Climate
The climate is mild, temperate-continental.
The average temperature in July is 20 C and in January: -1.5 up to 2 C.
The annual humidity varies between 60 and 80%.
Natural curative factors
- Mineral waters with different concentrations, chemical content and temperatures.
- The hypo tone mineral waters contain: sulphury, chlorine, bromine, sodium, calcium and magnesium.
- Mild, temperate-continental climate.
Therapeutic prescriptions
- Digestive canal ailments (chronic gastritis and colitis)
- Hepato-biliary affections (biliary diskynesia, chronic cohlecystitis, post-operation liver disorders, chronic hepatitis and chronic pancreatic affections)
- Renal and urinary tract affections
- Metabolic and nutrition disease (diabetes, obesity)
- Inflammatory rheumatic affections (arthrosis)
- Peripheral neurological affections
- Breathing affections (allergic asthma, bronchitis, chronic trachea-bronchitis)
- Associated ailments (gynecologic, dermatological, cardiovascular, professional disease, asthenia).
Tourist attraction in resort:
- Cozia Monastery (founded by ruler Mircea cel Batran, in 1387). It is the most ancient and the most important architectural medieval art monument
- Ostrov Monastery founded by ruler Matei Basarab in 1500
- Arutela - Roman Walls ruins
Surroundings, tourist attractions
- Turnu Monastery founded by Bishop Varlaam in 1676
- Stanisoara Monastery
- Cornetu Monastery (original picture in fresco)
- Pons Vetus Roman ruins from Caineni
- Turnu Rosu Olt River Gorges, the longest gorge from the country (47km) digged in Capatanii, Lotrului and Fagaras Mountains
- Arnota Monastery from Costesti, founded by ruler Matei Basarab in 1663
- Ramnicu Valcea: Art Museum, Cetatuia Hermitage (painted by Tattarescu in 1853)
- Valcean Village Museum from Bujoreni (the church, the traditional houses and costumes)
- The Wooden Church from Albac (Horea`s church) brought in Olanesti in 1954
- Bistrita Monastery from Bistrita Village, built by Craiovesti land owners in 1491
- The Museum from Maldaresti (civil architectural monuments, fortress type)
- Trips to Valea Cheii and Cheia Stramba Mountain
- Trips to Cozia Mountains (17000ha natural reservation)
Folk festivals
- The Olt's Songs" Folk Festival- in Calimanesti - Caciulata, every August
- Shepherds' Folk Festival called "To the Charmed Spring", every September, in Babenii commune
- Govora's Flowers Folk Festival, in Govora, every July
- The Strawberry Celebration in Govora, every May
- Romanian Costumes Round Dance Folk Festival, in Pietrari commune, every April
- Invartita Dorului (longing Romanian Round Dance), in Vaideeni commune, every June
- The Cock from Horezu Potters Fair, in Horezu, every June.
Arts and crafts
- Pottery in the centers from Horezu (ceramics with ivory-colored enamel) and from
Vladesti (burned clay pottery, white-colored, decorated with green enamel and zoomorphic models
- Traditional Ethnographic Collection in Maladresti
- Brass Whistles made by famous handicraftsmen from Vaideeni commune.
Gastronomic Specialties
Oltenian specialties: white sauce stew with corn mush, meat or rice stuffed tomatoes, Oltenian stew,
Oltenian sausages, fish brine.
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