Poienari Citadel is situated in Arges county, 4 km from Vidraru dam, built in stone at an altitude of 850 meters on a plateau from the slope of Cetatea Mountain. To reach the ruins of the citadel you must dare to climb the 1,480 steps of concrete, winding among the trees, at the end of [...]
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Vidraru Lake
Posted by raluca on December 7th, 2010
Photo by nyaaly Vidraru Lake is a reservoir created in 1965 by the dam Vidraru, in Arges county, on the Arges River, for energy supply . Situated between the Fruntii Mountains and Ghitu Massive, the lake gathers the waters of the rivers Capra, Buda and of several direct tributaries ( Raul Doamnei, Cernatul and Valsan, [...]
The “Stone Ravens” Monastery
Posted by raluca on September 16th, 2010
Photo by lumi_13 “Stone Ravens” Monastery” is a monastery in Romania located in the village Jgheaburi,Corbi commune (Arges county). The monastery is a ensemble (partly) from the 14th century, reestablished in 1512, during Prince Neagoe Basarab. The monastery church is carved in rock (sandstone). Near the church, dug still in the rock is the monastery’s [...]
The Monastery “Cetatuia Negru Voda”
Posted by raluca on September 15th, 2010
Photo by voineasa The Monastery “Cetatuia Negru Voda” is a community of Orthodox monks located in the village Cetatuia, Arges county. It has two churches: “Adormirea Maicii Domnului”, until 1918, then and “Izvorul Tamaduirii”. Known under the name of “Cetatuia Negru Voda Hermitage”, the monastery is built atop of a rocky rise at an altitude [...]
