ONE DAY TOUR TO TIGANESTI AND SNAGOV MONASTERIES

09:00 Departure from hotel with a first stop at Tiganesti Monastery

09:30 Arrival and visit of the Monastery. Located in the middle of the road linking Bucharest to Ploiesti and 3 km from the village Ciolpani, Tiganesti Monastery is found in a wonderful scenery of forests and waters. The monastery ensemble also has the bell tower, the monastic houses, the dining hall, the cemetery and the workshops. In this workshop work the convent's nuns and the materials used for the priests' clothing are of silk with gold and silver thread.

10:30 departure to Snagov



11:00 Arrival and visit of Snagov Monastery and its surroundings. Snagov Monastery is located on an island in the northern part of Snagov Lake. The monastery was built by Mircea the Elder (the grandfather of the famous Dracula) who made also the first documentary attestation of this church in 1408. During its history, the monastery was rebuilt by Vlad the Impaler and some other rulers of Wallachia. It was one of the strongest fortified church and maybe the richest in Wallachia a long time in the Medieval Period. Snagov Monastery was also an important cultural center, running here one of the first printing house of Wallachia.
Snagov Monastery is one of the most popular tourist destination especially for the foreign tourists coming in Bucharest.

13:00 Lunch at a local restaurant

14:30 Return to hotel

Price:
74 EUR / person – For minimum 2 paying persons – Private tour
54 EUR / person – For minimum 6 paying persons – Private tour
44 EUR / person – For minimum 10 paying persons – Private tour
34 EUR / person – For minimum 20 paying persons – Private tour
24 EUR / person – For minimum 29 paying persons – Private tour


Included in the price:

  • Transport by standard car;
  • Lunch at a local restaurant;
  • Professional guide assistance during the whole trip English speaking (other languages on request).

Not included in the price:

  • Extra services – other than as mentioned in the program;
  • Beverages.


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