Horezu

It is a country of great natural beauty and diversity, and has a rich cultural heritage, including a variety of ethnic, linguistic, and confessional groups. Romania enchants visitors with its scenic mountain landscapes and unspoilt rural areas, but also with its historic cities and busy capital. Over the last decade, it has witnessed a significant development,  fueled by its recent membership of the European Union. Romania will definitely surprise some of its visitors who are more used to western Europe. It has a listed total of six cultural and one natural UNESCO world heritage sites. Romania is a large country which can sometimes be shocking with contrasts: some cities are truly modern, while some villages can seem to have been brought back from the past. While it has significant cultural similarities with other Balkan states, it is regarded as unique due to its strong Latin heritage, reflected in every part of Romanian society from its culture to its language. Things for which Romania is famous include: the Carpathian mountains, wine, medieval fortresses, Dacia cars, Dracula, stuffed cabbage leaves (sarmale), the Black Sea, sunflower fields, painted monasteries and the Danube Delta.

Romania

This county is known for its spectacular landscapes, mostly made of mountains chains from the Southern Carpathians in the North, smaller groups of mountains near the Olt River Valley and a mix of hills, plateaus and plains for the rest of the county. Its main tourist destinations are: the Olt River Valley and its spa resorts, the Cozia and Turnu Monasteries, the Cozia Mountains and their numerous small churches and fortifications, the Lotru River valley and the Lotru Mountains, the spa resorts in Băile Govora, Băile Olănești, Voineasa, Vidra and Obârșia Lotrului, and the cities of Râmnicu Vâlcea and Brezoi.

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The Horezu in southern Romania monastery was founded by Constantin Brâncoveanu between 1693 and 1697. The monastery is along with the Mogoșoaia Palace a testimony of Romanian art of Brâncoveanu’s reign and this flourishing cultural period.
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Horezu Monastery

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