vâlcea county

“CITY STORY” VÂLCEA COUNTY

Şcoala Gimnazială Nr. 10, Rm. Vâlcea

VÂLCEA COUNTY

Vâlcea county has an area of 5765 km2, which represents 2.43% of România, and is divided into the following administrative-territorial units: 2 municipalities (Râmnicu Vâlcea - County resident and Drăgăşani), 8 cities (Brezoi, Govora Baths, Olăneşti Baths, Călimăneşti, Horezu mines and Mari, which were added Băbeni Bălcesti and that cities were declared in 2002).

VILLAGE MUSEUM

The village museum has been outlined its topical profile since 1974, like a form of a village museum destinated to reconstitute, on a 8 hectars area, the functional image of a traditional rural settlement with all its social - cultural institutions.

NICOLAE BĂLCESCU MEMORIAL MUSEUM

The museum is located in a mansion that belonged to the Bălcescu family with special interior decorations and elegant furniture, found in a good state.

GOVORA

It is a All-season resort, famous for the variety and rich therapeutical properties of chlorine, sulfur (for external coures) sodium, iodine, bromine, and the hypotonic rich in calcium, magnesium, sulfur less (for internal cures) known and used since 1866.

GOVORA MONASTERY

Govora Monastery,(XIX) in 1640 was printed "Rule of Govora“ first book in Romanian law.

GOVORA MUSEUM

The archaeology collection comprises over 4,000 pieces, from the pre-ice period represented by mammoth fossils, Ursus arctes and Ursus spaeleos exhibits from the Upper Paleolithic, the Neolithic Age, the transition period towards the Bronze Age, the early and classic Bronze Age.

The Oltenian Bistriţa, the monastic endowment built by the almighty family of Craioveşti, at Costeştii Valcei, attracts thousands of pilgrims every year, who choose, as touristic destination of excellence, the Horezu Basin or cross the Valcea County 

BISTRIŢA MONASTERY

CĂLIMĂNEŞTI

In 1893, mineral water from Călimăneşti-Caciulata won THE GOLD MEDAL at the international exhibition of food and mineral water in Brussels.

COZIA MONASTERY

Cozia Monastery is a medieval monastic complex, located in Călimăneşti by the river Olt. It was founded by Mr. Mircea the Old, expanded and renovated over the centuries of its history.

SURUPATELE MONASTERY

The Brâncovenesc style, also known as Wallachian Renaissance and Romanian Renaissance, is an art and architectural style that evolved during the administration of Prince Constantin Brancoveanu in the late 17th and early 18th centuries.

The museum was established due to the 1970 donation made by Alexandru Bălintescu to his native village. It is located in the Cultural Centre of Costeşti.

ART MUSEUM COSTEŞTI

TROVANTS – the living stones – unique phenomenon in the world in Costesti, Valcea county. The “Trovants” are stones or sandstone concretions that secrete cement and appear to grow by themselves. They consist of a stone core with an outer shell of sand believed to be the result of cementation that occurred millions of years ago.

TROVANTS MUSEUM

ARNOTA MONASTERY

MONASTERY HOREZU.

"The most beautiful and refined copy of Romanian architecture" Horezu Monastery built in 1693 by Constantin Brancoveanu in 1995 was included in UNESCO

TRADITIONS HOREZU

CONTEMPORARY FOLK ART-HOREZU

According to an old local tradition, it was founded in the early decades of the sixteenth century, by building this place of rolling a single oak.

“DINTR-UN LEMN” MONASTERY

MĂLDĂREŞTI MUSEUM

The Museum Măldăreşti was held in a picturesque natural environment at about 3 kilometers from Horezu and gathered together Greceanu, Duca and Memorial House I.G. Duca.

In 1873 at the urging of Dr. Carol Davila were sent samples of mineral waters from Olăneşti at the International Exhibition in Vienna, where he won THE GOLD MEDAL.

OLĂNEŞTI

OCNELE MARI SALT

The mines Ocnele Mari is arranged at 225 meters above sea level lies on a area of 10,000 square meters. The park has a church, a museum, restaurant, souvenir shops, bars, a soccer field, basketball, tennis, pool table, playground for children

TURNU MONASTERY

Turnu Monastery is one of the most sacred Christian monastic dwellings of the Ramnic Diocese. Secluded on the leftbank of the Olt River, sheltered by Cozia Mountain and located nearly 2 km away from Cozia Monastery, also built by anancient Romanian ruler, Mircea The Old, Turnu Monastery was, for centuries, a very remote and unreachable place.

STĂNIŞOARA MONASTERY

Stănişoara Monastery, called "Nucet" until XVIII th century, is situated at the foot of Cozia massif, on the south versant, on the territory of Calimanesti city.

  COZIA MOUNTAIN

Cozia Mountain stands on the left Olt river, ne ar  Călimăneşti, 1668 m, a monolithic rock in the central - southern Carpathians.

VOINEASA

It is surrounded by forests of pine, spruce and beech in any season resort offers an atmosphere of tranquility and relaxation.

VOINESIŢA

VIDRA

TRANSALPINA

SKY RESORT TRANSALPINA

PĂTRUNSA MONASTERY

Found in Barbatesti village union, Valcea department, Romania, 7 km away from the village, the abbey celebrates its feast day as “Pious Paraschiva”; it lies on the lap of Buila Mountain.

FRĂSINEI MONASTERY

The priests' life from here is just like the one from the Holly Mountain Athos. The most powerful exorcizes from Romania take place at Frasinei Monastery in Valcea. In this Saint Monastery, women don't have access.

PAHOMIE HERMITAGE

The founding document of the hermitage states that the founders are Pahomie the monk and Sava The Outlaw, in 1520, thus the name of “Pahomie Hermitage of the Beautiful Spring”. 

SĂRĂCINEŞTI MONASTERY

At the confluence with the river Olăneşti key, key in the middle of Valley Village until 1964 was called Sararcinesti as it expresses itself inscription, nearly 300 years stand the winds and storms Sărăcineşti former monastery church.

BUILA- VÂNTURARIŢA NATIONAL PARK 

The Buila-Vânturariţa Massif is located in the central-northern part of Valcea County is one of the Căpăţânii Mountains massifs.