Curtea de Argeș

1280px Manastirea Curtea De Arges - panoramio - Curtea de Argeș Monastery and the symbol of the city and in behind is Episcopal Palace

Curtea de Argeș is on the Argeș River in Argeș county, in the historic region of Muntenia. It was the first capital of Wallachia and retains the most important Byzantine buildings on the territory of Romania, including the Princely Church, a 14th-century monument on the UNESCO tentative list. An important political and economic center during the medieval age and the importance of Curtea de Argeş felt after the relocation of Wallachia's capital to Târgoviște but regained its prestige during the interwar period with the designation of the cathedral of the Curtea de Arges monastery as a royal necropolis by Carol I.

How to travel to Curtea de Argeș

Fly to Curtea de Argeș

The closest airports are Bucharest Otopeni OTP 162 kilometers away, Craiova CRA 151 kilometers away and Sibiu SBZ 149 kilometers away - see those pages for flight options. If you fly in and hire a car, none of those transfers are difficult

Travel by train to Curtea de Argeș

Gara Regala - panoramio - Curtea de Argeș Royal Railway Station

There is 1 direct train daily from Pitești, 2 per day.

The

• Curtea de Argeș Royal Railway Station - Gara Regală Curtea de Argeș | 45.136155, 24.672549 is 2 kilometers South of the Curtea de Argeș Monastery, next to the bus station.

Travel on a Bus in Curtea de Argeș

Direct buses to Pitești (30 minutes), Bucharest (1.3 hours), Brașov (2.4 hours), Câmpulung (1 hour) or Râmnicu Vâlcea (45 minutes); but the times may be erratic.

The

• Curtea de Argeș Bus Station - Autogara RMR Curtea de Argeș | 45.134497, 24.672511 is near the train station. For timetables check 74/autogara_rmr_curtea_de_arges/Autogara12969?lang=en www.autogari.ro.

Get Around

GPS 45.14|24.67

What to See

Downtown

Curtea de Arges.E - The Princely Church of Saint Nicholas

• Curtea de Argeș Monastery - Mănăstirea Curtea de Argeș | 45.15691, 24.6754 - Curtea de Argeș Gothic Church Man Curtea de Arges.SV 51535 One of the most famous medieval architectural monuments in Wallachia. It was established by Prince Neagoe Basarab between 1515 and 1517.

• Episcopal Palace - Palatul Episcopal | 45.156903, 24.676728

Built in 1896 and the episcopal church erected in 1885. The Episcopal Palace, built in an original architectural style, is provided with a chapel where the relics of Saint Philofteia can be found. The walls of Manole Hall are adorned with paintings that depict the legend of the skillful builder in pictures. A French-style park is built around the Curtea de Arges Monastery and in front of the Episcopal Palace.

• Norocea House - Casa Norocea | Str. Stefanescu Victor, nr.8 45.143780, 24.674644 ☎ +40 248-721-446 Opening Hours: Tuesday - Sunday 09:00-17:00 The Romanian-style building was built between 1922-1923 by Dumitru Norocea, a painter and restorer of the frescoes of the Princely Church. Today and the building hosts the ethnography section of the Municipal Museum, and upstairs an exhibition of painter's paintings and objects that belonged to him.

Curtea de Argeș City Museum Muzeul Municipal Curtea de Argeș GPS 45.141298,24.675567 Str. Negru Voda Nr. 2|hours=Tuesday - Sunday 09:00-16:00 . Features ethnography and history. Curtea de Arges City Museum. Ethnography and Folk Art Department Muzeul Municipal Curtea de Argeș. Secția de Etnografie și Artă Populară GPS 45.143767,24.674963

• The Princely Church Saint Nicholas - Biserica Domnească Sfântul Nicolae | Strada Negru Vodă 2 45.142035, 24.675679 - Built by Prince Basarab I (1310 - 1352), completed in 1352, within the 13th-century voivodal residence. The church, a monument in Greek cross, inscribed, of a complex type, is one of the most representative monuments of the medieval Romanian architecture, being the oldest voivodal establishment in Wallachia. The interior paintings, particularly valuable, are made in 1364 - 1369.

