The outside wall of Voroneț monastery, covered in frescoes

6 days · 5 nights

Northern Traditions: Bucovina and Maramureș

Six days in the north, where the old ways are kept because they still work: the painted monasteries of Bucovina, the road over the Prislop Pass and the wooden villages of Maramureș, coming back through Cluj.

The route

  1. Bucharest
  2. Bucovina
  3. Prislop Pass
  4. Maramureș
  5. Cluj-Napoca
  6. Bucharest

The day-by-day programme comes with your quote, fitted to your flights.

The painted monasteries

Churches painted on the outside, wall to wall, five hundred years ago — Voroneț first, and the others around it.

Maramureș

Wooden churches with tall shingle spires, the Merry Cemetery at Săpânța and villages where haymaking is still done by hand.

Cluj

The largest city of Transylvania, on the way back to Bucharest.

Price per person

Group ofPrice per person
20 travellers1,110 €
30 travellers990 €
40 travellers930 €

Per person in a double or twin room. Single rooms, smaller groups and other dates on request. The final price is confirmed in writing with your quote.

Included

  • 5 nights in mid-range hotels and guesthouses, with breakfast and dinner
  • Lunch on 5 days
  • Our own coach and driver for the whole route
  • An English-speaking guide for the whole tour
  • Transfers from and to Bucharest airport (Henri Coandă, OTP)

Not included

  • Flights
  • Entrance fees to castles, museums and monasteries — paid on the spot or added to your quote
  • A guide in another language (French, Italian, Spanish or any other) — on request, at extra cost

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