Full-Day Bucharest Tour with Mogosoaia Palace and Snagov Monastery
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- 8 hr
Explore the cosmopolitan contrasts of Bucharest on a full-day tour of Romania's capital and surrounding sights. See the best of Bucharest, including Communist relics like the supersized Parliament Palace and Revolution Square, plus the charming, French-inspired Old Town and traditional folk houses of the Village Museum. Head outside the city to dig deeper into Romanian history and myths at the royal Mogosoaia Palace and Snagov Monastery—the legendary final resting place of Dracula inspiration Vlad the Impaler.
Itinerary Details
Operated by: One Excellence Tours
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Palace of Parliament
Discover Bucharest, a charming city full of contrasts with impressive 17th century old churches, well preserved traditional houses and imposing French style palaces alongside communist era buildings and glass office towers. This full day tour of Bucharest and its surroundings includes the following sights: • Parliament Palace (Inside Visit) - the second largest building in the world, put up at the request of Nicolae Ceausescu during the 1980s and opened in the post communist years as the seat of the Romanian Parliament.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Muzeul National al Satului "Dimitrie Gusti"
Our next stop will be at the Village Museum (Inside Visit) - an open-air museum, situated on the shore of the scenic Herastrau Lake and stretched over a surface of 38 acres, it represents a micro-universe of the traditional Romanian village with houses taken from all regions of Romania
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Old Town
Old Town ( Walking Tour) - the former quarter where the merchants and craftsmen lived and worked in French inspired houses is now the entertainment center of Bucharest, filled with many restaurants, cosy cafes and pubs lined up along the quaint narrow cobblestone streets.
Duration: 50 minutes
Pass By: Victoriei Street
Victory Avenue ( Panoramic sightseeing) - one of the oldest streets in Bucharest dating back to the 17th century, it features majestic palaces, art museums, former residences of the aristocracy and old churches.
Pass By: Revolution Square (Piata Revolutiei)
Revolution Square ( Panoramic sightseeing) the place where Nicolae Ceausescu held his last speech and where the protests that ultimately led to the fall of communism took place in December 1989.
Stop At: Mogosoaia Palace
Mogosoaia Palace is the former residence of Wallachian princes in the 18th century, built in the Romanian Renaissance style, an architectural style which combines in a striking manner Byzantine-Ottoman elements with Baroque and Western Renaissance
Duration: 40 minutes
Stop At: Snagov Monastery
Snagov Monastery (Inside Visit) is said to be the final resting place of another Wallachian prince, Vlad the Impaler, also known as Dracula. Located on an island, the 15th century Christian-Orthodox monastery with its original paintings and tower is a monument of medieval art.
Duration: 40 minutes
Stop At: Palace of Parliament
Discover Bucharest, a charming city full of contrasts with impressive 17th century old churches, well preserved traditional houses and imposing French style palaces alongside communist era buildings and glass office towers. This full day tour of Bucharest and its surroundings includes the following sights: • Parliament Palace (Inside Visit) - the second largest building in the world, put up at the request of Nicolae Ceausescu during the 1980s and opened in the post communist years as the seat of the Romanian Parliament.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Muzeul National al Satului "Dimitrie Gusti"
Our next stop will be at the Village Museum (Inside Visit) - an open-air museum, situated on the shore of the scenic Herastrau Lake and stretched over a surface of 38 acres, it represents a micro-universe of the traditional Romanian village with houses taken from all regions of Romania
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Old Town
Old Town ( Walking Tour) - the former quarter where the merchants and craftsmen lived and worked in French inspired houses is now the entertainment center of Bucharest, filled with many restaurants, cosy cafes and pubs lined up along the quaint narrow cobblestone streets.
Duration: 50 minutes
Pass By: Victoriei Street
Victory Avenue ( Panoramic sightseeing) - one of the oldest streets in Bucharest dating back to the 17th century, it features majestic palaces, art museums, former residences of the aristocracy and old churches.
Pass By: Revolution Square (Piata Revolutiei)
Revolution Square ( Panoramic sightseeing) the place where Nicolae Ceausescu held his last speech and where the protests that ultimately led to the fall of communism took place in December 1989.
Stop At: Mogosoaia Palace
Mogosoaia Palace is the former residence of Wallachian princes in the 18th century, built in the Romanian Renaissance style, an architectural style which combines in a striking manner Byzantine-Ottoman elements with Baroque and Western Renaissance
Duration: 40 minutes
Stop At: Snagov Monastery
Snagov Monastery (Inside Visit) is said to be the final resting place of another Wallachian prince, Vlad the Impaler, also known as Dracula. Located on an island, the 15th century Christian-Orthodox monastery with its original paintings and tower is a monument of medieval art.
Duration: 40 minutes
