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Vâlcea County

Olt valley spas

A southern county on the Olt valley, with the spa towns of Călimănești-Căciulata and Govora.

Places to see here

Govora Monastery

Govora Monastery

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

Călimănești-Căciulata

Călimănești-Căciulata

The Călimănești-Căciulata resort, in the Olt Gorge at the foot of the Căpățânii Mountains, is a spa resort wi…

Buila-Vânturărița National Park

Buila-Vânturărița National Park

Buila-Vânturărița National Park, with its spectacular 10 km limestone ridge reaching 1,885 m, is the smallest…

Arnota Monastery

Arnota Monastery

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

Bistrița Monastery - Vâlcea

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

Horezu Monastery - UNESCO Site

Horezu Monastery - UNESCO Site

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

Horezu - Traditional Ceramics

Horezu - Traditional Ceramics

Horezu is the world capital of traditional Romanian ceramics, inscribed on UNESCO's intangible heritage list.…

Laptelui Cave

Laptelui Cave

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

Brădișor Dam

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

Apa Spânzurată din Vâlcea Waterfall

Apa Spânzurată din Vâlcea Waterfall

Spray on your face, the constant white noise of falling water, the cold air it generates around itself.

Scoruș Malaia Waterfall

Scoruș Malaia Waterfall

Spray on your face, the constant white noise of falling water, the cold air it generates around itself.

Vâlcea - Northern Olt Gorge

Vâlcea - Northern Olt Gorge

The northern section of the Olt Gorge, from Câineni towards Turnu Roșu, is the most spectacular part of the 7…

Dragoslavele - Ghimbav Gorges

The Ghimbav Gorges, on the Ghimbav stream at the Vâlcea-Argeș border, are a wild gorge with limestone walls a…

Mamul Monastery

Mamul Monastery

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

Lake Budeasa

Lake Budeasa

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

Ocnele Mari - Vâlcea

Ocnele Mari - Vâlcea

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

Govora - Spa Resort

Govora - Spa Resort

Băile Govora, a spa resort at 380 m altitude with bromide-chloride-sodium mineral waters and sapropelic mud, …

Brezoi - Lotrișor Gorges

The Lotrișor Gorges, on the Lotrișor stream at Brezoi, form a 4 km gorge with 100 m walls and small waterfall…

Voineasa - Mountain Resort

Voineasa - Mountain Resort

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

Lake Galbenu - Lotrului

Lake Galbenu - Lotrului

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

Lake Vidra Vâlcea Complet

Lake Vidra Vâlcea Complet

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

Olănești Resort

Olănești Resort

Olănești, a spa and climatic resort with 30 mineral springs of different types (sulphurous, carbonated, salin…

Râmnicu Vâlcea - County Museum

Râmnicu Vâlcea - County Museum

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

Olăneștilor Gorges

Olăneștilor Gorges

The Olănești Gorges are a wild ravine on the Olănești River, with conglomerate and limestone walls up to 150 …

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