Sinaia

"Sinaia (2610 ft . ), a fashionable summer-resort, often overcrowded in the height of the season, lies in a beautiful valley between lofty wooded hills, the slopes of which are dotted with villas".--Baedeker 1911 EE1975110

Snagov and Sinaia

July 29th 1975
A tour bus ride though the Romanian countryside and forests brought us to Snagov and its famous monastery. The monastery is located on an island in Lake Snagov. This necessitated taking a tour boat to the island. The monastery itself is small, but of a decidedly Eastern European design, with four distinctive towers. It was built in the fifteenth century, replacing earlier structures dating back to ... read more

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The principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia - for centuries under the suzerainty of the Turkish Ottoman Empire - secured their autonomy in 1856; they united in 1859 and a few years later adopted the new name of Romania. The country gained recognitio... ... read more

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