Mogosoaia Palace & Snagov Monastery Tour

Mogosoaia Palace & Snagov Monastery Tour
(6-7 hours)

Operating days: on request only (except Monday when the palace is closed)
Starting Time: on request (between 7am - 9am)
Duration: 6-7 hours
Languages: english (other languages on request)

Price

For a group of more than 8 persons, the price will be provided on request.

Included
Transport by car/minibus fuel included
English speaking driver

Not included
Entrance fees (aprox. 10 Euro/person)

Details
This 7 hours tour reveals you 2 attraction points of maximum interest, both situated near Bucharest.

Itinerary
Bucharest - Mogosoaia - Snagov - Bucharest

About Mogosoaia Palace
After about one hour of driving to the north of Bucharest we will reach Mogosoaia Palace, a monumental building having a unique architecture called Brancovenesc Architecture, which is Romanian Renaissance architectural style having a mixture of Venetian and Ottoman elements.

The Palace was built by the ruler Constantin Brancoveanu in 1702. After the execution of Constantin Brancoveanu in Constantinopol in 1714, the palace continue to be own by the family, but has passed a decline during the Ottoman rule period. It was renovated starting with 1912 by Martha Bibescu becoming a meeting place for the members in the high level society. During the Second World War, the palace was also a meeting place for the Allied diplomats. In the end of the Second World War, after 1945, the palace was nationalized by the Communist Party. In the present, the palace hosts the Museum of Brancoveanu Art and it is an important tourist attraction.

After the visit in Mogosoaia Palace we head to Snagov Monastery which takes about one hour of driving.

About Snagov Monastery
Snagov Monastery is located on an island in the northern part of Snagov Lake. The monastery was built by Mircea the Elder (the grandfather of the famous Dracula) who made also the first documentary attestation of this church in 1408. During its history, the monastery was rebuilt� by Vlad the Impaler and some other rulers of Wallachia. It was one of the strongest fortified church and maybe the richest in Wallachia a long time in the Medieval Period. Snagov Monastery was also an important cultural center, running here one of the first printing house of Wallachia.

Snagov Monastery is one of the most popular tourist destination especially for the foreign tourists coming in Bucharest.

In the end of the tour, driving back to Bucharest.

The tour takes about 6 � 7 hours.

Pictures

Important! TravelMaker, as the company which organizes the trip, is not responsible if the visited sites are closed without prior notice and for any reason at the moment you arrive.