Sights and landmarks in Ștefănești

Sights and landmarks in Ștefănești

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   At two firs

   La doi brazi

   is a panorama point on the hills. Offer visitors one of the best panorama of Ștefănești area and even Pitești. The name of the place comes from two proud fir trees planted in that place. It is also a good hiking place.

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   Beheading of St. John the Baptist Church

   Biserica "Tăierea capului Sfântului Ioan Botezătorul"

   the oldest church building was built by the sluger Musat and jupaness Despina under the reign of voivode Alexandru Iliasi on a slope at the edge of the old Sheepheard's Road, from where you can admire paradisiacal views of the Stefanesti valleys.

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   Brătianu National Museum - Villa Florica

   Muzeul Național Brătianu - Vila Florica

   in Ştefăneşti, there is the Brătieni family's House, also called Vila Florica, in memory of the daughter of I.C. Brătianu. Dominating with authority the political life of Romania for two decades, Ion I.C. Brătianu was one of the most complex and controversial personalities in national history. Among the members of the Brătianu family who lived at the Vila Florica, we must mention Ion C. Brătianu, Ion I.C. Brătianu, Dinu Brătianu and Vintilă Brătianu. In the villa is the Suspended Library, the most important private library in Romania.

   Tue-Sun 10:00-16:00·Adult 20 lei, senior 10 lei, student or disabled 5 lei

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   Church of the Nativity of the Mother of God

   Biserica "Nașterea Maicii Domnului"

   The church was founded by the master Necula Ghimpescu and his wife Ancuţa, from Piteşti, and dates from 1686, when Şerban Cantacuzino (1678-1688) was on the throne of Wallachia. The holy place, through its painting, particularly beautiful, alive and original, through the warm air, so Romanian, that it releases, in which the echoes of the monastic nevi of the time when it was metoh of the famous monastery from Vieroşi are felt, raises heart to the height of the dome. From there, the grace of the One who overcame death clothes you in the garment of love and eternity. Over time, the place has undergone modifications, repairs and consolidations such as in 1854, 1931, 1940, 1977, preparing for the passage of the third Christian millennium on September 5, 1993, when His Eminence Calinic, Archbishop of Argeş and Muscel, sanctified the church. We cannot fail to mention the fact that near the place of worship is the cross that marks the place where the famous Romanian writer Liviu Rebreanu was buried.

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   Crama Marcea

   Marcea Wine Cellar

   You can visit the winery and the vineyard! Introduction to the history of the place regarding the activity of viticulture and vinification. An ecological wine cellar with energy autonomy, photovoltaic panels and heat pump.

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   Cula Sfântul Mina - Orchidan

   a historical treasure from the late 19th century, comprises two monumental buildings: one with a basement and ground floor, hosting spacious rooms and a veranda, while the other, a former wine cellar, preserves the traditional architecture of Oltenian culas, being owned by Constantin Orghidan and his descendants until nationalization in 1952.

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   Cure Spring

   Izvorul Tămăduirii

   The spring is located in a forest on the Turcului valley, near a tourist road starting in the village of Valea Mare-Podgoria.

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   Enculești Wooden Church/Gurgui Hermitage

   Biserica de lemn din Encluești/Schitul Gurgui

   The wooden church dedicated to the Holy Hierarch Nicolae and built in 1687 is originally dedicated to the Trivale Monastery. The nun Marta, Sister Nica's sister, on September 5, 1687 donated «her hermitage at the bottom of Valea Mare, from the place called Gurgui», a gift later confirmed by Constantin Brancoveanu on May 8, 1697. The church was later moved from Ploscaru hamlet. Here the services are held only once a year, but some icons or objects that belonged to this church can be admired at the National Museum of Art in Bucharest or the royal doors made of rosewood exhibited at the Argeș County Museum.The biblical painting »Jesus Pantocrator« painted on a wooden panel and superimposed in the centre of the vault dates from the 18th century as the episcopal chair decorated with rosettes carved in wood. A few icons that may have been part of the national heritage can still be touched by the parishioners. The open porch, with a gabled roof and a triangular pediment, amplifies the majesty of the monument, and the decoration of the access frame in the nave reflects the aesthetic concerns of the cruise craftsmen. Also in the courtyard of this wooden church, there is a stone cross decorated with rosettes inscribed in a circle dating from 1741, from September 1.

