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3.4 THE MONASTERIES OF MOLDAVIA

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7 overnights, half board, all entrances free, professional english speaking guide, sleeping car Bucharest-Cimpulung and back, minibus (board bar, air conditioning) to our disposition, new bikes with 5 or 6 gears.


 

8 Day journey by bike
Day 1. Frankfurt-Bucharest-Campulung Moldovenesc
Arrival on the airport Bucharest Otopeni. Meeting with the Romanian guide and city tour in Bucharest and dinner in the R. "Caru cu Bere" (historical monument). Departing around 21: 15 o'clock with the night train (sleeping car) to Cimpulung Moldovenesc.

Day 2. Cimpulung Moldovenesc -Moldovita 22 km
Arrival in the morning around 06:30 clock in Cimpulung Moldovenesc. Transfer to the hotel Zimbrul to have breakfast. Parting with the bicycles, accompanied by the minibus and trailer, to the monastery Moldovita. It is one of the first of the five monasteries worldwide known that still have exterior wall paintings. Here we’ll be expected from the sister Tatijana which will introduce us into the world of the orthodox belive. Overnight by the farmers, in the hotel Bucovina or in camping places.

Day 3. Moldovita -Sucevita (28 km)
Today is the most beautiful day from the landscape. When we'll cross the Obcina mountain we’ll be in a entire different world. In the afternoon we’ll visit the second monastery (Sucevita). The picture on the outside walls are images from the Bible and from the Romanian history. Overnight in the motel Bucovina, motel Sucevita or in camping places.

Day 4. Sucevita -Marginea -Arbare 22 km
During the morning we’ll visit the centre of ceramics from Marginea, that is well known in the entire world due to its black ceramics . In the afternoon we’ll arrive at the monastery Arbore. Even then the monastery is today a museum, you can recognize very well that the exterior wall painting from the 16th Century have a strong anti osmans expression. Overnight in campings or at farmers home.

Day 5. Arbore -Solca -Cacica -Humor 27 km

In the morning we’ll be situated in the little city Solca, a center of the Romanian brewery. By request you can cycle 4 km east to see the salt mine of Cacica. Here, inside the mine, one can see the only church of Romania that was built underground. In the afternoon we'll arrive at the monastery Humor. The monastery Humor is the fourth of the five monasteries, that have become the "golden apple" UNESCO price due to the exterior wall paintings. Overnight in the monastery, in the motel Humor or in camping places.

Day 6. Humor- Campulung Moldovenesc (36 km)
Although the largest part of the stretch today is on the national street, we can use the minibus to arrive earlier in Cimpulung Moldovenesc. Here we will visit in the afternoon the wood museum and we will take part at a folklore evening. Overnight in the hotel Zimbru.

Day 7. Campulung Moldovenesc (18 km)
By request you can cycle today, accompanied by the minibus, to Pojorita or to Lucina. If the first destination is a settlement of the Zipzer of the 18th Century, the second one is the stud farm Huzul, from the time of Kingdom here in Romania. In the evening, after a refreshment and dinner in the hotel Zimbrul, we will drive with the night train (sleeping car) to Bucharest.

8th Day. Campulung Moldovenesc -Bukarest -Frankfurt
Arrival in the morning at around 06:00 clock in Bucharest. Transfer to the hotel and breakfast. After that, we’ll visit the Village Museum and we'll have time to our disposal. Lunch and afterwards transfer to the airport Bucharest Otopeni for the home flight.

At least Persons 5 pax 8 pax 11 pax 13 pax 15 pax
Price per Person
(Dr, Hb, bike) 480EUR 395 EUR 365 EUR 340 EUR 315 EUR
single suppl. 105 EUR 105 EUR 105 EUR 105 EUR 105 EUR

 

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