Drive to the region of Hincesti to visit Manuc Bei Mansion from Chisinau city by car.

Manuc Bei Mansion or Manuc Bey Mansion (officially – Historical architectural complex Manuc Bey) is located in Hincești city in the central-western part of the Republic of Moldova; and it includes the following edifices: Palace of Manuc, House of bailiff, Countess House, Hunting Castle, Watchtower and others.

Nowadays, the architectural complex “Manuc Bei” from Hîncești is being restored and has already become one of the major destinations of Moldovan tourism.

History

After the end of the Russo-Turkishconstruction war from 1806–12, Manuc Bei left Bucharest and his big affairs were rested to some right-hand-men. He moved for a short period of time to the Sibiu and later in 1815 Manuc came with his family to Chisinau, in the czarist Bessarabia where he bought Hincești's estate with 300.000 „golden lei”.

The construction of the mansion began under the management of his son, Murat (Ivan) and it was finished by his nephew, Grigore. They built a castle of amazing beauty in French style with a winter garden, watchtowers, and a big park.