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   Florica Farm

   Ferma Florica

   The third basic component of the ensemble from Vila Florica is the farm, located right at the entrance to the park, on the left side. The monumental building of the farm is the work of the architect Petre Antonescu from 1905-1925, being built on two levels in neo-Romanian style. Strikingly resembling Romanian great monastic ensembles, the farm at Florica forms, through its four sides, an inner courtyard, in the middle of which is an artesian well.

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    Former Liviu Rebreanu memorial house

    Fosta casă memorială Liviu Rebreanu

    Built at the beginning of the 20th century, the building was bought in 1930 by the great novelist. Here, Liviu Rebreanu wrote the novel "Răscoala" and also here Rebreanu died on September 1, 1944. On September 3, 1944 he was buried in the church cemetery in Valea Mare, to be later moved to the Belu cemetery in Bucharest.

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    Funeral Chapel "Nativity of Saint John the Baptist"

    Capela funerară „Nașterea Sf. Ioan Botezătorul”/Biserica Brătienilor

    An important component of the ensemble from Vila Florica in Ștefănești is the church where most members of the Brătianu family are buried. Located on a plateau to the right of the dendrological park, at the edge of the forest, the Chapel of the Bratianu Family, dedicated to the "Birth of St. John the Baptist", was built in 1898 according to the plans of the French architect André Lecomte du Noüy.

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    Golești Lake

    Lacul Golești

    Is a water and hydroelectric reservoir, one of the favorite place of the locals for fishing. The Golesti accumulation is the largest on the Arges river after Vidraru; has an area of 634 ha, a total volume at NNR of 55 million m3, a length of 7 km and a maximum depth of 16.5 m; has a multi-storey overflow with a height of 19.5 m. A monument near the Golesti dam commemorates the aviators who died in 2006 in an accident. An IAR 330 military helicopter (Puma), belonging to the 90th Air Transport Base from Otopeni, crashed in the middle of the lake during a training flight.

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    Golești Museum

    Muzeul Golești

    The museum has four sections: the Feudal Ensemble of Golesti - the most important secular medieval fortified ensemble in Wallachia - contains the first Free Community School in Muntenia, the first sick and a mansion built in 1640, restored in 2016. Next to the medieval ensemble is a huge museum ethnographic, with absolutely original monuments of popular architecture from all areas of Romania. Also, in Golesti Park there is a beautiful relaxation and amusement park for children where you can spend a whole day in a healthy and quiet place. Children can ride horses and ponies, play zip lines or have fun with traditional toys.

    Apr-Oct: daily 09:00-18:00; Nov-Mar: daily 08:00-16:00·Adult 10 lei, senior or student 5 lei

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    Ion Pillat's House

    Casa lui Ion Pillat

    Built in neo-Romanian architectural style, here lived the great Romanian poet, Ion Pillat.

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    Păunescu House

    Casa Păunescu

    The place where the laboratories of the National Research-Development Institute for Biotechnologies in Horticulture operated.

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    Saint John Church

    Biserica Sfântul Ioan Bogoslovul

    It was built in the 16th century by Kaplea from Goleşti. It was for almost 300 years a hermitage of nuns, apparently dedicated to the Namaiești Monastery. The builder was from Goleşti, the direct niece of the parable Baldovin, a relative of the voivode Neagoe Basarab, the wife of Radu Golescu, a great clucer in 1540, a boyar of great trust and the support of the rulers Radu Paisie and Pătraşcu cel Bun. The church was built on the house of his daughter Nenesa, the wife of Radu postelnic from Brâncoveni, the mother of Ivaşcu, a man of Trust and advisor to Alexandru Vodă. The painting is in fresco, it seems from 1758. Today it is only the chapel of the cemetery. In 1770 the church was burned by the Turks and later rebuilt with the money of the slums from Pitesti and the priest Matei. Here is the inscription: "And in the rebellion of the Muscals, the Turks burned this church, after grazing they were shredded again and covered with slabs and stone pillars at the expense of the priest Matei sin Grajdean Cojocar, helping Jupân Niful Cojocarul and other rulers in the days Alexandru Ipsilant. Leat 7290 October ”The beautiful painting where Alexandru Ipsilanti is portrayed still exists.

