Polovragi Monastery

Gorj County · Romania

Polovragi Monastery, Romania
Photo: Miehs, CC BY-SA 3.0 ro via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
May to September
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Set at the mouth of the Olteț gorges, Polovragi is a 16th-century foundation with a painted porch and a nearby cave threaded into local legend. The Căpățânii Mountains rise sharply behind its courtyard.

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