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On the tracks of Count Dracula. Brasov, Bran Castle, Sighisoara, Private tour
On the tracks of Count Dracula. Brasov, Bran Castle, Sighisoara, Private tour
On the tracks of Count Dracula. Brasov, Bran Castle, Sighisoara, Private tour
On the tracks of Count Dracula. Brasov, Bran Castle, Sighisoara, Private tour
On the tracks of Count Dracula. Brasov, Bran Castle, Sighisoara, Private tour

On the tracks of Count Dracula. Brasov, Bran Castle, Sighisoara, Private tour

By Tailored Adventures
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Price is €70 per adult* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple adult tickets
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  • Free cancellation available
  • 8h
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  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages
Overview

On this trip the travellers can learn about the Legend of Dracula same time visiting ancient sites which will bring them back in time. As Transilvania was a border between the east and west cultures travellers will find countless testimonies of the struggle that Europe passed through during Dark Ages. From castles, fortified churches or legends this tour has a lot to offer.

Activity location

  • Bran Castle (Dracula's Castle)
    • Str. General Traian Mosoiu nr. 24,
    • 507025, Bran, Romania

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Bulevardul Gării
    • Bulevardul Gării
    • 500218, Brașov, Județul Brașov, Romania

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On the tracks of Count Dracula. Brasov, Bran Castle, Sighisoara, Private tour
  • Activity duration is 8 hours8h8h
  • English

Pickup included

Starting time: 08:30
Price details
€70.00 x 2 Adults€140.00
Total
Price is €140.00
Until Sat, 18 May

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  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Not recommended for travellers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Travellers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.

Activity itinerary

Bran Castle (Dracula's Castle)
  • 2h
  • Admission ticket not included
Wooden castle of the German Order[edit] In 1212, the Teutonic Order built the wooden castle of Dietrichstein as a fortified position in the Burzenland at the entrance to a mountain pass through which traders had travelled for more than a millennium. This castle was destroyed by the Mongols in 1242.[citation needed] The original name of the castle, Dietrichstein or lapis Theoderici in Latin, lit. "Dietrich's Stone", seems to have been derived from the Comthur (Commander) and regional Preceptor, frater Theodericus, mentioned in a 1212 document.[4] This Dietrich is the probable builder of the castle.[4] A 1509 document confirms that the Törzburg county had once belonged to Commander Dietrich of the Teutonic Order.[4] Stone castle of the Kronstadt Saxons[edit] The first documented mentioning of Bran Castle is the act issued by Louis I of Hungary on 19 November 1377, giving the Saxons of Kronstadt (modern Brașov) the privilege to build the stone castle at their own expense and labour force; the settlement of Bran began to develop nearby. In 1438–1442, the castle was used in defence against the Ottoman Empire, and later became a customs post on the mountain pass between Transylvania and Wallachia. Although many castles of the time belonged to members of nobility, it has been established that Bran Castle was built almost exclusively for fortification and protection of German colonists in Transylvania.[5]It is believed the castle was briefly held by Mircea the Elder of Wallachia (r. 1386–95, 1397–1418) during whose period the customs point was established. The Wallachian ruler Vlad Țepeș (Vlad the Impaler; 1448–1476) does not seem to have had a significant role in the history of the fortress, although he passed several times through the Bran Gorge. At some point Bran Castle belonged to the Hungarian kings, but due to the failure of King Vladislas II (r. 1471–1516) to repay loans, the city of Brașov regained possession of the fortress in 1533. Bran played a militarily strategic role up to the mid-18th century (source wikipedia.com)
Cetatea Rupea
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket not included
Rupea Citadel (Romanian: Cetatea Rupea, German: Burg Reps, Hungarian: Kőhalmi vár) is one of the oldest archaeological sites in Romania, the first signs of human settlements dating from the Palaeolithic and early Neolithic. The first documentary attestation dates from 1324 when the Saxons revolted against King Charles I of Hungary and took refuge inside the citadel. According to archaeologists, the current citadel was built on the ruins of a former Dacian defence fort conquered by the Romans. The name of the citadel comes from Latin rupes meaning "stone". From the 10th century, the citadel experienced a systematic expansion, so that in the 14th century it had a key strategic role, being the main linking point between Transylvania, Moldavia and Wallachia. A popular legend in the area tells that Dacian king Decebalus would commit suicide within the citadel,[1] during the Second Dacian War (105–106), when the citadel was known as Ramidava. Rupea Citadel is situated in the west of Rupea, on a 120 m-high basalt massive.[2] The citadel is located on DN13, 70 km from Brașov, on the road to Sighișoara. The citadel is visited each month by more than 10,000 tourists. source wikipedia
Village de Viscri
  • 1h 30m
  • Admission ticket not included
Background and church[edit] The weißkirch ("white church") in the village's German name refers to a chapel built by the Székely inhabitants who lived there prior to the Saxons' arrival between 1141 and 1162, during the reign of Géza II. The building was rectangular, with a semicircular altar of greenish-white limestone. Four Romanesque capitals that survive in the choir, including one used as a baptismal font, also originate in this period.[1] Coins and earrings found in graves both inside and outside the chapel were initially thought to date from the reign of Coloman (1095–1116), but a re-evaluation found that the oldest coin came from the late reign of Géza II, suggesting the remains were of Saxons rather than Székely.[2] The hall church interior with its wooden gallery In the 13th century,[3] the Saxons built a Romanesque hall church that integrated the chapel but also introduced changes, such as a wooden seat gallery at the western end.[1] The apse, its altar possibly of the Romanesque period, features a scalloped capital unique to Transylvania. The design was popular in 12th-century Germany but disappeared soon after reaching Austria, suggesting the church dates to no later than the first half of the 13th century.[4] In the 14th century the church became a community church. The apse was replaced by a larger trapezoidal choir. The church was fortified around 1500: the hall was lengthened and linked to the keep, formerly freestanding and probably belonging to the family of a count. Another level was added to the keep, used for bells and fitted with a battlement that stayed on corbels. The roof featured a sixth level with embrasures for firing. The choir's defensive level was demolished in 1743. Due to the peaceful nature of the period, the church battlement was taken down after that time, replaced by grain storerooms for the villagers. The interior ceiling has a ceiling divided into squares, also from 1743, around which time the austere furnishings were put in place.[5]
Centrul Istoric Sighisoara
  • 2h
  • Admission ticket not included
According to ancient military architectures writings, the defence towers had to be a fortification system for the mutual defence, and, at the same time, each tower was supposed to be an independent fortress: a break at the base of a tower did not mean entering into the city, capturing a tower did not have to lead to the conquest of the city. Most of these towers were hollow and equipped with lifts and underground galleries. Sighișoara Clock Tower (Turnul cu Ceas) - the landmark of the city is a 64 m-high tower built in the 13th century.[5] Today it is a museum of history. The Tinsmiths' Tower (Turnul Cositorarilor) The Butchers' Tower (Turnul Măcelarilor) The Bootmakers' Tower The Tailors' Tower (Turnul Croitorilor) The Furriers' Tower (Turnul Cojocarilor) The Ironsmiths' Tower (Turnul Fierarilor) The Ropemakers' Tower (Turnul Frânghierilor) The Tanners' Tower (Turnul Tăbăcarilor) The Face Tower - tower on the route to Târgu Mureș, out of the citadel, but still worth visiting thanks to its storey.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESBran Castle (Dracula's Castle)
    • Str. General Traian Mosoiu nr. 24,
    • 507025, Bran, Romania

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEBulevardul Gării
    • Bulevardul Gării
    • 500218, Brașov, Județul Brașov, Romania

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