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 Caldarusani Monastery by Romanian_Bat
Snagov Monastery lies also 30 km. north of Bucharest. The monastery was established in the 14th century and, among the rulers that contributed to its building and development were Mircea the Old, Vladislav the 2nd and Vlad the Impaler. In 1517-1521 Neagoe Basarab replaces the old dwellings. Of them, only the big church survived, as the other two churches (one from 1431 and one from 1588) have disappeared. The pro naos hosts several graves; the legend says that under a nameless tombstone there is the grave of Vlad the Impaler, but archaeological research could not confirm this. The interior frescoes are original, from 1563.
Samurcasesti Monastery is located in Ciorogarla Village, east of Bucharest. The monastery was founded in 1808. It was seriously damaged by the earthquake in 1940 and had to ber demolished and rebuilt. It is set in Brancoveanu style, with three altars. The silver plated icons on the altar are especially attractive, as well as the design created by red bricks on the church walls and columns.
Comana Monastery is located 30 km. south of Bucharest. The fortified monastery was built by Vlad the Impaler of wood (1461) on an island in the middle of a swampy area very difficult to cross and this has provided it with a natural defensive feature against the Turkish invasions. It was rebuilt in 1588, then ruined afterwards and rebuilt again in 1699-1703. In 1728 it was overtaken by Greek monks, then it was damaged, just to be restored in 1854, closed in 1863 and reestablished in 1991. The church is surrounded by a square layer of cells on two levels, with a monumental portico and robust brick columns. Leave a Comment
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 Cernica Monastery by Romanian_Bat
Pasarea Monastery lies 20 km. east of Bucharest, in Cozieni Village. The monastery was raised in 1813 and rebuilt in the actual shape in 1847. In one of the nuns’ cells to the right there is a small museum with icons and fine embroideries. The church is surrounded by an entire village of small and picturesque cottages belonging to the nuns. Down the slope towards the lake, to the south, there is a narrow bridge that leads to a small but interesting “troita”.
St. Nicholas – Balamuci Monastery lies near Sitaru Village, 40 km. north-east of the city on the secondary road via Stefanestii de Jos. Around year 1600 there was built a small wooden church made of oak. Then the actual church was built under the rule of Michael the Brave in 1627. The frescoes were done in 1752 and they are appreciated by researchwers in comparison with the frescoes of the monasteries in Northern Moldavia, especially Voronet. As a special remark, the monastery follows strictly the life on Mount Athos, as monks never eat meat, the Liturgy is held on a daily basis and there are masses every night from midnight to 3 AM. Leave a Comment
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 Stirbei Palace - the
Chapel by Romanian_BatLeave a Comment
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 Lenin's "grave", Mogosoaia by AndrafLeave a Comment
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 Mogosoaia Palace by Dabs
The Palace was designed by Constantin Brancoveanu, a Wallachian prince, in 1698-1702 as a summer residence and inheritance for his son Stefan. After Stefan was killed, it served as an inn and a warehouse before being turned over to the Bibescu family, relations of the Branconveanu's. It was handed over to the State in 1956 and served as a museum until the 1970s when Ceausescu closed it and appropriated all the furniture.
Be sure to take a peek in the St. George's Chapel, have a look behind the Palace at the gardens and lake, have a walk in the woods, and find the mammoth statue of Lenin, removed from the Piata Presei after the 1989 revolution, and a slightly smaller statue of prime minister Petru Groza behind the old kitchen wall.
Less important is a visit to the interior of the Palace, it's rather spartanly decorated, with little furniture or wall decoration thanks to Ceausescu. Still, it's only 40,000 lei (about $2US) to visit so I figured we're here, might as well. Just don't bother with the camera fee, very little to photograph here.
To get there we hopped on a maxitaxi heading to Buftea from the starting point near Bucuresti Nord train station, 20,000 lei each to ride (less than $1US). Since there are not marked stops, be sure and ask a local where to get off or if possible sit near the driver. There is a brown sign on the side of the road marking where to turn. From there you walk about 1/4 mile to the Palace grounds. On the way back, we stood by the side of the road (no sign marking the stop) and within 10-15 minutes a maxitaxi was whisking back to central Bucharest. I think it took about 20 minutes to get there. Leave a Comment
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 Roman-Catholic Cathedral
in Bucharest by gosiaPL
The rosetta in the front made me think of old churches in France... Apparently organ music recitals are played there every Sunday at 7:00 p.m.
The Roman-Catholic Cathedral is in 19 G-ral Berthelot St., north-west of Piata Revolutiei. Leave a Comment
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 Kilometre ) by Dabs
In Your Pocket lists the kilometre 0 marker as being on Boulevard Bratianu in front of Sf. Gheorghe church with a different description, this one is in front of the Teatrul National so I'm wondering if there are two Kilometre 0 markers Leave a Comment
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 The passage that leads to
the old town by edvin_br
There are some similiar passages around the old town of Bucharst Leave a Comment
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 Mogosoaia Palace by AndrafLeave a Comment
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when you walk on Unirii bulevard to take a picture to the Ceausescu's megalomaniac house of the people, at the end of the bulevard turn left, walk behind the blocks of flats, and within 100m you'll reach a pictoresque monastery called Antim. Usually, there'll be some beggars in front of it, but don't bother, just enter the courtyard and you'll fell like a trip in time.
Going there will give you an idea about how the area used to be before Ceausescu demolished everything to build its' palace and the "civic centre" surrounding it. Before demolitions, the area was occupied by narrow streets, private villas and hotels, churches, monasteries...... Now all that's left of that good_old_times_flavour is hidden behind concrete blocks of flats from communist era, while some houses are in ruins, after their owners have been expropriated and left the country in the early to mid 80's. After the owners abandoned their homes, gipsies moved in, and you'll find some still living there..... Leave a Comment
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