A BRIEF GUIDE EASTERN EUROPE AND BALKANS TOUR August-October 2016 with Adriatic Moto Tours Brought to you by motorcyclemeanders.com with unwitting cooperation from Lonely Planet 2 Table of Contents The Tour: Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 6 Ljubljana ............................................................................................................................................... 7 Ljubljana Castle ................................................................................................................................. 7 Graz....................................................................................................................................................... 8 Schlossberg ....................................................................................................................................... 9 Schloss Eggenberg............................................................................................................................. 9 Salzburg ................................................................................................................................................ 9 Festung Hohensalzburg ................................................................................................................... 10 Český Krumlov .................................................................................................................................... 10 Český Krumlov State Castle ............................................................................................................. 11 Prague ................................................................................................................................................. 11 Prague Castle .................................................................................................................................. 12 Charles Bridge ................................................................................................................................. 12 Vyšehrad ......................................................................................................................................... 13 Olomouc ............................................................................................................................................. 14 Holy Trinity Column ........................................................................................................................ 14 Marian Plague Column .................................................................................................................... 14 St Moritz Cathedral ......................................................................................................................... 14 Kraków ................................................................................................................................................ 14 Wawel Royal Castle ......................................................................................................................... 15 Schindler’s Factory .......................................................................................................................... 16 Museum of Pharmacy ..................................................................................................................... 16 Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial & Museum ..................................................................................... 16 Auschwitz .................................................................................................................................... 17 Birkenau ...................................................................................................................................... 17 Wieliczka Salt Mine ......................................................................................................................... 17 Vysoke Tatry ....................................................................................................................................... 18 Budapest ............................................................................................................................................. 19 Royal Palace .................................................................................................................................... 19 Széchenyi Chain Bridge ................................................................................................................... 20 Castle Hill ........................................................................................................................................ 21 Fishermen’s Bastion ........................................................................................................................ 21 Hungarian State Opera House (Magyar Allami Operahaz) .............................................................. 21 3 Szechenyi Baths and Pool ............................................................................................................... 21 Turda................................................................................................................................................... 22 Salt Mine ......................................................................................................................................... 22 Transalpina Road ................................................................................................................................ 22 Sibiu .................................................................................................................................................... 23 Biserica Evanghelică ........................................................................................................................ 23 Sighişoara............................................................................................................................................ 24 Citadel ............................................................................................................................................. 24 Church on the Hill ........................................................................................................................... 24 Clock Tower .................................................................................................................................... 24 Mediaş ................................................................................................................................................ 25 The Transfăgărășan ............................................................................................................................. 25 Bran .................................................................................................................................................... 26 Bran Castle ...................................................................................................................................... 26 Brasov ................................................................................................................................................. 27 Peleş Castle ......................................................................................................................................... 27 Bucharest ............................................................................................................................................ 28 Palace of Parliament ....................................................................................................................... 29 National History Museum ............................................................................................................... 29 Caru’ cu Bere ................................................................................................................................... 29 Stavropoleos Church ....................................................................................................................... 29 Romanian Athenaeum .................................................................................................................... 29 Veliko Târnovo .................................................................................................................................... 29 Tsarevets Fortress ........................................................................................................................... 30 Church of Sveti Dimitâr ................................................................................................................... 30 Shipka Pass ......................................................................................................................................... 30 Plovdiv ................................................................................................................................................ 31 Roman Amphitheatre ..................................................................................................................... 32 Sofia .................................................................................................................................................... 33 Aleksander Nevski Church............................................................................................................... 33 Monument to the Soviet Army ......................................................................................................