Meledic

The monasteries

The three-towered wooden church of Găvanu Monastery

Găvanu Monastery

The Orthodox monastery of Găvanu stands in Mânzălești commune, like Meledic. It dates back to the 18th century. Its church, dedicated to the Dormition of the Mother of God, is built of wood.

A. de Richard made it one of the two excursions in his 1898 book, and Alexandru Vlahuță mentions it in România pitorească (1901).

Wooden buildings of Găvanu Monastery at the foot of the hills
Găvanu Monastery in the distance, beyond a pond
Găvanu's wooden church among autumn trees
A dark wooden church behind a bed of flowers
The white, red-roofed church of Ciolanu Monastery

Ciolanu Monastery

Ciolanu Monastery is in Tisău commune, in the Nișcov valley. It was founded around 1570 by the boyar Dumitru Ciolanu, whose name it bears. It has two churches.

A stone kiosk and arcaded façade at Ciolanu Monastery
Buildings with wooden galleries and a flower bed, at Ciolanu

A. de Richard’s book · The Meledic Plateau