Cantacuzino Castle

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Boasting A Historical Legacy

Cantacuzino Castle was home to one of the most prestigious families of Romania. They hailed from Greek origins and even boasted Byzantanian descent. They were the original owners of the land where Cantacuzino stands today.

The Twentieth Century Revamp

Cantacuzino Castle came into the limelight in the twentieth century, when Prince Gheorghe Grigore Cantacuzino initiated an ambitious reconstruction venture.

The architecture of Cantacuzino impersonated the neo-Romanian style along with accents of oriental and Italian renaissance features. It was designed by Grigore Cerchez, a well-known Romanian civil engineer and architect. It was completed just two years before the death of Prince Gheorghe and is still one of the most stunning places to visit in Romania.

How to Get to Cantacuzino Castle?

You can take a train from the Romanian capital, at the Bucureşti Nord Gr. A station, to the town of Buftea. The entire journey will take 15 minutes.  From there, it’s another hour-and-a-half train ride to the resort village of Buşteni You can walk from the train station to the castle in just 15 minutes. Alternatively, you can drive from Bucharest to Buşteni in two hours.

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