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Bucharest

                                                                                 City Break


                                                                                  Day 01: Arrival in Bucharest      www.albtoursd.com
                                                                                  Arrival and transfer to the hotel centrally
                                                                                  located.

                                                                                  Day 02: Bucharest
                                                                                  Explore Bucharest, the capital of
                                                                                  Romania. Experience the legacy of the
                                                                                  communist era while visiting the second
                                                                                  largest building in the world, the Palace
                                                                                  of Parliament, built by the dictator
                                                                                  Ceausescu.
                                                                                  Overnight in Bucharest.

                                                                                  Day 03: Bucharest - Sinaia - Brasov
                                                                                  Drive or take the train to Sinaia and visit
                                                                                  the Peles Castle, the summer residence
                                                                                  of Romanian royalty, was built during the
                                                                                  rule of Carol I (1866-1914) and today it is
                                                                                  an important national monument of XIX
                                                                                  century Europe. Continue to Bran Castle
                                                                                  for the visit.  The possible imprisonment
                                                                                  of Vlad the Impaler here earned the
                                                                                  medieval castle its nickname, “Dracula’s
                                                                                  Castle”. Drive back to Bucharest

                                                                                  Day 04:
                                                                                  Breakfast in the hotel, free time on your
                                                                                  own until departure.



                                                                                      DID YOU KNOW ?

                                                                                      - Dracula is a vampire outside
                                                                                     Romania.
                                                                                      - The Martisor, has been included
                                                                                     in the UNESCO patrimony’s
                                                                                     cultural heritage. This object
                                                                                     symbolizes spring and looks like
                                                                                     a little talisman tied with a red
                                                                                     and white string.
                                                                                      - The Transfagarasan to be the
                                                                                     most beautiful road in the world
                                                                                     and is an extraordinary piece of
                                                                                     engineering that challenges your
                                                                                     driving skills
                                                                                      - The highest wooden church
                                                                                     globally and the second-largest
                                                                                     wooden structure in Europe
                                                                                     is Peri Monastery, located in
                                                                                     Maramures, Romania.
                                                                                      - Romania is on the UNESCO List
                                                                                     of Immaterial Cultural Heritage
                                                                                     with its ritual dance, named
                                                                                     Calusul.

                                                                                      - The famous Illi coffee brand was
                                                                                     established by a Romanian
                                                                                      - Romanians smoke an absurd
                                                                                     amount of cigarettes. They
                                                                                     smoke inside their houses,
                                                                                     restaurants, and even shopping
                                                                                     malls.

                                                                                      - Romanians always take of their
                                                                                     shoes when entering home
                                                                                      - There are many stray dogs in
                                                                                     Bucharest.



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