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Reservations for accompanying persons’ activities have to be booked at the same time as reservations for accommodation and for the pre congress tours in the DESTINATION PLUS form.
You may also register for activities at the DESTINATION PLUS desk at the Congress hotels and the House of Parliament (all activities are subject to availability).
The final times for the accompanying persons’ activities will be confirmed in the final programme and displayed at the UIA / DESTINATION PLUS reception desk in all the Congress hotels.
If the minimum number of participants is not reached, the specific activities concerned may be postponed or cancelled.
Once you register, kindly indicate on the DESTINATION PLUS form the date, language and time of your preference.
In case of no show on the day of the excursion, DESTINATION PLUS will not refund.
Important information: Monday is the weekly closing day for all museums.
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INTRODUCTION TO ROMANIAN CULTURE: 1ST APPROACH TO BUCHAREST
Wednesday 29 - Thursday 30 - Friday 31, October and Saturday, November 1
Departure time: 9:00 am
Return time: 3:00 pm/4:00 pm
Minimum participants: 10
Price: 57 Euros / person (lunch included)(1)
(1) Beverage not including
This tour will be an excellent introduction to your stay in Romania. It will enable you to understand better this capital city, through its most important museums, main points of tourist interest and Bucharest’s various districts, as well as the exploration of an Orthodox Church.
The tour will start with the “Cotroceni Palace*” – the residence of the Romania Republic President since 1991.
In 1888, the heir to the throne, Prince Ferdinand, decided to build his residence on the site of the old Cotroceni Monastery.
The building combines the French and neo-Romanian styles (just as its monumental stairway is inspired by the Opéra Garnier in Paris).
The most representative rooms are on the first floor – its neo-renaissance dining room and the Henry II style king’s library.
On the second floor are the private suites: the Queen’s bedroom decorated in Tudor style is impressive with its abundant panelling, like the small Norwegian sitting room, which is a real masterpiece of wood sculpture.
After 1977, the Palace was used as a guest house by the dictator, Nicolae Ceausescu.
You will then visit one of Bucharest’s most interesting museums: the National Museum of Art.
Your guide will help you discover Romania’s history through the extraordinary medieval art gallery, some of whose works date back to the 13th century.
You will also be able to see collections of icons, illuminated manuscripts, silverware and gold work from all Romania’s different regions.
You will then discover most contemporary works when you visit the art gallery (painting, sculpture, major artistic trends of the 1900s, the Romanian “avantgarde” and other very famous Romanian artists).
This first approach to Bucharest will end with lunch in one of its oldest and most emblematic restaurants, the “Carul cu Bere” (“the beer cart” – they brew their own beer). The restaurant, opened in 1789, has not undergone any changes since and is also one of Bucharest’s rare neo-Gothic buildings.
Return to the Congress hotels around 3:00 pm/ 4:00 pm.
* As the Cotroceni Palace is an official building, it could be requisitioned without notice. An alternative site will be provided in this case.
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EXCLUSIVE TOUR OF DOINA LEVINTZA & DAN COMA’S HOUSE
Wednesday, October 29
Departure time: 10:00 am
Return time: 12:15 pm
Minimum participants: 10 (maximum 15)
Price: 42 Euros / person
We offer a tour of Romania’s most renowned “haute couture” designer, Doina Levintza’s house. She has the distinction of receiving several scenography awards in Romania and abroad and was East Europe’s first designer on New York’s Fashion Week Model in 1984.
This very special tour will take you into a world that is totally dedicated to fashion and its accessories.
Her husband, Dan Coma, a shoe and leather designer, will show you their extraordinary place: his fabrication workshops, filled with leather goods and diverse material, as well as unique collections of evening dresses, shoes, bags and other leather items.
In order to keep the house’s privacy only 15 persons will be able to come.
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BUCHAREST SURROUNDINGS: TOUR OF THE MOGOSOAIA PALACE & WINE TASTING
Thursday, October 30 and Saturday, November 1
Departure time: 9:00 am
Return time: 5:00 pm
Minimum participants: 10
Price: 52 Euros (lunch included)(1)
(1) Beverage not including
9:00 am Departure from Bucharest (the Palace is about 10 km away from Bucharest)
10:00 am Arrival at the Mogosoaia Palace and start of the tour Built at the end of the 17th century as a royal residence on the road linking Bucharest to Targovist, the Palace is endowed with all the characteristics of the
Brancovenian style: the remarkable stone sculpture, plant motifs as the predominant elements, figurative sculpture (generally mythological figures), columns ending in impressive capitals, etc.
The Mogosoaia Palace is now the Brancovenian Art Museum.
After the visit, we will leave for the Urlati Vineyard, where you will be able to discover and test the property’s various wines in the presence of an oenologist.
Lunch at the vineyard.
3:00 pm Departure and transfer back to Bucharest.
FULL DAY: TRANSYLVANIAN CASTLES
Friday, October 31
Departure time: 8:00 am
Return time: 7:00 pm
Minimum participants: 10
Price: 135 Euros (lunch included) (1)
An idyllic, picturesque day that will enable you to get an idea of the charm and beauty of Romania’s countryside through its magnificent sites.
8:00 am: Departure from Bucharest to Sinaia.
10:00 am: Arrival at Sinaia, nicknamed the “Pearl of the Carpathians”.
Surrounded by forests and steep slopes of the Bucegi mountains, this resort owes its popularity to the King Carol I who established one of his residences here in the 1870s. Bucharest’s nobility followed him.
Exploring the Sinaia Monastery (1695): It got its name from the Sinai mountain, where its founder spent some time during his pilgrimage to the Holy Land.
This will be followed by a visit of the fabulous “Peles Castle”, the most beautiful of the royal family’s summer getaways, built at the end of the 19th century in magnificent surroundings, which has a rich collection of furniture, carpets, arms and armours.
11:30 am: Departure for the charming city of Brasov which looks like Salzburg.
A medieval city founded in the 13th century by the Saxons in beautiful mountainous surroundings, with deeply anchored traditions, history and culture, Brasov offers a unique atmosphere.
The historical centre has retained its charm, with its square surrounded by ancient houses, the ancient town hall, the black church in the gothic style and the pedestrian street bordered by typical coloured houses.
1:00 pm: Lunch in a typical restaurant.
After lunch, departure to Bran to visit the most famous Castle in Transylvania.
Surrounded by an aura of mystery and legend, the Bran Castle is better known as “Dracula’s Castle” because Bram Stoker drew inspiration from it for his famous novel in 1897.
Perched on a rock (at a height of 60m), the Castle imposed its romantic silhouette in magnificent surroundings: exceptional layout, secret rooms and narrow corridors truly make it into a labyrinth.
Beyond mythology, the Castle was transformed into summer residence by Queen Maria of Romania in 1920.
You will be able to admire the restoration: beyond the superb inner courtyard, you will visit different rooms with medieval furniture, rich with reminiscences of the world of knights.
4:30 pm: Departure for Bucharest.
7:00 pm: Arrival in Bucharest
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