CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR’S EVE FOR THE LATE

Day 1: Galati-Falticeni-Voronet Monastery-Prislop Pass-Izei Valley – Calinesti (Maramures)
Departure from in front of the Montana Tourism Agency at 06:00. Short stop 20 min in Adjud. One hour stop at VORONET MONASTERY, one of the most beautiful monasteries in Bucovina, the birthplace of Stefan cel Mare, included in the UNESCO Heritage of Romania. Also called the “Sistine Chapel of the East”, it impresses with its very special paintings. The exterior painting of Voroneț dates back to the reign of Petru Rareș, and is made at a high artistic level, being considered the most successful ensemble of Moldavian feudal art. The uniqueness of this painting is given by the fact that the artist introduced Moldavian musical instruments (bucium, cobza), local landscapes, erasure, folk mood. All these elements have the role of making the locals resonate more closely with the biblical message. We continue our journey to accommodation.
Arrival in Maramures (Maramureş invites you to the story, it is sprinkled with houses painted like in fairy tales, with people made of one piece and wooden monasteries.) – we are welcomed with ceterasi and traditional dishes.
Dinner (traditional soup, outlaw cutlet with vegetable sauce and puree, pickles) and accommodation 3* Pension
Day 2: Pork Slaughter – Relaxation in the hotpot and Festive
evening Breakfast – buffet type. We participate in the PORK Slaughter.
Lunch: Radauteana soup, chicken breast with mushroom sauce and golden potatoes; dessert homemade cake.
After lunch, free time, relaxation in the hotpot, pictures in folk costumes.
FESTIVE DINNER and artistic program with traditional band (aperitifs, pork alms – cabbage with meat, sausage, cake). Accommodation 3* Pension
Day 3: Wooden churches in Maramures, Campfire and dinner.
Breakfast – buffet.
OPTIONAL: WOODEN CHURCHES: Barsana, Sapanta Peri and Sapanta, Merry Cemetery = 50 lei/person.
In the morning, we head to BARSANA MONASTERY, a blessed place, included in the UNESCO World Heritage, to start the day of St. John in this blessed place. The monastery represents a synthesis between piety and art, where prayer, which builds a beautiful soul, unites with artistic work, which builds light built from stone and wood. Bârsana – is an icon of the Orthodox Christian soul of Maramures at the crossroads of millennia, a hope for a blessed future, it is a holy place where nature unites with the Church in the cosmic Liturgy. After finishing the visit, we head to the MERRY CEMETERY of Sapanta, made up of dozens of colorful crosses, on which are naively painted scenes from the life of the deceased, accompanied by epitaphs written in the first person, in the popular language. Here, death is considered more beautiful, thanks to the craftsman Ion Stan Patras (1907-1977), who managed to associate the painted sculptures and the word. The folk craftsman colors the crosses with Sapanta blue, and the instantly composed ballads tell the story of the lives of those taken without return, in various stages of their lives. We end the tour with the SAPANTA MONASTERY – PERI, the tallest wooden church in the world, with a height of 78m. We head to the guesthouse, to have lunch. Lunch: homemade chicken soup, chicken drumsticks with rice and pickles.
Free time, relaxation in the tub, pictures in folk costumes, campfire
Artistic program with traditional band. Dinner: pork neck with fries and salad, sarmale with polenta and cake. Accommodation Pension 3*
Day 4: Museum of the Romanian Peasantry- Borsa-Pasul Prislop (Carlibaba and Ciocanesti, open-air museum villages)
Breakfast – buffet. We leave for home. Stop at Dragomiresti to visit the “MUSEUM OF THE ROMANIAN PEASANTRY”, the only museum in the country, dedicated to the Romanian peasantry. Here are exhibited decorative and clothing elements, objects specific to obtaining fabric from hemp, flax and wool, as well as other household objects and traditional tools, all carefully presented by the museum guide, Mrs. Maria Zubascu. We continue our way home, passing through PASUL PRISLOP (Carlibaba and Ciocanesti – a village where locals respect traditional architecture). The village of Ciocăneşti is living proof that people can truly sanctify a place, and the results are spectacular. Thus, the village has transformed into a living museum, unique in the country, with over 600 households, each more beautiful than the last… Arrival in Galati, approx. 10:00 PM, depending on traffic.