ARNOTA Monastery

Arnota Monastery is located in Valcea Romania. It was founded in 1634 by Matei Barasab.

It was already monastery when he deicided to build in that place because he found refuge here in one moment when the Turks had pursued him. It only replace the old one in the same place and the architecture of the church was designed in a tri-apses style , being provided with apses and a porch. Between 1705 and 1706 , Constantin Brancoveanu Volvode renovated the establishment. Between 1852 and 1856 , Barbu Stirbei Volvode had the church renovated while the old monastic cells were demolished and new ones were constructed in their place.

Corvin Castle ( Hunedoara Castle )

Corvin Castle is can be found in Hunedoara Transylvania Romania.

It is located in southwestern Transylvania near the Poiana Ruscă Mountains and administered five villages Bos, Gros , Hasdat , Pestisu Mare and Racastia. Corvin Castle was laid out 1446 by the orders of John Hunyadi  ( Iancu or Ioan de Hunedoara ). It was given to john Hunyadi's father by SIgismund king of Hungary as severance in 1409. Tourists are told that it was the place where Vlad III of Wallachia was held prisoner by John Hunyadi. In the castle yard , near the 15th century chapel, there is well 30 meters deep. Based on the history , it was dug by the Turkish prisoners to whom freedom were promised if they reached water.