{"id":61,"date":"2022-10-01T16:14:08","date_gmt":"2022-10-01T16:14:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/starscape-experiences.space\/?p=61"},"modified":"2022-12-28T11:43:00","modified_gmt":"2022-12-28T11:43:00","slug":"experience-the-prehistoric-archaeoastronomical-mysteries-of-the-lower-danube","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starscape-experiences.space\/index.php\/2022\/10\/01\/experience-the-prehistoric-archaeoastronomical-mysteries-of-the-lower-danube\/","title":{"rendered":"Experience the prehistoric archaeoastronomical mysteries of the lower Danube (8-day tour with an archaeoastronomer)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Discover in a custom-tailored journey just for you and your friends an area spanning 230,000 km almost the size of the UK. To fully uncover its mysteries, you must travel 575km <\/strong>from East to West and 400km from North to South. The region you will explore spans 4 countries, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, and Bulgaria, and takes you back to the stone age and the earliest use of metals before any of the pyramids or Stonehenge were built.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The start point of your adventure is the city of Timisoara, an easily accessible place by air (several daily low-cost flights from many European countries) or car (from central Europe or the Balkans).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While you can pick any of the sites in a custom-made tour, we suggest the following 8-day itinerary covering a staggering 1,700 km. Contact us <\/strong>and we will find something that works for you as well as provide you with a quote! Prices start from 1,200 EUR<\/strong> per person depending on the group size, transportation mode, and final itinerary. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The upcoming tour is scheduled for August 2023. Updates to follow.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Suggested itinerary starting in Timisoara, the unofficial capital of the Banat region in Romania. (The image does not show the trips on days 7 and 8).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Times are indicative and can take longer depending on traffic and group size<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Day 1<\/td>– Arrival in Timisoara via plane or car\/bus.
– Start of your journey!<\/strong>
– Short city tour (depending on your arrival time) including a visit to the modern Stonehenge!<\/td>		\"Timisoara
\"Modern<\/td><\/tr>
Day 2<\/td>Start at 8:00<\/strong>
– Head from Timisoara<\/em> to Parta<\/em>: 30 minutes
– Visit the museum<\/strong> and place of excavation of one of the most beautiful<\/strong> neolithic<\/strong> temples<\/strong><\/a> (6500 years old), also astronomically aligned: 2 hours. The visit to the excavation site requires an easy hike. Good hiking boots and poles are required.<\/em>
– (Optional based on availability) Head from Parta<\/em> to the Cioca airfield<\/em>: 30 minutes
– Lunch box
– (Optional based on availability) Flight over<\/strong> the largest fortification<\/strong> in Europe Cornesti-Iarcuri<\/a> <\/strong>(3300 years old): 30 minutes (can take longer as planes are small only carrying 3 people max including the guide).
– Alternatively, if the plane is unavailable we will visit the site on foot and recreate the solstice sunrise
– Dinner and overnight stay in Timisoara<\/em><\/td>		\"\"
\"Solstice
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Day 3<\/td>Start at 7:00 am<\/strong>
– Head from Timisoara<\/em> (Romania) to Vucedol<\/em> (Croatia): 4 hours
– Museum visit of the ancient copper age calendar<\/strong>: 2 hours
– Lunch box
Option 1 <\/span><\/strong>(Use option 1 for subsequent days)
– Head from Vucedol<\/em> (Croatia) to Lepenski<\/em> Vir<\/em> Museum<\/em> (Serbia): 4 hours
– Museum visit of the site of the earliest presumable solar alignment in Europe (8000 years old)<\/strong>: 2 hours
– Dinner in Zajecar<\/em>
– Overnight stay in Zajecar<\/em> (Serbia)
Option 2<\/span> <\/strong>(to visit prehistoric cave paintings \u2013 may require an additional day. See Option 2 for subsequent days<\/em>)
– Head from Vucedol<\/em> (Croatia) to Moldova<\/em> Nou\u0103<\/em> (Romania): 4 hours
– Optional visit Chindiei 2 cave full of cave paintings dating back to the stone age<\/a><\/strong>: 2 hours. Requires good hiking boots and poles as there is a short but steep ascent on rocky terrain to the cave.<\/em>
– Dinner in Moldova<\/em> Nou\u0103<\/em> (Romania)
– Overnight stay in Moldova<\/em> Nou\u0103<\/em> (Romania)<\/td>		\"Vucedol
