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Dealu Mare Weekend Trail

Forty-eight hours along the Sub-Carpathian ridge — four cellars, two long lunches, one ridge.

Drive the whole route — 7 stops between Bucharest and Bucharest, exportable straight to your phone.

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An overview

The classic introduction to Romanian wine: leave Bucharest after work on Friday, sleep in a restored manor in the foothills, spend Saturday tasting your way along the Ceptura — Urlați ridge, and unwind on Sunday with a monastery garden and the slow road home.

Roads are paved throughout, drives between stops are short (10 – 25 minutes), and every cellar takes visitors by appointment. Best run between April and early November; September aligns with harvest.

  1. Duration

    Two days, two nights

  2. Distance

    ≈ 240 km from Bucharest, return

  3. Difficulty

    Easy weekend

  4. Start

    Bucharest

  5. End

    Bucharest

Plate I · The region

Where the trail runs.

A simple map for orientation only. The detailed itinerary, with every stop and driving time, is laid out below.

Muntenia · Dealu Mare

Plate II · The itinerary

Stop by stop, in order.

  1. 01

    Stay · 1 h 30 from Bucharest

    Casa Timiș

    Bărbătești

    Friday-night arrival at the vineyard resort. On-site restaurant, spa and tasting room.

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  2. 02

    Stay · 30 min

    Conacul Urlăteanu

    Urlați

    Optional alternative: restored 19th-c manor, eight rooms, walnut courtyard.

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  3. 03

    Winery · 15 min

    Davino

    Ceptura de Jos

    Saturday morning: cellar tour and the reference Fetească Neagră tasting.

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  4. 04

    Table · 5 min

    Bistro La Mătușa

    Ceptura

    Three tables, one menu, the cook is also the gardener.

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  5. 05

    Winery · 10 min

    SERVE Ceptura

    Ceptura

    Afternoon: the house that started the modern era of Romanian wine.

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  6. 06

    Winery · 20 min

    LacertA

    Fântânele

    Late afternoon on the terrace, the whole ridge laid out below.

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  7. 07

    Detour · 25 min

    Pietroasa Monastery

    Pietroasa Mică

    Sunday morning. The monks still keep a working cellar in the rock.

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Plate III · Along the way

Stays, tables & cellars.

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Stay suggestions

Dining suggestions

Nearby wineries

Plate III · Highlights

What you'll remember.

  1. 01.A vertical of Fetească Neagră at Davino
  2. 02.Long-table lunch at Bistro La Mătușa in Ceptura
  3. 03.Sundown on the LacertA terrace, the entire ridge below
  4. 04.Sunday morning at the Pietroasa monastery cellar