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    Saint Nicholas Church

    Biserica Sfântul Nicolae din Izvorani

    Was built between 1836-1838, by the Pătrulești brothers with the material support of a believer named Gămiloiu. At first glance, the architecture seems ordinary, but there are small details that turn the view into a special one. The church was painted in the year of the Great Union, 1918, by the famous church painter, originally from Pitesti, Gheorghe Belizarie. When the Russians entered the country, towards the end of the Second World War, occupying the village of Izvorani, they made a carpentry workshop in the church. The villagers say that one day, one of the Russians in the church, intoxicated by the drink and disturbed by the striking resemblance to the last tsar, Nicholas II, fired a gun at the painting of King Ferdinand, at the entrance to the church.

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    St. Martyr Demetrios Church

    Biserica „Sf. M. Mc. Dimitrie”

    it has a special historical load, being the preferred place for carrying the advice of some High Prelates with Tudor Vladimirescu.

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    St. Nicholas and St.Paraschiva Church

    Biserica „Sf. Nicolae și Sf.Paraschiva”

    it also protects the bell, the odors and the furniture of the former church "Saint Hierarch Nicholas" in the old centre of Pitesti, demolished by the communist authorities in 1962.

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    St. Trinity Church

    Biserica Sfânta Treime/Biserica Goleștilor

    The church in Golesti, dedicated to the Holy Trinity, is a boyar foundation from the 17th century. It was founded in 1646 by the great boyar Stroe Leurdeanu. It was built by master Stoica. The church, a true architectural jewel, is the necropolis of the fighters and scholars of the Golescu family. The architecture of the church indicates the skill and mastery of the Romanian craftsmen who contributed to its elevation. The refinement of the European Renaissance is visible. During the Brancovenean period, a pavilion was added above the gate.

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    Streaua Valley

    Valea Streaua

    The place where the locals' horses are part of the wonderful landscape.

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    The ruins of the Brâncoveanu's vineyard mansion in Valea Mare-Podgoria

    Ruinele conacului brâncovenesc de vie din Valea Mare-Podgoria

    The wallachian prince Constanin Brâncoveanu spent here picking vines, on his way from the royal court from Târgovişte to the one from Bucharest, on the road of Potlogi and Mogoşoaia.

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    Vila Bulandra

    Built in 1896 at the edge of the forest by the same craftsmen who erected Pelisor Castle in Sinaia, here lived the Romanian actress Lucia Sturza Bulandra and her husband, Tony Bulandra.

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    Vila Donescu

    was built at the end of the 19th century, and in 1947 it was nationalized. Since then it belonged to Alexandru Donescu, the mayor of Bucharest from the interwar period.

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    Emanuel (Nolică) Antonescu mansion

    Conacul Emanuel (Nolică) Antonescu

    Aleea Taberei

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    Former power plant and astronomical observatory

    Fosta uzină electrică și observatorul astronomic

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    Girescu House

    Casa Girescu

    wine show shop during the communist period.

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    Heroes Monument

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    Logothete Andreiaș's stone cross

    Crucea de piatră a Logofătului Andreiaș

    Strada Coasta Câmpului

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    Matei Basarab's Cross

    Crucea lui Matei Basarab

    Calea București 1

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    Mihail Ghelmegeanu Mansion

    Conacul Mihail Ghelmegeanu

    Strada Valea Popii

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    Stone Cross of sluger Mușat

    Crucea de piatră a Slugerului Mușat

    Strada Otelești 138

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    The statuary group "La Vulturi"

    Grupul statuar "La Vulturi"

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    The well with icons

    Puțul cu icoane

    at the cross between Gorgoiești and Oțelești streets

Listings from the Wikivoyage guide to Ștefănești (CC BY-SA 4.0).