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Argeș County

Carpathian foothills

A southern county where the Carpathian Mountains meet the plains, home to Pitești and the Transfăgărășan road.

Places to see here

Nămăiești Monastery

Nămăiești Monastery

Beeswax candles, the faint scent of incense, the distant chant from inside. Quiet courtyards walled against t…

Domești - Argeș Gorges

The Argeș Gorges, a wild 10 km gorge on the Argeș River between Curtea de Argeș and the Vidraru Dam, are amon…

Brădetu - Corbii de Piatră Hermitage

Brădetu - Corbii de Piatră Hermitage

Beeswax candles, the faint scent of incense, the distant chant from inside. Quiet courtyards walled against t…

Mioveni - Dacia-Renault Museum

Mioveni - Dacia-Renault Museum

Quiet halls, curated objects, the smell of old wood and paper. Time slowed down by design.

Pitești - Memorial to the Victims of Communism

Pitești - Memorial to the Victims of Communism

Quiet halls, curated objects, the smell of old wood and paper. Time slowed down by design.

Poenari - Vlad Țepeș Citadel

Poenari - Vlad Țepeș Citadel

Stone-cold corridors, narrow windows, the weight of centuries under every arch. The kind of place where the s…

Transfăgărășan - Vidraru Dam

Transfăgărășan - Vidraru Dam

The Vidraru Dam (1966), 166 m high, was the fifth highest dam in Europe when it was inaugurated. The 465 mill…

Argeș Monastery - Monastic Complex

Argeș Monastery - Monastic Complex

Beeswax candles, the faint scent of incense, the distant chant from inside. Quiet courtyards walled against t…

Curtea de Argeș - Princely Seat Fortress

Curtea de Argeș - Princely Seat Fortress

Stone-cold corridors, narrow windows, the weight of centuries under every arch. The kind of place where the s…

Lake Vidraru

Lake Vidraru

Cool air at altitude, water that mirrors the sky, the smell of pine on the shore. The kind of stillness that …

Câmpulung Muscel - Municipal Museum

Câmpulung Muscel - Municipal Museum

Quiet halls, curated objects, the smell of old wood and paper. Time slowed down by design.

Arefu - Village of Vlad Țepeș

Arefu - Village of Vlad Țepeș

Arefu, a small village at the foot of Poenari Fortress, is a community whose inhabitants are regarded locally…

Albești Muscel - Golescu Manor

Albești Muscel - Golescu Manor

Stone-cold corridors, narrow windows, the weight of centuries under every arch. The kind of place where the s…

Tutana Monastery

Tutana Monastery

Beeswax candles, the faint scent of incense, the distant chant from inside. Quiet courtyards walled against t…

Lerești - Ski Slope

Lerești - Ski Slope

Snow underfoot, mountain panorama from the lift, the warmth of the lodge after a run.

Rucăr - Rucăr-Bran Corridor

Rucăr - Rucăr-Bran Corridor

The Rucăr-Bran Corridor, with Subcarpathian and rural landscapes of authentic beauty, is one of the most spec…

Pitești - Argeș County Museum

Pitești - Argeș County Museum

Quiet halls, curated objects, the smell of old wood and paper. Time slowed down by design.

Pitești - Lunca Argeșului Park

Lunca Argeșului Park in Pitești, laid out on the bank of the Argeș River, is the largest park in the county a…

Vieros Monastery

Beeswax candles, the faint scent of incense, the distant chant from inside. Quiet courtyards walled against t…

Argeș - Muscel Mountain Area

Argeș - Muscel Mountain Area

Wind at altitude, panoramic views, the air thin and clean. The bigger sky above the tree line.

Câmpulung Muscel - Negru Vodă Monastery

Câmpulung Muscel - Negru Vodă Monastery

Beeswax candles, the faint scent of incense, the distant chant from inside. Quiet courtyards walled against t…

Câmpulung Muscel - Bărăția

Câmpulung Muscel - Bărăția

Beeswax candles, the faint scent of incense, the distant chant from inside. Quiet courtyards walled against t…

Dâmbovicioara Cave

Dâmbovicioara Cave

Cold air, drip of water, the strange quiet of underground. The kind of place that makes you whisper without m…

Poenari Castle

Poenari Castle

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