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Bucharest surroundings: Snagov Monastery and Mogosoaia Palace
Explore the surroundings of Bucharest in this half day tour! Your tour guide will help you to discover Mogosoaia Palace with its Brancovan style, a unique Romanian architectural style in a mixt of Venetian and Otoman design elements.Learn more about the mystery of Dracula’s thomb at Snagov Monastery
Duration 5 hours
Private tour available in English, Spanish, Italian
Private tour pricing from 30 EUR per person
Group tour available in English
Group tour pricing from 90 EUR per person
Highlights
Explore the surroundings of Bucharest
Discover the place where Dracula was burried
Learn about brancovan, unique romanian architecture
Description
Discover Mogosoaia Palace, built in 1702 by Constantin Brancoveanu (1688 – 1714), the last vallachian prince before Phanariot rule was imposed by the Otoman Empire in Brancovan style that combines old forms of Wallachia with ideas gathered from Constantinopole, Venice or from Baroque Europe. The “Brancovan” style is considered “the first Romanian style” and is also known as the “Renaissance Romanian style”.
Next we will head to Snagov Monastery, a 14th century monastery located on the island in the middle of Snagov Lake transformed by Vlad Dracula in a prison. According to the legends Vlad would be buried in the monastery of Snagov where monks would bring his body in secret.
Here you will enjoy the silence away from the hustle of the city and discover the real story about Vlad the Impaler and the legends about Count Dracula.
Next we will head to Snagov Monastery, a 14th century monastery located on the island in the middle of Snagov Lake transformed by Vlad Dracula in a prison. According to the legends Vlad would be buried in the monastery of Snagov where monks would bring his body in secret.
Here you will enjoy the silence away from the hustle of the city and discover the real story about Vlad the Impaler and the legends about Count Dracula.
What’s included & not included
English speaking Tour Guide
Transport with modern air-conditioned car/minivan
Pick-up/drop-off from centrally located hotels
Entrance Fees (23 RON = 5 euro)
Tips for the tour guide / driver
Photo Fees
Meeting point
Bucharest
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