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Ticket2Romania Vibrant City Life, Rural Paradise & Pure Nature www.pure-romania.com Photo: Iulia Georgescu Romania The Land of Fairy Tales www.pure-romania.com Day 1 Bucharest This is the first day in Romania. We will do our best to make it wonderful, as a standard for the next period. For the first day we propose a walk in the city in order to discover the main attraction, to explore the local colour and to enjoy the spe- cific food and drinks. In the following day we will go deeper in the core of this city and we will visit some of the important and relevant places. * If the group will arrive before noon we will explore the Cismigiu Gardens (This is the first public garden opened in Bucharest ) and the Izvor Park (from where we will see the Parliament House), we will stop for lunch in the Old Town where you can choose from many authentic restaurants. In the aftrernoon we will have a walk on the old streets of Bucharest, we will discover the well-known street called Lipscani and the Royal Court (built by Vlad Tepes (Dracula)). The Royal Court has been modified many times after his reign. The route will pass near two symbolic buildings: the CEC Palace (finished in 1900, built by a French architect) and the National Bank Palace (famous building, also built by French architects in the late 19th century). We will walk on the principal boulevard - Calea Vicoriei - and we will see: Palace of the National Military Circle - Bucharest, a modern hotel that keeps an old facade , beautifully integrated into the old site architecture, Kretzulescu Church and the Memorial of Rebirth, inaugurated in 2005 to commemorate the heroes of the Revolution of 1989, when Romania left the Communist Political Regime. We will continue our journey to Romană Square and discover: the National Museum of Art of Romania located in the former royal pal- ace, The Athenaeum, city landmark and inspiring building, completed in 1888, it represents the main concert hall of the city, the home for the George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra and the symbol of the George Enescu International Festivaland the National Library of Romania. On this area we will find many beautiful new bars and bistros with a warm atmosphere and many souvenirs and local boutiques. Old Town, Lipscani, Royal Court (built by Vlad Tepes (Dracula), National Museum of Art of Romania, The Athenaeum Bucharest, Old City Day 2 Bucharest Morning Visit to the National Museum of Art of Romania. This is the best place where a tourist can see some of the core values of Romanian Cul- ture. It is the best way to get in touch with the values, stories, prominent historical figures, traditions and to understand them as pieces of a great picture. The museum building itself has a beautiful history, due to the fact that it used to be a royal palace, and also has an impressive architecture designed by last century’s most well-known architects in Europe. Bucharest, green terrace Dimitrie Gusti National Village Museum Afternoon Visit of Dimitrie Gusti National Village Museum. The Village Museum of Bucharest is an open-air ethnographic collection of old houses, that is trying to rebuild the atmosphere of traditional villages and households from each specific region of Romania. It is spread on a large surface near the Herastrau Park and contains more than 272 authentic houses and farms used by Romanian peasants. It is the largest museum in Europe. Many traditional events are hosted here throughout the year, which are capable of bringing together many artists from all over the country. Evening Free time in Old Town. There is everything for everyone. The city is big and the places to party are many. No matter what kind of style you prefer, you will find something that will perfectly suit you. The offer varies from the glamorous clubs, to the open space ones with pools and palm trees all the way to the ones with live music and karaoke sessions. Bucharest is well known in Europe for the exuberant parties. Lots of people are coming only for the weekends to enjoy the good vibes, to explore the new trends in fashion, to meet beauti- ful people and to live at a high level. National Museum of Art of Romania, Dimitrie Gusti National Village Museum , Old Town National Museum of Art of Romania Dimitrie Gusti National Village Museum Day 3 Bucharest - Horezu - Curtea de Arges - Corbi Morning We will pass through the city of Pitesti and go over the hills of the Getic Plateau to reach the city of Ramnicu Valcea 50 km later. Almost 1 hour from Ramnicu Valcea we reach the city of Horezu, where we take a lunch break at the local traditional House of Guests. Hurezi Monastery Horezu pottery