Country guide

Romania

21 sacred sites across 14 regions.

Traditions present in Romania

Christianity3 Christian1

Prominent site types

Monastery4 Monastery and Church1 Fortified Church1 Church1

Alba

1 sites

Ramet Monastery, Romania

Valea Mănăstirii, Alba, Romania

Ramet Monastery, Romania is a site of sacred significance. Approximate coordinates: 46.30122, 23.52163. Located in Râmeț, Alba, Romania.

Arad

1 sites

Christianity

Maria Radna Monastery and Church, Romania

Lipova, Arad, Romania

Maria Radna Monastery and Church, Romania is a monastery and church of sacred significance. Approximate coordinates: 46.09934, 21.68610. Attributes: built, cultural, pilgrimage. Tradition: Christianity. Associated figure: Virgin Mary. Located in Lipova, Arad, Romania.

Argeș

1 sites

Curtea De Arges Monastery, Romania

Curtea de Argeș, Argeș, Romania

Curtea De Arges Monastery, Romania is a monastery of sacred significance. Approximate coordinates: 45.15678, 24.67537. Attributes: built, cultural, pilgrimage. Located in Curtea de Argeș, Argeș, Romania.

Brașov

2 sites

Rupestra Sinca Veche Monastery, Romania

Șinca Veche, Brașov, Romania

Rupestra Sinca Veche Monastery, Romania is a site of sacred significance. Approximate coordinates: 45.75600, 25.16664. Located in Șinca, Brașov, Romania.

Sambata Brancoveanu Monastery, Romania

Stațiunea Climaterică Sâmbăta, Brașov, Romania

Sambata Brancoveanu Monastery, Romania is a site of sacred significance. Approximate coordinates: 45.69037, 24.79489. Located in Sâmbăta de Sus, Brașov, Romania.

Gorj

1 sites

Tismana Monastery, Romania

Tismana, Gorj, Romania

Tismana Monastery, Romania is a site of sacred significance. Approximate coordinates: 45.08071, 22.92686. Located in Tismana, Gorj, Romania.

Harghita County

1 sites

Christianity

Darjiu Fortified Church

Darjiu, Harghita County, Romania

In the hills of Transylvania, the Darjiu Fortified Church holds stories within stories. Fourteenth-century walls bear 1419 frescoes of St. Ladislaus rescuing a maiden. The church transitioned through four denominations to become the world's only UNESCO-listed Unitarian Szekely site. Most remarkably, families still store smoked bacon in the tower, accessing it each Wednesday at dawn when the church bell rings. Sacred and practical have never separated here.

Hunedoara

1 sites

Prislop Monastery, Romania

Hațeg, Hunedoara, Romania

Prislop Monastery, Romania is a site of sacred significance. Approximate coordinates: 45.63176, 22.85034. Located in Hațeg, Hunedoara, Romania.

Iași

1 sites

Metropolitan Cathedral, Iași, Romania

Iași, Iași, Romania

Metropolitan Cathedral, Iași, Romania is a site of sacred significance. Approximate coordinates: 47.16153, 27.58202. Located in Iași, Iași, Romania.

Maramureș

3 sites

Christian

Barsana Monastery, Romania

Bârsana, Maramureș, Romania

Barsana Monastery, Romania is a monastery of sacred significance. Approximate coordinates: 47.79308, 24.09201. Attributes: built, cultural, pilgrimage. Tradition: Christian. Located in Bârsana, Maramureș, Romania.

Leud Hill Church, Romania

Ieud, Maramureș, Romania

Leud Hill Church, Romania is a church of sacred significance. Approximate coordinates: 47.67636, 24.23655. Attributes: built, cultural. Located in Ieud, Maramureș, Romania.

Rohia Monastery, Romania

Târgu Lăpuș, Maramureș, Romania

Rohia Monastery, Romania is a site of sacred significance. Approximate coordinates: 47.41114, 23.88234. Located in Târgu Lăpuș, Maramureș, Romania.

Neamț

2 sites

Neamt Monastery, Romania

Mănăstirea Neamț, Neamț, Romania

Neamt Monastery, Romania is a site of sacred significance. Approximate coordinates: 47.26366, 26.20897. Located in Vânători-Neamț, Neamț, Romania.

Sihastria Monastery, Romania

Vânători-Neamț, Neamț, Romania

Sihastria Monastery, Romania is a site of sacred significance. Approximate coordinates: 47.17584, 26.16792. Located in Vânători-Neamț, Neamț, Romania.

Prahova

1 sites

Sinaia Monastery, Romania

Sinaia, Prahova, Romania

Sinaia Monastery, Romania is a site of sacred significance. Approximate coordinates: 45.35535, 25.54907. Located in Sinaia, Prahova, Romania.

Suceava

1 sites

Voronet Monastery, Romania

Gura Humorului, Suceava, Romania

Voronet Monastery, Romania is a site of sacred significance. Approximate coordinates: 47.51707, 25.86417. Located in Gura Humorului, Suceava, Romania.

Vâlcea

2 sites

Christianity

Cozia Monastery, Romania

Calimanesti, Vâlcea, Romania

Cozia Monastery, Romania is a monastery of sacred significance. Approximate coordinates: 45.27168, 24.31572. Attributes: built, cultural, pilgrimage. Tradition: Christianity. Located in Călimănești, Vâlcea, Romania.

UNESCO

Hurezi (Horezu) Monastery

Romanii de Jos, Vâlcea, Romania

Hurezi Monastery, Romania is a monastery of sacred significance. Approximate coordinates: 45.16990, 24.00730. Attributes: built, cultural, pilgrimage. Recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Located in Horezu, Vâlcea, Romania.

Other

3 sites

Putna Monastery, Romania

Putna, Romania

Putna Monastery, Romania is a site of sacred significance. Approximate coordinates: 47.86643, 25.59688. Located in Putna, Romania.

Radu Voda Monastery, Romania

Bucharest, Romania

Radu Voda Monastery, Romania is a site of sacred significance. Approximate coordinates: 44.42387, 26.10763. Located in București, Romania.

Sucevita Monastery, Romania

Sucevița, Romania

Sucevita Monastery, Romania is a site of sacred significance. Approximate coordinates: 47.77812, 25.71128. Located in Sucevița, Romania.