• Manole's Well - Fântâna lui Manole | 45.155410, 24.674412 - According to the legend, when the emperor saw the magnificents building of Curtea de Argeș Monastery asked the 10 craftsmen working on its walls whether they could build an even nicer building. The craftsmen said yes, and in order to prevent this the emperor ordered the dismantling of the scaffolds leaving the craftsmen on the roof. The latter produced wing of shingle and jumped, but they all parished. The place where Manole has fallen gave birth to a spring and the Manole well. People say that sometimes a white sparkling fog rises from Manole well towards the monastery.

• Ruins of Sân Nicoară Church - Ruinele Bisericii Sân Nicoară | 45.141034, 24.677545 - The ruins recall a place of worship in the first half of the 14th century, perhaps even earlier, by the famous Doamna Clara and the mother of the prince of Wallachia, Vlaicu-Voda.
  The edifice has significantly contributed to understanding the style of building at the end of early feudalism through its walls, made from indigenous materials, showing an alternation of three-row rows of brick rocks with apparent bricks. Above the tendency, a brick tower that served as a bell tower (now half-demolished) was raised gracefully, also used as an observation post, probably signaling the proximity of the enemies to the last refuge of the Romanian princes, 25 kilometers far away: the Poienari Fortress.

• Olari Church - Biserica Olari | 45.144263, 24.678730 from the Curtea de Argeş Museum/Princely Church (the two objectives are just across the street), you can walk to the Olari Church on Cuza Voda Street (Strada Cuza Vodă), walking distance within a 10-minutes walk - A modest, rustic-looking monument, featuring various original architectural elements and masonry. The construction plan, different from that of the Wallachian architecture - with the bell tower glued to the main body of the building - reminds tourists of some Moldavian builders from the time of Stephen the Great. Viewed from the outside and the cult site built before 1687 on the site of a 16th-century church can surprise through the harmony of its proportions, through the shingle roof, through the upper façade with a rich ornamentation painted and covered by the outer wooden staircase by an eagle that leads to the bell room.

• Brad-Batușari Church 45.134212, 24.675325 - Built in 1583 by the prince of Wallachia Petru Cercel (1583-1585), is a modest monument with rectangular shape and was finished at the east with an apse and a wooden bell tower. The church, built of river boulders mixed with brick, without external paintings and covered with slate, belonged to the guild of "batușari", saxons as origin, and was completely restored at the end of the nineteenth century, losing its former appearance.

Further out

PoienariCastle1 - Poienari Fortress Vidraru Dam sep 2013 - Vidraru Dam

• Poienari Castle 45.353056, 24.634722 - Poenari Castle - BurgPoenari 13551 A Wallachian castle associated with Vlad III Dracula. It is located near the village of Capataneni, 20 minutes north, at the beginning of the spectacular Transfagarasan high altitude highway (road DN 7C); the castle is perched precariously on the top of a steep, forested mountain. According to legend, thit is the castle that Vlad Dracula forced the nobles of Targoviste to build (or more specifically to reinforce, because the castle was clearly built long before Vlad's birth). This castle is not close to a village, so the recommended way to get there is to hire a vehicle or maybe hitchhike. There is parking space available next to the road at the foot of the mountain, near the river. The fortress is accessible by climbing close to 1500 steps. To get to the castle by car, drive north on National Road 7C past the few small villages until you hit the hydroelectric power plant. Then, look up! You can't miss it. The beginning of the steps is near to the food stand next to the road. There are wonderful views of the valleys and forested mountains in the surroundings from the castle, and of the nearby villages and the imposing ruin.

