The ▐igπne║ti Monastery is situated approximately 30 kilometres north of Bucharest, close to the commune of Ciolpani and near Lake Snagov. Built in 1812 on the site of an older church, the monastery was decorated in 1929 by painter Belizarie. Artistic objects of high value are sheltered here today. The monastery also houses weaving workshops where all the work is done by nuns. In the vicinity of the church tourists may visit a forest preserve, some villages whose inhabitants specialize in pottery work and the graveyard of British soldiers who died during World War II.
