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Curtea de Arges Monastery |
Curtea de Arges Episcopal Church |
Curtea de Arges
Today, Curtea de Arges monastery is not only visited because
of its beauty but also because it is the place where royal family members (such
as Carol I, Ferdinand I and British born Queen Marie) are buried. After this
first day in which we will have seen an important part of the beauties Wallachia
(as westerners called once this region of what today is Greater Romania) it is
time we go to sleep in a picturesque pension which lies at the base of Fagaras
mountains.
The main attraction of Curtea de Arges
are its famous church and monastery build in 1514 by Neagoe Basarab. The stone
and marble decorations together with the beautiful interior 14 century frescoes
make this monastery a masterpiece of early Byzantine style. Every Romanian can
tell the legend of this beautiful monastery.
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