Bistrita Monastery - Costești
Founded by the noblemen of Craiova, Banul Barbu and his brothers Pârvu, Danciu and Radu, the Bistrița monastery dates back to around 1490. T
There are more than 50 historical monuments on the territory of the geopark and more than 10 others in the immediate vicinity:
7 monasteries - Hurezi (UNESCO heritage, 18th century), Bistrița (15th century), Arnota (18th century), Pătrunsa (18th century), Sărăcinești (18th century), Frăsinei (19th century), Govora (16th century). All are monastic ensembles, with several buildings as historical monuments
7 hermitages - Pahomie (17th century), Iezer (17th century), Jgheaburi (17th century), Bradu (18th century), Comanca (18th century), Saint Stephen (18th century), Saint Apostles (18th century)
2 cave churches in Bistrita, in the Cave of the Bats - Ovidenia (17th century) and Saints Archangels (18th century) 7 wooden churches - Marița (16th century), Cornet (19th century), Grămești (17th century), Grușetu (19th century), Popești-Cacova (18th century), Horea's church in Albac (17th century), wooden church in Pietrari (18th century).
2 cule (a type of semi-fortified building, specific to the 18th and 19th centuries) at Măldărești - the Greceanu cula (18th century) and the Duca cula (19th century)
24 churches of former hermitages and parishes - St. John Vaideeni (19th century), Horezu (18th century), Romnai (18th century), Urșani (18th century), Râmești (18th century), Covrești (18th century) XVIII), Păpușa (sec. XVIII), Peri (sec. XVIII), 44 Izvoare (sec. XVIII), Ciorobești (sec. XVIII), Iernatic (sec. XVIII), Măleni (sec. XVIII), Vătășești (sec. XVIII), Mierlești (sec. XVIII), Poieni (XVIII century), Drăgănești (XVIII century), Neghinești (XVIII century), Sfinții Voievozi Cheia (XVIII century), Coasta Olănești Church (XVIII century), Valea din Case Olănești Church (XVIII century), Chiciora Păușești (XVIII century), Climent Pietrari Hermitage (XVIII century), Măldărești Church (XVIII century), Slătioara Church (XVIII century)
local architecture in Pietreni, Bărbătești, Dobriceni, Bistrița, Costești
Founded by the noblemen of Craiova, Banul Barbu and his brothers Pârvu, Danciu and Radu, the Bistrița monastery dates back to around 1490. T
From the Craiova's foundation, only the Bolnița church (1520-1521) remains today, a modest construction (11 x 4 m), made of stone (river boulders)
The oldest historical monument in the Bat Cave is the Ovidenia Church.
It is believed that the first church in the cave was built at the en