• Vidraru Dam - Barajul Vidraru | 45.366458, 24.630918 can be visited on 7C National Road from Curtea de Arges - Arefu and from Sibiu on DN1 to Cârtişoara, from where the road continues on Transfăgărăşan. From Sibiu - Cârtişoara you can reach the Vidraru Dam only during June-October, during the rest of the year this section is closed. - It was put into service in 1966. At that time it was in the first five arches in Europe, 166.6 meters high. The Vidraru Dam is the largest arch in Romania.
  The construction of the Vidraru Dam began in 1961, and during this period and the hydroelectric power plant at Argeş was also built.
  The dam was not filled until December 1965. Vidraru Accumulation Lake was born between the flanks of Fruntea and Ghiţu Mountains. This lake is home to the waters of the River Capra, Buda and its affluent River Doamnei, Cernatul and Vâlsanul, Topologul, Valea lui Stan and Limpedea. The total area of ​​the Vidraru reservoir is 870 hectares and the length is 14 kilometers, and the maximum width is 2,2 kilometers in the Valea Lupului - Valea Călugăriței.
  The hydroelectric plant, named until 1989 Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej, was designed at that time to be run even from Bucharest. The underground station of the plant, 104 meters below the level of evil, is the "jewel" that boasts those who have been participating for years in the development of the Vidraru Complex. There is the large hall of machines where five people work in each of the five shifts. They oversee everything related to the entire hydropower process. The control center is deeply dug into the mountain. About three quarters of a million cubic meters of earth were excavated.

• Tutana Monastery - Mănăstirea Tutana | 45.045656, 24.638297 a deviation of 7 kilometers to DN7C - Tutana Monastery, situated on the outskirts of the village with the same name, located 17 kilometers southwest of Curtea de Arges, is the patron saint of Atanasie Athos. The period between the end of the 14th century and the beginning of the 15th century represents the monument to the construction of the first Tutana Church, with architecture similar to that of Vodița, Tismana and the Stella Church in Targoviste. On the place of today's monastery, in the fourteenth century there was a monastery of monks.

• The "Cure Springs" Church - Biserica ”Izvoarele de leac” | 45.023268, 24.666328 - The "Cure Springs" Church is located in the village of Vâlcelele-Crampotani. It was erected on the site of seven springs, whose water is said to be healing. Local elders tell about miraculous healings that have taken place over time.
  The legend says that himself and the prince of Wallachia, Mircea the Elder, retreated during these struggles, where the waters strengthened and energized his army, and then defeated Ottoman Empire's army.
  The place where the church is located is rather a complex of springs, trots and small orthodox chapels stretching out on the hill called "Valea Radului". Orally transmitted from generation to generation in the form of local traditions, legends about this place are many. The seven healing springs among the trees are scattered around the Church. Moreover, within a radius of one kilometer around the church and the rule of silence is maintained.

Top Muslim Travel Tips for Curtea de Argeș

Transfăgărășan scenic road

Transfagarasan 2007 - Transfăgărășan

The road climbs to an altitude of 2,042, making it the second highest mountain pass in Romania after the Transalpina. Being a winding road, dotted with steep hairpin turns, long S-curves, and sharp descents, it is both an attraction and a challenge for hikers, cyclists, drivers and motorcycle enthusiasts. In a segment of the British TV show Top Gear, Jeremy Clarkson proclaimed that the Transfăgărășan was "the best road in the world", a title the presenters had previously given to the South Tyrol|Stelvio Pass in Italy.

The road is closed from late October until late June because of snow. Depending on the weather, it may remain open until as late as November, or may close even in the summer; signs at the town of Curtea de Argeș and the village of Cartisoara provide information.

Take a Hiking Tour in Curtea de Argeș

Canion Valea lui Stan - Valea lui Stan Canyon

There are several hiking trails near Curtea de Arges. To begin and end such a route, it takes many hours, maybe two days. Generally and these trails are not in great difficulty, but require a lot of resistance and, of course, a map of the area. The tourist potential of this area is and will remain enormous. The mountain offers mountain trails, mountaineering and other such touristic-sports activities

• Valea lui Stan Canyon - Canionul Valea lui Stan | 45.362263, 24.615689 Longest canyon in Romania, good for adrenaline lovers.

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Stay Safe

Do not feed the dangerous animals|wildlife. Romania is home to 6,000 brown bears, or 60% of the European bear population. At one point in 2017, authorities declared the 1,480 steps up to the ruins of Poenari Castle off limits until they could remove a mama bear and her three cubs; police blamed tourists for leaving food which attracts the animals.

More Muslim friendly Destinations from Curtea de Argeș

• Pitesti is about 20 kilometers away.
• Bucharest, Ploiesti and Targoviste are also quite close by.
• Sibiu can be visited by the scenic Transfagarasan and Transalpina mountain roads.

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