Bucharest Surroundings tour
This half day/full day trip offers you the possibility to combine a short sightseeing tour
of Bucharest with the surrounding beautiful landscape offered by Snagov Lake and forest
embroidered with monasteries and palaces.
We will stop to visit Caldarusani Monastery, built by ruler Matei Basarab and later
painted by Nicolae Grigorescu. Then, we are sure that you will enjoy a tasty lunch in a
picturesque zone near Snagov Lake and after lunch you will have the occasion to admire the
nature or, according to you wish, to cross Snagov Lake by boat (optionally, for the price
of 3-5 $/hour) up to an island where you can visit the Snagov Monastery.
Later, we will rejoin our tour and pay a visit to Tiganesti Monastery, than you will
follow your way to Bucharest, after you spend (hopefully!) a full pleasant day.
- Civic Center, visit of the Parliament Palace, Metropolitan Church
- University Square, Victory Square, Triumph Arch
- Visit of the Village Museum
- Tiganesti Monastery, Caldarusani Monastery
- Snagov Complex, Snagov Monastery.
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Caldarusani Lake
Snagov Monastery
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Snagov Monastery
Snagov Monastery, a rustic cloister from 1364, on a small isolated island in the
middle of Snagov Lake, is the reputed burial place of Vlad Tepes, also known as Dracula,
who, it is claimed, lies beneath the floor of the church. It's 40 km (29 mi) north of
Bucharest.
Don't let yourself be taken in by the imposing forest and the nice lake surrounding the
island or by the generous architecture of the monastery. The secrets are there and when
the strong winds rummage the deep waters the frightful sound of ringing bells of the old
sunk church (built here by Vlad the Impeller's grandfather, Mircea cel Batran) reveal them
to a cautioned ear. The island and the monastery witnessed throughout the centuries lots
of crimes and dramas.
Vlad the Impeller built a jail with special torture chambers where the prisoners were
killed by fire or iron and then thrown straight into the lake by a sort of canon.
In 1476, Prince Vlad the Impala-Dracula was mysteriously killed in a battle and the
legend says that he was buried in Snagov Monastery. The archaeological digging discovered
the tomb but removing the marble that was supposed to cover the Vlad's grave ,they found
an empty six foot pit. Is it Vlad the Impeller-Dracula?
| Destination: |
Bucharest -
Romania/ Bucharest Surroundings: visit Tiganesti - Snagov - Caldarusani by car
/minibus/bus |
| Route: |
Bucharest -
Tiganesti - Caldarusani - Snagov - Bucharest |
| Period: |
on request |
| Services |
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English/French Guide;
- transport by car/minibus/bus;
Optional: Lunch ~ 10 euro/pax.
Rates per person : |
| Price
1-3 pers: |
50 EUR |
| Price
4-6 pers: |
45 EUR |
| Price
7-14: |
35 EUR |
| Price
15-40: |
25 EUR |
| Details |
info and reservation
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operator : Delta Travel
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