4.5Mogosoaia Palace(240 reviews) - Amazing princely palace in a vast park setting. Historic Sites • Architectural Buildings
Beautifully restored palace on the outskirts of Bucharest, Mogosoaia Palace is located on the shores of a lake. It was built in the early 18'th century by prince Constantin Brancoveanu in the uniquely Romanian architectural style that bears his name: "brancovenesc". The interior is interesting with contemporary artefacts. One room has the floor made of tiny "sandwiches" of glass with gold foil between them.See more..
Targoviste city, the old capital of Valahia, is a town with a rich culture and history placed in the southern of Romania at 80 km. from Bucharest. Symbol of the old fortress of Targoviste, “Chindia” Tower (“the Sunset Tower”) was build in the second reign time of Vlad Tepes (Vlad the Impaler).See more..
What a fun afternoon! Visiting the ruins was truly a wonderful day. It's inexpensive to get into the park and you get to see the church, the ruins, the library and all the grounds. The court was cool and eerie, with remnants of history sprinkled everywhere, including a few torture devices. Recently there have been some upgrades that include an historical look at how the damage was sustained, heads of state who visited, unearthing news parts and it was all educational and exciting. Took so many photos and learned a lot. Great for the whole family or a couple.See more..
4.0George Enescu Memorial House(62 reviews) - A piece of the famous composer personality Thursday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Historic Sites
We visited this place early morning and this is because the museum closes at 4 pm with the last entry at 3:30 pm (we found this very unhappy all the more we were going to ski and, of course, there was no time to come earlier/then, the visit takes 15 minutes or so and closing it 30 minutes before official closing is just like they cannot wait to go home in spite of the visitors interest). Anyhow, the museum well worth a visit as it was the summer residence of the Romanian famous composer Georges Enescu until its final departure from Romania in 1946 when the communists seized the power after WWII. It is the place were Queen Mary of Romania was attending the small group private concerts of Enescu. The sculpture in the courtyard was made by Ion Irimescu. The lack of acces to the working rooms of Enescu in the attick and the location of his original piano in room not allowed for visitors are again very strange decisions none can understand.See more..
Villa Golescu is a unique architectural and landscape ensemble encompassing a whole diversity of elements. It is one of the most interesting places to visit on an itinerant route which crosses the mountains between Wallachia and Transylvania, was built in 1910 and is a fine example of the neo-romanian architectural style. Guest rooms are available.See more..
5.0Vila Florica - CENTRUL DE CULTURĂ ,,BRĂTIANU"(4 reviews) - The residence of one of the most important Romanian political dinasties from the period before WW2 Spent 1-2 hours Historic Sites • Architectural Buildings
Some nice information about the Bratianu family. We have a very good guide and because of this we had a lot of insights about how such wealthy family was living when they were not in the Parliament or at the Government.See more..
4.0Jidova Roman Castrum(4 reviews) - Interesting Piece of History Thursday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Historic Sites
The place is located on the road from Campulung to Pitesti, about 7-8 km from Campulung (not very much visible from the main road) and is a very interesting piece of Roman history. The castrum has been recently restored and is now looking really good. There is also a small museum that can be visited.See more..
4.0Biserica Fundenii Doamnei(2 reviews) - One of the most beautiful churches in Bucharest! Spent < 1 hour Historic Sites • Cemeteries • Churches & Cathedrals
I'm pretty sure this would be one of the most beautiful churches in Bucharest, after the restoration works will be finished. The walls are adorned with amazing stucco decorations, in the Ottoman-Persian style!See more..
5.0Biserica Olari(2 reviews) - Amazing small church Spent 1-2 hours Historic Sites • Churches & Cathedrals
The Church of the Assumption - Potters, dated before 1687, represents an original combination of models with local innovations: a rectangular plan, similar to some Moldavian churches, finished in polygonal apses. It has a polygonal narthex, covered with a perforated vault of cylindrical telescopes, while above the nave there is a dome in a broken section. The exterior frescoes were made by a local craftsman in 1869. The beauty of the Potters church, the uniqueness of the paintings and the mystery that floats around it are serious reasons to make you curious and to reserve from your time, tourists, the admiration of this small church.See more..
5.0Memorialul Nicolae Grigorescu(1 review) - A gem next to Potlogi Thursday: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM Spent < 1 hour Speciality Museums • Historic Sites • Points of Interest & Landmarks
Tihs place offers a unique exibition of art inspired by Nicolae Grigorescu. It also boasts impressive works by the painter Theodor Aman, other romanian painters, some unkown painters but also some copies of Grigorescu's masterpieces. Bonus: It has a painting by Queen Maria of Romania. It is a must-see and it's FREE!See more..
