Day Trips in Bucharest
Edit ThisBucharest is more than 500 years old and dates back to the time of Vlad Tepes, Dracula . He was the first leader to make Wallachia free of outside influences. Near by his tomb was supposedly buried under a church at Snagov Lake. There are traces of his presence all over the city with themed restaurants, bars and shops some which of are quite amusing.
Before the end of the communist era a massive building was constructed, first named “The People’s House” renamed The Parliament Palace, it is in the Guinness Book of World Records as the second largest administrative building in the world after the Pentagon. In December, 1989 the members of parliament took over all the offices. The building of 1,000 rooms reflects the work of the country's best architects and artisans.
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Free Walking Tour of the Old Bucharest
Edit ThisOld Bucharest Walking Tour of the Old Town
Enjoy
a walking tour of the Bucharest's old city centre. Features include
the Manuc Hotel with its Turkish caravanserai aspect, the Old
Princiary Court with the streets of the manufacturers belonging to
different guilds (the glass blowers still work as in the past
times), with the beautiful stonemasonry Stavropoleos Church and the
Antim Monastery.
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Mogosoaia Castle Excursion from Bucharest
Edit ThisCastle Tour from Bucharest
Near
Bucharest towards northeast, there is a stunning castle beside a
beautiful lake and surrounded by parks. Mogosoaia was built in the
18th century, during a Renaissance of the arts in the Southern
province of Romania. Built as a manor house between the two most
important cities at that time; Bucharest and Targoviste Under the
reigning Prince Constantin Brancoveanu, Mogosoaia is a mix of
Venetian and Turkish style architecture.
These influences lead to the formation of the classical Southern
Romanian style of Brancoveanu. The more..
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Snagov Lake Excursion from Bucharest
Edit ThisSnagov Lake - The Tomb of Vlad Tepes Dracula
A visit to Bucharest would not be complete without a day excursion to
Snagov Lake. The main attraction here is the Monastery situated on
an isolated island in the middle of the lake, only accessible by
boat. This is the supposed burial place of the Legendary Dracula,
Vlad Tepes.
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