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Transylvania tour with the vampire
[Chicagoland Final Edition]
Chicago Tribune - Chicago, Ill.
Author: Margaret Backenheimer, Special to the Tribune
Date: May 14, 2006
Start Page: 13
Section: Travel
Text Word Count: 637
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Legendary Dracula sites in Transylvania and the painted monasteries of Bucovina are highlights of an eight-night Romania trip offered by Continental Journeys. Covering many World Heritage Sites, the itinerary starts in Bucharest, with its Old Quarter and open-air Village Museum of Folk Art. It then moves on to places associated with Dracula, such as Bran Castle and Sighisoara, the birthplace of Vlad the Impaler, as well as unique wooden churches, monasteries with outside frescoes and the Black Church of Brasov. With 10 Friday departures May 19-Sept. 15, "Transylvania and the Monasteries of Bucovina" is priced at $799, including accommodations, nearly all meals, sightseeing, local transportation, airport transfers and hotel taxes and service charges. Trans- Atlantic airfare and gratuities are additional. (800-601-4343; www.continentaljourneys.com)

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