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Oltenia (former Wallachia Minor, Wallachia Alutana or Wallachia Caesarea) is a region of Romania.
To know
In its sub-Carpathian area there are the spas of Olănesti, Călimanesti Căciulata, Govora, the monasteries of Horezu and Cozia, the "Peşterea Muierii" and Polovragi caves.
Geographical notes
It is sandwiched between the Danube, the Transylvanian Alps and the Olt River.
When to go
It has a temperate climate.
Territories and tourist destinations
The territory of Oltenia today consists of the five administrative districts of Mehedinţi, Gorj, Dolj, Vâlcea and Olt.
Oltenia: full screen map.Urban centers
- 1 Calafat - Located on the banks of the Danube, facing the city Bulgarian of Vidin.
- Craiova - The main city of the region.
- 2 Călimăneşti - Small town surrounded by mountains and known for its thermal springs.
- 3 Drobeta-Turnu Severin - There are Roman remains.
- 4 Horezu - Near a monastery declared patrimony of theUNESCO.
- 5 Râmnicu Vâlcea - Inhabited since Roman times, but heavily rebuilt at the end of the 20th century.
- 6 Târgu Jiu - Developed around a large coal seam. There you can admire the works of the famous sculptor Constantin Brâncuşi, "Poarta sărutului"(The door of the kiss),"Masa tăcerii"(The table of silence) and"Coloana infinitului"(The column of infinity).
Other destinations
- Bistret lake - Located in the Dolj district.
- Buila-Vânturarița National Park (Parcul Național Buila-Vânturarița)
- Cozia National Park (Parcul Național Cozia)
How to get
How to get around
What see
Tismana Monastery
- 1 Tismana Monastery (Mănăstirea Tismana) (TO Tismana. On the Drobeta - Târgu Jiu highway.).
- 2 Baia de Aramă Monastery (Mănăstirea Baia de Aramă) (TO Baia de Aramă).
- 3 Monastery of Horezu (TO Horezu). Heritage UNESCO, built between 1691 and 1697.
- 4 Cozia Monastery (Mănăstirea Cozia).
- Trajan's Bridge. Bridge over the Danube, built by Apollodorus of Damascus, in the years 103 - 105 AD, during the conquest of Dacia.
- Roman fort (Castrum). Built in the time of Emperor Hadrian.
