Activity One

Short walk via charcoal burners to see wild flower meadows, sheep being milked and cheese making

Traditional Saxon picnic by sheep stana (horse and cart supported)

Afternoon

Visit Viscri church and museum / explanation of garden & courtyard activities / visit blacksmith and charcoal burner

Activity Two

Drive to Mesendorf, another UNESCO world heritage site, to see traditional bread making, short village walk and visit church

Courtyard with bread maker

Afternoon

Visit Saschiz, also a UNESCO world heritage site – visit the church, walk to the citadel (ruin), or village walk stopping at village courtyards

Viscri or Saschiz – meeting producers and tasting their produce

Activity Three

Visit Sighisoara fresh produce market (daily but Wednesday & Saturday best) Explore the oldest, intact, walled and inhabited citadel in Europe, and visit the Clock Tower Museum.

Free to explore on own

Afternoon

Visit an organic agricultural training scheme for young people from the village of Boiu. Afternoon tea - taste their organic milk, cheese and bread.

Viscri

Activity Four

Drive to Crit, sample goats cheese and other local produce, courtyard distillery, meet the bees and sample wild flower meadow honey

Village courtyard

Afternoon

Visit Cloasterf church and village courtyard for refreshments

Viscri

Drive to Biertan, another UNESCO world heritage site, to visit the church and to see embroidery in traditional Saxon home

Courtyard with embroidery lady or restaurant in Biertan

Afternoon

Drive to Malancrav to see traditional weaving, carpet making or to Floresti to visit barrel maker.

Viscri

Walk One

Mesendorf to Viscri – 4 to 5 hours

Saschiz  to Archita – 4 to 5 hours (or for the more energetic combine with Walk Four, Archita to Mihai Viteazu – 6-7 hours)

Walk Four

Archita to Mihai Viteazu – 2 to 3 hours

Saschiz to Daia – 4 to 5 hours (plus return journey by horse and cart)