Wines of Romania and Moldavia

BUCHAREST

PAINTED MONASTERIES OF BUCOVINA

CHSINAU - CAPITAL OF REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA  

FAMOUS VINEYARDS AND WINERIES

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DAY 1: ITALY - BUCHAREST
Arrival at Otopeni-Bucharest. Transfer and guided scenic tour of the Romanian capital with a visit to the village museum in open air. During the tour you can admire the old down, the Patriarchal church, the old royal church, the most important squares and Boulevards, the Palace of Parliament (second in the world after the Pentagon building erected by the Communist dictator Ceausescu), the museum Village in the open air. Lunch at restaurant in town. Dinner and overnight in hotel 4 *.

DAY 2: BUCHAREST - VALEA CALUGAREASCA - SINAIA - Azuga - BRASOV
Departure for the visit of vineyards and wineries in the area of Dealu Mare - Valea Calugareasca, nicknamed "the Picolo Bordeaux Romania", the most densely-growing region of Romania. Here are mainely produced the varieties of red wines including the Romanian wine like "Feteasca Neagra" and the white sweet wine Tamaioasa medaled to many international competitions. Continue towards Azuga to visit the winery founded in 1892 that has been up to 1945 the supplier of the Royal House. Wine tasting and lunch at the winery. In the evening arrival in Brasov one of the most beautiful cities in Transylvania, attested in 1251, an important cultural center, situated at the foot of Mount Tampa. Dinner and overnight at 4 * hotel in Brasov.

DAY 3: BRASOV - FOCSANI - BACAU
Visit the medieval center of Brasov with the Black Church and the Council square. We are heading to the vineyards of southern Moldova, specialized in the production of white wines and red sweet wines. Among the most appreciated types we mention Galben de Odobesti, Feteasca Neagra, Busuioaca de Bohotin. Visit to the manufacturer Vincom Vrancea with the celler Beciul Domnesc, under UNESCO protection. Dinner and overnight at 4 * hotel in Brasov.

DAY 4: BACAU-VASLUI - HUSI - CHISINAU
Departure to the border with Moldova. Arrival at the famous wineries of Milestii Mici with the largest collation of wine and 50km km of tunnels. Visit, wine tasting and lunch. In the afternoon arrival at Chisinau. Panoramic tour of the capital of Moldova. The revenue coming from wine export represents 15% of Rep. Moldova GDP’s being the main exported product. Dinner and overnight hotel 4 * Chisinau.

DAY 5: CHISINAU - ROAD OF WINE IN REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA - CHISINAU
After breakfast departure to the cellars of Cojusna; Visit, tasting and lunch. Continue to the archaeological and monastic complex Orheiul Vechi. Back to Chisinau and dinner in traditional restaurant with folkclore music. Overnight at hotel 4 *.

DAY 6: CHISINAU - IASI - SUCEAVA
After breakfast we take the way back to Romania. Visit to the wine producer Bucium near Iasi. Tasting of white wines that typical for the region. Panoramic tour of Iasi, the historic capital of Moldova with the beautiful "Trei Ierarhi" church and the Palace of Culture. Continue to the cellar of Cotnari attested for the first time in 1448; "Grasa de Cotnari", the most famous wine produced here, has won in 1900 for the first time the gold medal at International Exposition in Paris. Lunch at Cotnari. Continue towards the region of Bucovina, the land of the painted monasteries, monuments under UNESCO protection, built between the fifteenth and sixteenth century, with exterior frescoes. In the evening arrival in Suceava the administrative capital of Bucovina. Dinner and overnight at the hotel 3 * in Suceava.

DAY 7: SUCEAVA - Monasteries of BUCOVINA - GURA HUMORULUI
Entire day is dedicated to the visit of the most important monasteries. Visit to the monasteries of Voronet, also called the "Jewel of Bucovina" erected in 1488 by the Moldavian prince Stefan cel Mare (Stephen the Great). Like most architectural monuments of Moldova, this monastery is a perfect symbiosis between elements with Byzantine and Gothic frescoes drowned in the unique "Voronet blue". Its most famous fresco, "The Judgment", was adapted by the artist who painted the reality of the hell and the characters are dressed in clothes of Ottoman Empire (the enemies of Moldova of the time). The visit continues with the monastery of Sucevita (1581), surrounded by walls which shelter onesa of the best preserved frescoes in Romania, among them "the scale of John Climax", "the scale of virtues” and the fresco of the Philosophers (Aristotle, Plato and Sophocles). Continue to Moldova and visit the Monastery of Moldova (1530) called "sheet of parchment immersed in the blue." Dinner and overnight at the hotel 4 * in Gura Humorului.

DAY 8: GURA HUMORULUI - BISTRITA – TARGU MURES - SIGHISOARA
After breakfast departure to the town of Bistrita. Stop in Targu Mures, the former seat of the Diet of Transylvania, town bilingual (Romanian-Hungarian)and the cultural capital of the Hungarian community of Romania. Continue to Sighisoara - one of the most charming medieval town in Romania. Visit to the Citadel with its towers, old squares and the house where the prince Vlad Dracula was born. Dinner and overnight 3* hotel.

DAY 9: SIGHISOARA - BRASOV - SINAIA
Departure to Bucharest. Stop for a visit to the Bran Castle, one of the most picturesque medieval castles in Romania, the legendary home of Dracula. After lunch visit to the Peles Castle, built between 1875 and 1914 - the former royal summer residence, a beautiful complex of Bavarian and Italian Renaissance elements, with elements of Rococo, Baroque and Moorish. In the castle are important collections of arms of the XV-XIX centuries, tapestries, furniture, quadric and sculptures. Dinner and accommodation at 3* hotel in Sinaia.

DAY 10: SINAIA - APT. BUCHAREST
After breakfast transfer to airport for return flight to Italy. End of services.