Our next destination is the Kalnoky Castle, a 17th century countryside castle belonging to a family of Hungarian noblemen, built with a mixture of late Renaissance and neo-classic architecture and surrounded by a 19th century English-style park. The Castle is opened only on Friday through Sunday, on other days we will visit the village of Viscri and its old fortified church instead.

3. 3

   Village de Viscri

   1 hour 30 min Admission ticket included

   We visit a perfectly maintained saxon village. Away from the main roads, it seems like time stood still in the 19th century. We visit the house belonging to King Charles of Great Britain and also the old fortified church (UNESCO).