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Weekend in Transylvania - view the tour
Spend a weekend in Transylvania the legendary grounds of Dracula himself. Take a visit to Dracula's castle at Bran, visit the medieval citadel of Sighisoara, visit the fabulous Pebles castle and discover what it really is to live like the royal's. Romania Travel Centre brings you this new tour for 2008. With many sites to see in this trip coupled with comfortable 3* & 4* accommodation, this is the most enjoyable way to visit the historic centres of Romania. Click here for more information »
Transylvania & The Monasteries of Bucovina 2008 - view the tour
Bukovina is a Romanian region situated in the northern part of Moldavia. This part of Romania is especially beautiful, with a clean unspoiled nature, and a unique landscape. This is the land where the painted monasteries which now hold a place of pride among world cultural sites were built. They all lie in the region close to the town of Suceava, in the northern part of the country. The monasteries were built during the 15th-16th centuries at a time marked by the personalities of the Moldavian prince Stephen the Great (1457-1504), and of his son, Petru Rares (1530-1538; 1541-1546). Stephen the Great was an illustrious army commander, a defender of christendom and a prolific promoter of culture. They say that Stephen the Great ruled for 47 years, that he fought 47 defence battles, mainly against the Turks, but also against the Tartars, the Kossaks, the Poles and the Magyars, and that he erected about the same number (44) of churches and monasteries. In his time, monasteries were not decorated with exterior polychromous frescoes, but with colourful enameled ceramics placed around the steeples and below the cornices. It was only by the end of the 15th century, and then all along the 16th century, mainly during Petru Rares' time, that exterior mural paintings flourished in Moldavia. Nevertheless, Stephen the Great's churches, though small in size, were solid and had a special architectural design (octogonal cupolas raised graciously on tall, stellary foundations) out of which sprung up, during the next centuries, the so-called Moldavian art style.#
Cycling/Mountain Biking tour of Transylvania - view the tour
Cycling, Mountain Biking and much more adventure on our Transylvania by Cycle tour. Click for more information »
The Carpathian wolves, bears and lynx - view the tour
The Carpathian Mountains are the largest intact ecosystem in Europe. More than one third of all wolves, bears and lynx roam through the unspoilt forests of this spectacular mountain range. Nature has been generous with the land of Romania, characterized by variety, proportion and harmony. The Romanian Carpathians belong to the Alpino-Carpathian-Himalayan system of mountains, which covers Eurasia's intercontinental area. The Carpathian chain begins in the North of Bratislava and reaches the Timok River, in Yugoslavia, continuing the Alps. The Carpathians are divided into three groups: Eastern Carpathians, Southern Carpathians and Western Carpathians. The highest peaks are in the Southern Carpathians - Moldoveanu (2544 m/8,346 feet) and Negoiu (2535 m/8,316 feet) The Carpathians' ensemble is characterized by its varied landscape owing to the different types of relief particularities (glacial, karstic, riverine, structural-lithological), the alternation of mountainous and depressions units, gorges and valleys and the diversity and configuration of the vegetation. The Romanian Carpathians represent an exceptional tourist potential. Owing to their peculiarities, the Romanian mountains are able to satisfy the tastes and desires of all categories of tourists.
In search of Dracula - view the tour - New Special Prices!
The ‘real’ Dracula, Vlad Tepes, was born in Sighisoara, and ruled Wallachia in 1448, 1456-1462 and 1476. He was said to be a cruel man and got his name “Vald the impaler” by impailing his enemies on spikes.
This 5 day Dracula tour will take you across Transylvania to visit several of the places that Dracula, “Vlad Tepes” was said to have visited or stayed. You will have the chance to visit Dracula’s castle In Bran and the Borgo pass, you will also be taken to Sighisoara Dracula’s Birth place.
Adopting a totalitarian leadership, Vlad Tepes introduced a very strict order in Wallachia, strengthened the army, helped the trade with the neighboring countries, and was merciless towards those who went against him, be they noblemen (boyars) or of a lower status. Externally, he fought The Ottoman Empire, against which he scored famous victories. Dracula's renown reached the West through the Saxons from the Transylvanian towns of Brasov (Kronstadt) and Sibiu (Hermannstadt), who often gave shelter to those who claimed the Wallachian throne. In order to escape the peril of losing his throne, Vlad would punish the Saxons. Sibiu and the neighbouring area were pillaged and burnt down by Vlad, and many Saxons were impaled. The same happened to the Saxon merchants who came on business to Târgoviste.
George Enescu Festival tour to Romainia - view the tour
The “George Enescu” International Festival is a prestigious cultural event named after the most famous Romanian musician and composer, inspired by the fascinating personality of George Enescu - one of the most interesting musicians of the 20th century.
This festival is held every two years in Bucharest.
The first edition of this festival took place in 1958 and the 17th (the next edition) will be held in September 2005.
The greatest of Romanian musicians, George Enescu was equally remarkable as a violinist and as a composer. He contributed significantly to the development of music in his own country, although much of his activity centred on Paris, where he was a pupil of Marsick and for composition of Fauré and Massenet. His violin pupils include Grumiaux, Ferras, Gitlis and Menuhin. George Enescu is one of the neglected giants of modern music. Prodigiously gifted, he became best known in America as a conductor (where he was considered as a successor to Toscanini in New York) and in Europe as one of the greatest violinists of the century. But he was first and foremost a composer; and, tragically, his mature works - works of extraordinary emotional depth and intricate beauty - remain virtually unknown outside Romania.
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