The Monasteri from Hotarani monastery was built by the end of the sixteenth century, but on the ruins of a Roman village (vicus), a suburb of the ancient city Romula. Mitrea, founder of the monastery, is one of the prominent political figures from the second half of the sixteenth century, being documentary mentioned between royal […]

At Hotarani have been found traces of Thracian tribes north Danubian from the Iron Age more precise the first Iron Age Hallstat the second Iron Age Lâtene in which the Geto-Dacian agriculture reached a high stage of development. Hotarani medieval tower is located near the ruins of the Monastery of Sainted Princes being a historical […]

St. Nicholas Church in Gostăvățu was built in 1810, entirely of brick. The most important renovations targeted external repairs, in 1968, interior painting restoration in 1994, and restoration of the exterior and repainting the interior, the porch and the belfry in 1997. Saint Nicholas is celebrated on 6 December. Of Greek origin (Nikolaos), the name […]

The parish church “Saint Nicholas” from Giuvărăşti village is founded by George Giuvara in 1857. As mentioned in the inscription, the building was restored in 1962, at which time the painting was restored. Greek Iamandi Giuvara was cupbearer to the royal court and had the opportunity to collect a lot of gold, and at one […]

The park in the town of Frunzaru is dedicated to works of great Romanian sculptor Constantin Brâncuşi. Constantin Brâncuşi was born on February 19th, 1876, in Hobiţa, Gorj, died on March 16th, 1957, in Paris. It was a Romanian sculptor with overwhelming contributions to the renewal of the vision and language of arts in contemporary […]

The church “Assumption of the Virgin” was built in 1795 by Hristodor being registred in the list of historical monuments of Olt county. The sanctuary was painted in 1905. Assumption of the Virgin is the feast day in memory of the data Virgin Mary died. It is celebrated by Orthodox and Catholics each year on […]

Church “Assumption of the Virgin” was built in 1811 and being registred in the list of historical monuments of Olt county. Assumption of the Virgin is the feast day in memory of the data Virgin Mary died. It is celebrated by Orthodox and Catholics each year on August 15th. This celebration is popularly known as […]

St. Nicholas Church from Făgețelu was built in 1824, being included in the list of historical monuments of Olt County. Saint Nicholas is celebrated on 6 December. Of Greek origin (Nikolaos), the name consists of two words: nike “victory” (from nikao “to defeat”), and laos, “people”and can also have the meaning of “people’s victory”. St. […]

The church having the name „Adormirea Maicii Domnului“ from Draganesti-Olt dates from eighteenth century. According to the church historian, this church was built on the foundations of another ancient one around the year 1680, and between 1762-1764, the heir to village Drăgăneşti, Badea Ştirbei Drăgănescu, governor, lifted the masonry church “Adormirea Maicii Domnului”.  The same […]

The manor house was built in the late nineteenth century by the nobleman Marian Ion, minister it the goverment Antonescu. The building fully reflects Romanian traditional style. The manor house was built on the highest hill on the banks of the river Olt, so that the the nobleman could see with binoculars his other building, […]