Half-day trip · Just outside Bucharest
Prince Constantin Brâncoveanu’s lakeside palace at Mogoșoaia and the island monastery of Snagov, linked by legend with Vlad III.
Day trip feature
Just outside the city, a prince’s palace by a lake and a monastery on an island make a peaceful escape.
Walk the loggias and gardens of Mogoșoaia, then drive north to the island monastery of Snagov.
Read the full back story below, then plan your trip.
The back story
A prince’s palace by a lake and a monastery on an island: two easy escapes from the city.
Brâncoveanu’s lakeside palace
The lakeside palace of Prince Constantin Brâncoveanu, completed in 1702, the finest example of the Brâncovenesc style.
An island monastery
A 16th-century monastery church on an island in Lake Snagov, linked by legend with Vlad III.
By car or taxi
Both are easiest by car or taxi: Mogoșoaia about 15 kilometres north-west of the centre, Snagov about 40 kilometres north.
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