Călinești – Churches, Monasteries and Landscape

Culture

Râncăciov Monastery is located 7 km north of the old Pitești–Bucharest road. It lies east of the village of Râncăciov, in the municipality of Călinești. The monastery was first documented as a monastic institution on 19 July 1498. The monastery’s new church was founded between 10 June 1647 and 27 September 1648 by Arsenie Şoimul and his wife Ana.

The Church of “Cuvioasa Paraschiva” of the former Lacu Negru hermitage stands among hills at the edge of two lakes. In front of the church, the large and small lakes converge. The present brick Church of “Cuvioasa Paraschiva” of the former Lacu Negru hermitage was built in 1787 by Neagu and Paraschiva, following an earlier wooden construction phase. The designation “former Lacu Negru hermitage” is part of the church’s traditional name.

The Râncăciov – Dealul Olarului archaeological site is a settlement. This settlement includes phases from the Eneolithic, Bronze Age, Hallstatt period, La Tène period, and the Middle Ages, including the 14th century. Thus, the chronological sequence of the settlement phases mentioned extends from the Eneolithic through several prehistoric periods and into the Middle Ages.

The wooden church in Cârstieni bears the dedications “Sf. Apostol Toma” and “Sf. Voievozi”, is known as “a Turcului”, dates from 1758–1759, and is listed as Station 5 on the tourist route of the wooden churches. The wooden church “Sf. Apostoli Petru şi Pavel” in Călinești has oak beams connected using the so-called dovetail system, as well as a masonry base.

The old church of Gorgani Monastery was moved in 1988 from the cemetery of the village of Drăghicești to a nearby hill and restored. The church of Gorgani Monastery, known as “Biserica Doamnii Bălașii”, is dated to the period 1720–1740.

Landscape

The Dealul Călineşti hill is located in the immediate vicinity of Călineşti. The Dealul Gorganul hill is located in the vicinity of Călineşti. The La Fântâna de la Cruce spring is located in the vicinity of Călineşti. The Dealul Glâmbocelul hill is also located in the vicinity of Călineşti.

Geographical Context

Vieroşi Monastery is located in the vicinity of Călineşti. The Church of the Nativity of the Mother of God and the Church of the Annunciation are also located in the vicinity of Călineşti. Mânăstirea Pătroaia Deal Monastery is located in the wider regional surroundings of Călineşti.

For a stay in Călinești, a holiday apartment can be considered as a base for planning your own trip around the historical and landscape surroundings mentioned above.

Further destinations: Podu Dâmboviței, Dragoslavele, Bughea de Jos, Lunca Corbului, Dâmbovicioara, Dobrotu, Ștefănești, Valea Mare Pravăț

To the higher-level travel overview: Argeş.