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A week in Sinaia gives you time for the castles, the mountains and trips around the Prahova Valley and the Bârsa region, without rushing. Here is a seven-day plan you can adapt to the weather and to how you feel.
Day 1: Sinaia on foot
Settle in, then walk down to the centre, 10 minutes from the villa. Stroll through Dimitrie Ghica Park, laid out in 1881, and visit Casino Sinaia, open daily 10:00–18:00, with guided tours every hour.
Day 2: the castles and the monastery
Peleș and Pelișor castles are open Wednesday to Sunday (Wednesday from 10:00, other days from 09:15, until 17:00); they are closed on Mondays and Tuesdays. Tickets are sold online for time slots. On the way down, Sinaia Monastery, founded in 1695, with its museum.
Day 3: the mountains above Sinaia
Take the cable car to Cota 1400 and the gondola to Cota 2000. At Cota 1400 you can try the alpine coaster, a track of more than 2 km through the forest. If you would rather walk, Bucegi Natural Park has marked theme trails: for example Vulpărie – Royal Path – Poiana Stânii – Cota 1400, 6.2 km in about two and a half hours, or Piatra Arsă hut – Babele hut, 7.6 km in about two hours, both easy to moderate.
Day 4: Bușteni
Bușteni is about 8 km away. Cantacuzino Castle, built between 1901 and 1911, opens daily from 10:00. The trail to Urlătoarea Waterfall is 3.4 km, about an hour and a half. For the plateau, the Bușteni – Babele cable car goes up to the Babele and the Sphinx rock formations, but it stops on Tuesdays for technical inspection.
Day 5: Brașov
Brașov is about an hour’s drive without traffic. Piața Sfatului, the Black Church, with shorter winter hours (from 16 October: Tuesday–Saturday 10:00–18:00, Sunday and Monday 12:00–18:00), and the cable car up Tâmpa for the view.
Day 6: Bran and Râșnov
Bran Castle, about an hour from Sinaia, is open daily (Mondays from 12:00). On the way, Râșnov: Dino Parc, with 125 life-size dinosaurs, and the fortress, where for now only the outer courtyard and viewpoints can be visited.
Day 7: a quiet day
The George Enescu National Museum – Vila Luminiș in the Cumpătu district (Tuesday–Sunday, 10:00–17:00), a walk in the forest and an afternoon in the garden or the gazebo. If you still feel like a drive, the Rhein cellars in Azuga, founded in 1892, offer visits with tastings, and Ialomița Cave and Lake Bolboci are about an hour away on the Transbucegi road, which can close in winter when it snows.
Working during the week?
The villa has high-speed fibre-optic internet, so you can split your days between work and trips. We offer discounts on stays of 7 days or more: Write to us with your dates and we’ll send you a personalised offer.
Good to know
- Opening hours change with the season. Check each attraction’s website before you go.
- The distances and times above are without traffic. At weekends the DN1 is busy through the Prahova Valley resorts.
- Bucegi Natural Park charges a visitor fee of RON 10, valid for 90 days.
Sources: Peleș și Pelișor, program și taxe · Casino Sinaia, vizite · Parcul Dimitrie Ghica (Zile și Nopți) · Parcul Natural Bucegi, trasee tematice · Telecabina, gondola și sania alpină din Sinaia · Sania alpină Sinaia (Telegrama) · Castelul Cantacuzino · Telecabina Bușteni–Babele, program · Biserica Neagră, program · Telecabina Tâmpa (Zile și Nopți) · Castelul Bran, program · Dino Parc Râșnov · Cetatea Râșnov în 2026 (Brașov Azi) · Muzeul George Enescu, program · Pivnițele Rhein, Azuga · Peștera Ialomiței, program (Chindia Media) · Transbucegi (Romania Tourism) · Parcul Natural Bucegi, taxa de vizitare