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As you go upstream the river you will see some great places and if you go during summer you may even take a refreshing bath in the cold river! Leave a Comment
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In any guidebook it will mention a small something about Sarmesegetuza, the capital of Roman Dacia. It is located in a very quiet, peaceful part of the country and is mostly restored. It is a hired car away from Deva. The man who runs the museum doesn't speak much English however.
The botanical gardens/marshes in Sinai (15 minutes by buses found at the train station for 30000 lei) are spectacular. You have to see them to believe them.
The ruins at Deva are very cool, especially at sunset. Walk down the McDonalds street and you'll seen them on your right.
Finally, the Lake Cincis is very much a gem-- the lake flooded a medieval village that stands today in the middle of the lake though only the church is really visable. It is surrounded by hills of green and all the local young people go there on the weekends to the campground disco.
The picture is of some restored ruins at Sarmsegetuza. My camera was very unreliable for a while. Leave a Comment
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 by Romanian_Bat
Moldavia also hosts a certain number of monasteries that have been ignored by the tourist industry. We are talking about the monasteries around Targu Neamt. Built between the 15th and 17th centuries in a different architectural style from the ones in Northern Moldavia, the monasteries in this area stand out through their exceptional location, their harmonious structure. Neamt Monastery was the most important cultural and artistic center of medieval Moldavia. It was stated in historic deeds in 1407. The oldest library in the country is hosted there (more than 600 years old), and the monastery church is the most imposing one built by Stephen the Great. Bistrița Monastery was raised in 1402, being subsequently destroyed and rebuilt. Agapia Monastery was built between 1642 and 1647 and was painted in 1858 by one of the greatest Romanian painters, Nicolae Grigorescu. It was located in the beautiful village with the same name and it also is the place from where one can start hiking up to the small and picturesque Sihla Convent, located in the nearby mountains. Secu Monastery was raised in 1602 and it hosts an important museum with many old books and some traditional local artifacts. Varatec Monastery is a beautiful monument built in 1808. Sihăstrie Monastery is just another example of fine traditional religious architectural monument in this area.
The accessibility to these monasteries is eased by the asphalted roads (Târgu Neamț Vatra Dornei) and by the secondary roads, respectively the railway leading to Targu Neamț. Accommodation can be set in the few mediocre hotels in Targu Neamt and Piatra Neamt, as well as in local guesthouses. The tourist services quantity is low, and the quality is good. Leave a Comment
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 by Romanian_Bat
The Monasteries in Oltenia area have been built in a different style from the ones in Moldavia. They are very rarely visited by foreigners, as they do not appear in most guides. The local people habits, traditions and the way the villages look, as well as the scenery itself is different. Horezu Monastery (1690-1697) is the most important religious architectural monument from the Brancoveanu period (period that generated the only really genuine Romanian architectural style, Brancoveanu style). The church was decorated with exterior stone sculptures, and on the inside there is a valuable bunch of frescoes. The legend says that, being afraid of the Turks, the workers did everything at nighttime. Cozia Monastery (1386-1388) was built by Mircea cel Batran and attracts the attention through the elegance and harmony of its shape, as well as through the richness of its decorations and the valuable painting. Close to this monastery there can be visited Turnu and Stanisoara Monasteries, nicely located in Cozia Mountains. Govora Monastery (1488) still preserves an outstandingly beautiful interior painting, as well as a feudal art museum. Bistrita Monastery (1491-1492) and Arnota Monastery (1633-1636), Patrunsa and Pahomie Convents are just some other reasons to visit these places. The Church Built from Only One Tree in Frâncești attracts travelers through a weird fact: it was built from only one oak tree in the end of the 16th century. The early 18th century painting can still be seen.
All these places can be visited on the road and some of them (Turnu, Cozia, Stanisoara) also lie next to the railway linking Ramnicu Valcea with Sibiu. Accommodation can be set up in the nearby spas (Calimanesti-Caciulata, Olanesti, Govora) or in some cities (Ramnicu Valcea). The services quantity is low, and the quality is average. Leave a Comment
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