Located 25-30 km from Bucharest, with an area of approximately 600 hectares and a length of 16 km, Lake Snagov is a fluvial liman, the most significant on the lower course of the Ialomița River. With a maximum depth of 9 meters, it is the deepest lake in the Romanian Plain.

Its elongated and highly sinuous shape features many bays. Downstream, you’ll find an island that houses the Snagov Monastery. The area’s biodiversity includes about 4,200 species of flora and fauna, of which around 120 are protected by law, and 42 are listed as endangered species.

The fish fauna, which attracts numerous amateur anglers, includes 16 species of fish: bleak, rudd, gudgeon, bream, carp, crucian carp, tench, two species of goby, loach, perch, sunfish, pike, zander, and catfish. Sport fishing is permitted on Lake Snagov only outside the protected area (at a minimum distance of 500 meters upstream and downstream from it).