If you want to know why the Romanian people fought so hard to escape the communist oppression, pay a visit to the Memorial Museum for the Victims of Communism and you will only begin to understand how damaging the totalitarian regime was and how much pain and suffering it brought in such a short time. In just one night in 1950, 100 dignitaries from the...
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We Romanians have often amused that a work of fiction made The Tomb of Dracula/Vlad Tepes (the Impaler) and Bran Castle two of the most visited tourist attractions in Romania. To this day, the myth lives on to fascinate any tourist taking a trip to Romania, even those who are not particularly fascinated by vampires… Everyone knows the legend of Dracula, which has traveled the...
Even if you are not an enthusiast of Roman Empire history, it would be a shame to take a trip to Romania and not visit the most beautiful Romanian monasteries. One of them is Turnu Monastery, a true gem hidden in Valcea county. The name of Turnu Monastery – an important tourist attraction in Romania – erected in the immediate vicinity of Cozia Monastery, comes...
Din orice vacanta in Romania in nordul Moldovei, n-ar trebui sa lipseasca Manastirea Sucevita, care, ca si Manastirea Voronet se afla primele sub titlul: CELE MAI FRUMOASE MANASTIRI DIN ROMANIA si chiar din patrimoniul cultural si spiritual mondial. Si chiar daca nu ai citit pana acum Biblia sau Cartea Cartilor, ei bine, vei avea ocazia sa o intelegi, doar din imaginile biblice si icoanele pictate...
If you are going on vacation in Romania and you want to see a completely unique stone monastery, you absolutely must visit the Ivanovo Monastery, just a few steps past the southern border. What makes this place so special is a series of stone carved chapels and cells, 30 meters above the ground. And that is not all. The churches’ interiors used to bear painted...
Considered one of the most beautiful and refined orthodox monasteries, the Horezu Monastery with its 100% authentic Romanian architecture was included in the UNESCO World Heritage from the very beginning, with no sign that anything could ever surpass it. Your trip to Romania should comprise, among other things, the most visited Romanian monasteries, including the Horezu Monastery, because this is where you can see the...
