Day 1   
Bucharest  --  Sinaia -- Brasov
Travel from Bucharest to Brasov.
Stops/ visits:
~ Sinaia / Peles Castle
Peles castle - the former summer residence of Romania's royal family -
is considered one of the most beautiful in Europe.
Overnight in Brasov
Day 1 in brief:
Distance traveled: 185 km (115 miles)
Approx. travel time: 2 hour and 45 minutes  (normal traffic, without stops)
Sights/ Activities: rural Romania, Carpathian Mountains, town of Sinaia, Peles Castle.
Did you know?
Vlad Draculea ("the Impaler") spent three years in Brasov.
He was very much in love with a beautiful Saxon young-woman, Katharina Siegel,
whom he wanted to marry.

Day 2   
Brasov  --  Rasnov  --  Bran  -- Crit --  Sighisoara 
After breakfast,
travel to Sighisoara, via Bran - Rasnov
Stops/ visits:
~ Rasnov / Rasnov Fortress Peles Castle (Sinaia)
~  Bran / Bran (Dracula's) castle,
~ Crit / village Crit and Crit Fortified Church
Sightseeing in Sighisoara.
Overnight in Sighisoara.
Day 2 in brief:
Distance traveled: 155 km (95 miles)
Approx. travel time: 2 hours and 45 minutes  (normal traffic, without stops)
Sights/ Activities: Carpathian Mts. vistas, historical buildings, medieval architecture. 

Day 3   
Sighisoara  --  Targu Mures -- Bistrita -- Tihuta/ Borgo Pass -- Bistrita
After breakfast, travel from Sighisoara to Bistrita.
Borgo Pass (Tihuta) is the place in which the author of novel Dracula
has located the fictional castle of Count Dracula
Stops/ visits:
~ Targu Mures / beautiful Secession architecture
~ Bistrita / Old Town
~ Tihuta / Hotel Castle Dracula (a kitchy hotel built in early 1980s).
Overnight in Bistrita or at Hotel Castle Dracula in Tihuta
Day 3 in brief:
Distance traveled: 235 km (150 miles)
Approx. travel time: 4 hours and 25 minutes  (normal traffic, without stops)
Sights/ Activities: historical buildings, medieval architecture, rural Transylvania.

Day 4   
Bistrita -- Cluj Napoca -- Alba Iulia -- Sibiu/ Avrig
After breakfast, travel from Bistrita to Sibiu, via Cluj Napoca - Alba Iulia
Stops/ visits:
~ Cluj Napoca / sightseeing in Cluj
~ Alba Iulia / Old Town and impressive Vauban Fortress.
Sightseeing in Sibiu
Overnight in Sibiu or in Avrig
Day 4 in brief:
Distance traveled: 285 km (180 miles)
Approx. travel time: 3 hours and 55 minutes  (normal traffic, without stops)
Sights/ Activities: historical buildings, medieval architecture, rural Transylvania.

Day 5   
Sibiu / Avrig  --  Poenari  --  Curtea de Arges  --  Targoviste  --  Bucharest
After breakfast, 
travel from Sibiu/ Avrig to Bucharest.
Year-round route: Olt river valley (via Ramnicu Valcea) 
Summer route (July -- October): TransFagarasan scenic road over the Carpathian Mts.
Stops/ visits:
~ Arefu - Poenari / ruins of Vlad the Impaler Fortress in the Carpathian Mts.
~ Curtea de Arges/ Monastery Curtea de Argeș,
a stunning place or worship - resting place of Romania's royal family.
Overnight in Bucharest
Day 5 in brief:
Distance traveled - via TransFagarasan scenic road: 320 km (200 miles)
Approx. travel time: 5 hours and 35 minutes  (normal traffic, without stops)
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Distance traveled - via Olt River Valley: 320 km (205 miles) 
Approx. travel time: 5 hours and 30 minutes  (normal traffic, without stops)
Detour & stop/ visit to Targoviste Princely court will add 
40 km/ 25 miles to distance traveled  and  55 minutes of travel time
Sights/ Activities: Carpahian Mts. vistas, Byzantine architecture, rural Walachia.