\"Chindiei
\"Lepenski
\"Lepenski

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Day 4<\/td>Option 1<\/span><\/strong>
Start at 8:00 am<\/strong>
– Head from Zajecar<\/em> (Serbia) to M\u0103gura<\/em> Cave<\/em> (Bulgaria): 1 hour
– Cave visit of neolithic paintings some possibly depicting an ancient calendar<\/strong>: 1 hour. It can get cold in the cave so be sure to take a sweater.<\/em>
– Head from M\u0103gura Cave<\/em> (Bulgaria) to Cheile Sohodolului<\/em> (Romania): 4 hours
– Lunch at a restaurant in Romania<\/em>
– Visit the cave containing ancient paintings<\/a><\/strong>: 2 hours. You will get the chance of finding them yourselves as they are well hidden. Moderate hike requiring good hiking boots and poles.<\/em>
– Dinner near T\u00e2rgu<\/em> Jiu<\/em> (Romania)
– Overnight stay in T\u00e2rgu<\/em> Jiu<\/em> (Romania)
Option 2<\/span><\/strong>
Start at 8:00 am<\/strong>
– Head from Moldova<\/em> Nou\u0103<\/em> \u2013 Lepenski<\/em> Vir<\/em> Museum <\/em>: 3 hours (includes a ferry crossing of the Danube)
– Museum visit of the site of the earliest presumable solar alignment in Europe (8000 years old)<\/strong>: 2 hours
– Lunch near Lepenski<\/em> Vir Museum<\/em>
– Head from Lepenski Vir Museum (Serbia) to M\u0103gura Cave (Bulgaria): 3 hours
– Cave visit of neolithic paintings some possibly depicting an ancient calendar<\/a><\/strong>: 1 hour (last entry 16:30). It can get cold in the cave so be sure to take a sweater.<\/em>
– Head from M\u0103gura<\/em> Cave<\/em> (Bulgaria) to Cheile<\/em> Sohodolului<\/em> (Romania): 4 hours
– Dinner near T\u00e2rgu<\/em> Jiu<\/em> (Romania)
– Overnight stay in T\u00e2rgu<\/em> Jiu<\/em> (Romania)<\/td>		\"Magura
\"Danube

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Day 5<\/td>Option 1<\/span><\/strong>
Start at 8:00 am<\/strong>
– Head from Cheile Sohodolului to Tartaria Tablets Monument: 3 hours
– Visit the Tartaria Monument<\/strong>: 30 minutes
– Head from Tartaria Tablets Monument to Ileana: 3 hours
– Lunch at Salina Turda (optional visit of the mines)
– Dinner and overnight stay near Dej (Romania)
Option 2<\/span><\/strong>
Start at 8:00 am<\/strong>
– Visit the cave containing ancient paintings<\/a><\/strong>: 2 hours. You will get the chance of finding them yourselves as they are well hidden. Moderate hike requiring good hiking boots and poles.<\/em>
– Head from Cheile Sohodolului<\/em> to T\u0103rtaria Tablets Monument<\/em>: 3 hours
– Visit the T\u0103rtaria Monument<\/em>: 30 minutes
– Head from T\u0103rtaria Tablets Monument<\/em> to Ileana<\/em>: 3 hours
– Lunch at Salina Turda<\/em> (optional visit to the old mines \u2013 depending on arrival time)
– Dinner and overnight stay near Dej<\/em> (Romania)<\/td>		\"Tartaria<\/td><\/tr>
Day 6<\/td>Start at 8:00 am<\/strong>
– Visit the rock art around Ileanda<\/a><\/strong>:  2 hours. Requires good hiking boots, long sleeves and pants, and poles as the paintings are in the lush vegetation near the ancient riverbed. Moderate hike.<\/em>
– Lunch at a restaurant nearby
– Optional visit to Domnin to see hybrid geo-heliocentric solar system drawing on the old wooden church<\/strong>: 3 hours including visit and driving
– Head from Zal\u0103u<\/em> to Timisoara<\/em>: 5 hours
– Dinner and overnight stay in Timisoara<\/em><\/td>		\"Petroglyph<\/td><\/tr>
Day 7<\/td>Start at 8:00 am<\/strong>
– Head from Timisoara<\/em> to Muntele Mic<\/em> : 3 hours
– Optional visit to the<\/strong> Museum in Resita hosting the mysterious Liubcova statue<\/strong>: 1 hour
– Lunch at a restaurant
– Short hike in the mountains. Requires good hiking boots and poles.<\/em>
– Stargazing under the dark skies and learning old Romanian constellations. Grab a blanket and clothes to keep you warm.<\/em><\/td>		\"Muntele
\"Stargazing<\/td><\/tr>
Day 8<\/td>– Start before sunrise. <\/strong>The trip should be done ideally around the summer solstice to witness the solar alignment with distant mountains<\/em>.
– Visit the petroglyph and witness sunrise<\/a><\/strong>:  2 hours. Moderate hike requiring good hiking boots and poles. Grab a blanket and clothes to keep you warm.<\/em>
– Lunch at a restaurant
– Head from Muntele Mic<\/em> to Timisoara<\/em> : 3 hours
– Dinner and overnight in Timisoara<\/em>.
End of your journey<\/strong>!<\/td>		\"Solstice
\"Petroglyph
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Suggested itinerary for our prehistoric and archaeoastronomical tour in the lower Danube.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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