Bucharest: Peles Castle, Bran Castle, & Brasov Old Town Tour

Discover some of Romania's most famous castles on a tour from Bucharest. See Peles Castle and Bran Castle, and take some free time to stroll through the Old Town of Brasov.

Following pickup from Bucharest, travel to the city of Sinaia where you will have free time to see Peles Castle, the former residence of the kings of Romania. Here, you can admire furniture, ornamental objects, carpets, tapestries, sculptures, paintings, and collections of weapons from the 15th to 19th centuries.

Continue to the famous Bran Castle, also known as Dracula's Castle. Learn about the castle's history and how it had a strategic mission being the border between Transylvania and Wallachia.

Enjoy free time in Brasov and admire the town's houses built in the Renaissance, Baroque, Provincial, and neo-Classic style. Explore the medieval fortress of Brasov, formerly one of Europe's most secure fortresses. See the preserved old wall, the Black and White Towers, and the Weaver's Bastion.

Learn about Catherine's Gate, situated near the Schei Gate in the western part of the fortress, and its 4 little towers symbolizing the medieval right of life and death over the vassal's lives. Finally, relax on the return journey to Bucharest.