Mogosoaia Travel Guide

 Agatho Says:  ... on the right you'll see some other statues demolished and dumped here. They represent two personalities that influenced the Romania's history: Lenin and it's first communist president. 

 Agatho Says:  ... is another gate. Ornated with a group of statues, this one is more artistic than practical. 

 Agatho Says:  Everyone who comes to Mogosoaia, comes for the Palace. And that's because it is about 10-15 minutes from Bucharest and it can be reached by car or by train. It is a peacefully place that still keeps the resonance of the old times. The one who spends a weekend in Bucharest... 

 Agatho Says:  ... which lies on the left side of the main road. It's entrance has a very interesting description engraved in marble. 

 Agatho Says:  ... it could be found the main entrance of another part of the palace, the most beautiful one. In front of the entreance lies the garden and it's beautiful view. 

 Agatho Says:  ... as you enter the gate is an interesting small church built also in the brancovenesc style, as all the palace is. 

 Agatho Says:  ... the palace is a beautiful garden which leads to an interesting castel gate. If you ascent the stairs on left as you enter the gate, you can get a wonderful image of the area around you. 

 josephescu Says:  Servants houses on the sideways of main alley way towards the castle are typical rural cottages of the 1900's 

 josephescu Says:  At the end of an alley in the park towards your left as you look to the lake, there is the grave of the Bibescu family, the last castle owners. What was most impressive to me were the small twin graves on the top of the monument, representing the funeral tombs of the two... 

 josephescu Says:  When communists arrived to power, among their first measures was to demolish all the statues of kings and "undesirable" politicians around the country, to cut off memories about the past. And as if history began in 1950's with their rule, they melted most of the statues,... 

 josephescu Says:  If you don't have a car, then public transportation is your best choice. There are daily trains leaving from Gara de Nord at 8,45 and 14,20 and the journey takes 15 minutes, last return at 17,48 at about 2 lei (check www.cfr.ro). Once you arrive in Mogosoaia station, beware...