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Ilfov


Ilfov is the county surrounding Bucharest, the capital of Romania....

Located in the Romanian Plain (between the Argeș River and the Ialomița River), this county was mainly rural until the end of the communist era. It now hosts many villages and communes who have developed into high-income commuter towns. Littered with lakes (such as lake Cernica, lake Snagov and lake Căldărușani) and forests, the county is a frequent week-end and holiday destination for the inhabitants of Bucharest. Amongst its most notable touristic sites you can visit: the Snagov, Căldărușani and Cernica Monasteries, the Mogoșoaia Palace, the Ghica family palace in Moara Vlăsiei and the Știrbei Palace in Buftea.