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ACCOMPANYING PERSONS TOUR (in English)VISIT TO URLATI AND JERCALAI Urlati is less than one hour from Bucharest. Here we will visit the Bellu Mansion, a monument of architecture, built in the old Romanian architectural style. By the middle of the 19th century, it was the home of the Baron Alexandru Bellu family. In 1926 the Bellu family donated to the Romanian Academy the whole complex of buildings at Urlaţi. In 1953 the complex was opened as a museum. The Bellu collection includes the pictures: “Portrait of Man” by Pavel Dincovici, “Peasant Woman” by Eugen Maximovici, “Old Beggar” by Theodor Aman, icons, chandeliers, candlesticks, Japanese prints and Oriental pieces, as well as valuable lithographs by Carol Popp of Szathmáry from the middle of the 19th century. Most remarkable are some of the architectural elements such as: columns and capitals, door frames and windows carved in stone from the 17th and 18th century.
Our trip to Urlati will be concluded by a wine tasting at the Winery “Conacul dintre VII” followed by lunch. After lunch, we will continue our trip to Jercalai to visit the Saint Mary Hermitage. the Saint Mary Hermitage is made out of wood and looks somewhat like a sailing ship. Originally built near Reghin in 1731 and requisitioned by the Royal family for Castle Bran in 1932, the little church never attained its sacred role there, instead Queen Mary replaced it with another Royal chapel. Because of this, in the spring of 1956 the church was disassembled and transported to Cricov on the same hallowed ground with the ruins of the old stone church which had been built there 400 years previously. Departures will be from each of the hotels at 09.00 Departures will be from each of the hotels at 09.00 |
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