Horezu

Horezu is best known for the traditional pottery manufactured in the area and for its 17th century monastery.

There are hourly buses from Ramnicu Valcea (trip takes one hour) and less frequent ones from Targu Jiu (about two hours away).

The town is small enough to be walkable.

• Horezu Monastery

  phone: +40 250 860071
  Built in the 1690s, the monastery is one of the most beautiful examples of the Brâncovenesc style (a mix of Baroque, Oriental and traditional Romanian architecture); it's a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Accommodations are mostly in guest houses; prices start at around €15/night.

• Complexul muzeal Maldaresti

  address: in Maldaresti village, about 3 km away from Horezu
  Traditional fortified houses

• Manastirea BistritaBuilt in the 15th century

• Cheile Bistritei

• Pestera Liliecilor