Afternoon In the same city we will discover the Horezu pottery. Horezu is also well known for its pottery, which, since 2012, has been a part of UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List. The Horezu Ceramics are handmade from clay prepared by men (cleaned, wetted and shaped) and have beautiful designs painted by women. This pottery is very inspiring and rich in paintings and historical symbols. It is able to bring happiness and great moods to one’s life. Our journey continues west to another village where we will visit a cave. The Women’s Cave (Pestera Muierilor) is a 7000m long cave, being spread onto 4 different levels. It has this name – Women’s cave – due to the fact that it was being used as a shelter for women and children during war periods from ancient eras. Human bones were later discovered in the cave, which scientists (using Carbon16) figured out to be 29 000 years ago. The cave has beautiful formations: domes which resemble the gothic style ones, gates and interior waterfalls. Evening In the evening we will arrive in Curtea de Arges, this is one of the oldest towns in Wallachia and it has a rich history. Being the first Cap- ital of Wallachia, it had a Royal Court and a Royal Church which still exist nowadays and are opened for visitors. We will continue our journey to Corbi Village, the place where we will find accomodation. Horezu Pottery, Hurezi Monastery, Women’s Cave, Curtea de Arges, Corbi Women’s Cave Curtea de Arges Monastery Day 4 Corbi, traditional This will be a day to remember. You will enjoy pure Romania, pure life and traditional habbits. Corbi village – the beautiful traditional village situated on Doamnei River banks, at the foothills of Fagaras Mountains. It is protected by secular forests and low hills. In every season Corbi village seems to be a mark of old times. It has a certain order in its things well done by shepherds and hardworking householders. Corbi village is inhabited by good, intelligent, friendly and hospitable Corbi Village people. On these lands many traditional Romanian songs like the well known doina (elegiac song typical of Romanian lyrical folk music and poetry) were born. Nowadays Corbi village is a typical Romanian village where tradition and customs are still kept, where people still wear traditional costumes on holidays and celebrations and go to the church because they still live in communion with God. Nevertheless, people from Corbi also live in communion with nature. They follow nature’s signs and guide their lives according to them. In Corbi village is Corbii de Piatra Monastery. In a rough translation the name means “the Stone Ravens Monastery”. It is a rupestrian complex from 14th century, reestablished in 1512 during the rule of Neagoe Basarab. The monastery church is carved in rock (grit- stone) and next to it is also carved a space which people say it was used by the ruler of Wallachia as an outdoor court. The church is unique in Romania due to its two altars. Above the western wall of the cave church is a Latin cross. It was believed that here was once a Dacian altar, but the hypothesis was annulled by the historians who did not find any evidence of Dacian traces in the area. If only for a moment you want to forget about the city restlessness, you should visit this quiet mountain village and find out about its legends and hear the traditional songs that people gladly sing even nowadays, songs which reflect their life and the daily struggle to keep their tradition away from the new world. Corbi, traditional food, domestic animals, traditional houses, pure nature, the Stone Ravens Monastery Day 5 Curtea de Arges - Vidraru - Transfagarasan - Balea Lake - Sibiu Morning The journey will continue to Curtea de Arges. This is one of the oldest towns in Wallachia and it has a rich history. Being the first Capital of Wallachia, it had a Royal Court and a Royal Church which still exist nowadays and are opened for visitors. We will visit this old place after going to the Municipal Museum, where we will better understand the history of the settlement and of the entire Wallachia. Transfagarasan Vidraru Dam The villages become nicer and more picturesque. The hills are now tall and vast, while the villages are developed on the small river valleys converging to the large valley of the river Arges. After almost one hour of driving, we arrive at a fortress. Dracula’s fortress, also known as the Poenari Citadel, Poenari Palace or Vlad Tepes’ Fortress, built during the 13th century. During the 14th century it gained strategic importance and became the fortress of Basarab the First, the founder of Wallachia and the Ruler that transformed the town of Curtea de Arges into the Capital of Wallachia.