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Dolj County

Oltenia plains

A south-western county on the Danube, with the city of Craiova and the Oltenia plains.

Places to see here

Segarcea - Segarcea Wineries

Segarcea - Segarcea Wineries

Cramele Segarcea, with a winemaking tradition of over 100 years and 500 ha of vineyards, produce some of the …

Maglavit - Site of the 1935 Miracle

Maglavit - Site of the 1935 Miracle

In 1935 the shepherd Petrache Lupu claimed that God had appeared to him at Maglavit, sparking the largest mas…

Bucovăț Monastery

Bucovăț Monastery

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

Brâncuși - Hobița Birthplace

Brâncuși - Hobița Birthplace

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

Calafat - Vidin-Calafat Bridge

Calafat - Vidin-Calafat Bridge

The Vidin-Calafat Bridge (2013), 1.8 km long, is the most recent road and rail bridge on the Danube. The dire…

Craiova - Botanical Garden

Craiova - Botanical Garden

The Craiova Botanical Garden, with 5,000 plant species on 60 hectares, is the second largest in Romania. Trop…

Craiova - Jean Mihail Palace

Craiova - Jean Mihail Palace

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

Craiova - Art Museum

Craiova - Art Museum

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

Craiova - Museum of Oltenia

Craiova - Museum of Oltenia

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

Filiași - Town Museum

Filiași - Town Museum

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

Mărăcinele - Geto-Dacian Site

Mărăcinele - Geto-Dacian Site

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

Podari - Jiu Nature Reserve

The nature reserve on the lower course of the Jiu protects floodplain ecosystems with willow and white poplar…

Bechet - Danube Border Crossing

Bechet - Danube Border Crossing

Bechet is the southernmost point of Dolj County on the Danube, with a border crossing to Oryahovo (Bulgaria).…

Lake Fântânele Dolj

Lake Fântânele Dolj

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

Hinova - Tezaurul Dacic

Hinova - Tezaurul Dacic

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

Jitianu Monastery

Jitianu Monastery

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

Calafat - Port and View of Bulgaria

Calafat - Port and View of Bulgaria

Calafat, a Danube port opposite Vidin in Bulgaria, is a crossing point to Bulgaria by ferry and by the new Vi…

Craiova - Casa Băniei

Craiova - Casa Băniei

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

Craiova - University and Central Park

Craiova - University and Central Park

The University of Craiova (1947), with its impressive Neoclassical façade and central park with statues, is t…

Lake Ghizdaru - Bechet

Lake Ghizdaru - Bechet

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

Gârla Mare Cave

Gârla Mare Cave

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

Romanescu Park

Romanescu Park

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