Culture and wine in Old Saxon Land
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About Tour
Here we’ll enjoy the Saxon culture, cuisine, winemaking and their way of living. We’ll visit cities, villages, vineyards, citadels, different elements that describe as a whole this region of south and central Transylvania.
1
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giorno
Arrival in Sibiu
Visite comprese:
- Meeting with your local guide.
- Transfer to the hotel. Check-in.
Pasti compresi:
- Dinner
2
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giorno
Castle life
Visite comprese:
- City tour of Sibiu
- Depart to Tirnaveni,
- Stop in Medias,
- Visit of Blaj.
- The extraordinary Greek Catholic cathedral.
- Lunch in an old castle at Jidvei vineyard, and obviously we’ll enjoy a special wine tasting. Jidvei is the most important vineyard for dry white wines, their famous brand being the "Riesling from Jidvei".
- Return to Sibiu.
- Dinner.
Pasti compresi:
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
3
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giorno
Full day in the Old Saxon area
Visite comprese:
- Visit Biertan
- Special Saxon type lunch at Viscri - Weisskirch.
- Talk to the mayor who is a Saxon lady and her mother.
- See Prince Charles Foundation charity activity in this region to save this civilization.
- Tasting an exceptional plum brandy and local wines.
- Stop and visit Sighisoara, the only inhabited medieval citadel, the Rothenburg of Eastern Europe.
- Dinner.
Pasti compresi:
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
4
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giorno
Saxon villages
Visite comprese:
- Visit some Saxon villages
- We’ll stop and perhaps manage to have a chat with a famous Saxon writer in Germany and not only, the Lutheran priest Eginald Schlattner.
- Lunch in Agnethen, one of the 7 "Sieben Burgen" or in Cincu in the local restaurant.
- Stop wherever will be possible and try to visit several Saxon fortified churches.
- Dinner.
Pasti compresi:
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
5
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giorno
Sibiu and its Surroundings
Visite comprese:
- See the surroundings of Sibiu - cultural capital of Europe in 2007.
- The biggest and well preserved village museum just outside from Sibiu;
- The basilica from Heltau
- Saxon lunch in the basilica from Heltau
- Free time for last shopping possibility
- Farewell dinner outside Sibiu at the Romanian family’s home, and again we’ll enjoy wine.
Pasti compresi:
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
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giorno
Departure
Visite comprese:
- Transfer to the airport with your guide.
Pasti compresi:
- Breakfast
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