2 visit in Dambovita

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Don`t  miss this places in Dambovita:

Administrative Court

               Along with the vestiges of its glorious past, the life of the city was marked by the buildings that now host the important institutions of the city. Among these, the headquarters of the City Hall has a special appearance, built between 1896 - 1898, having a baroque architecture inspired by the north Italian palaces, after the plans of the architect Baltazar Vignosa Giovanni. The conferenceroom is enriched by panels painted in watercolour and original stained glass. The interior ceiling are made in golden polish ornaments. In the building's square is the poet I.H.Radulescu's bust.

"Stelea Monastery"

               There shouldn't be forgotten the surroundings, full of interesting things to see, as the monastic  grounds Viforata (Aninoasa commune) and Gorgota (Razvad commune), or Nucet, as well as the ruins of the boyar courts Vacaresti or Balinesti, in the communes with same names.

Pucioasa, "Ceres" Balnear Hotel

               Situated at 20 km north of Targoviste, on the Ialomita valley, the Pucioasa resort has been known as "Pucioasa Stone" since 1649, or as "Pucioasa Fountain Valley".

               From wherever one may look, Pucioasa seems a terraced locality, structured in three levels, as an immense Greek amphitheater. The hills and the forests offer a very clean air, important for the SPA treatments, with aerosol and negative ions which favor the physical reconstruction and stress annihilation.

The old baths pavilion

               The gifts of nature won't stop here, in the underground being numerous mineral waters, sulfurous hydrocarbonated and calcic, which are used with amazing results in the treatment of the locomotor system diseases as well as for many other diseases, like the central and subordinate nervous system, gynecological, respiratory and ORL diseases, but also as rheumatic, allergic and weight control affections.

               For the visitors, a special interest is the arhitecture of the old houses and pavilions, one of the oldest being the host of an interesting museum of spa baths.

Vulcana - Bai

               Placed on the Vulcana river's bank, at 20 km north of Targoviste in a hilly area full of forests, with an altitude over 500 metres, the Vulcana spa resort is famous for the existence of its springs of iodine water, chlorine-sodium, calcic, magnesium and sulfurous water, comparable with the Vichy springs in France. The first testimonies about these springs existence are beck in 1837, and in 1884. Dr.A.O.Saligny made  the chemil tests of these waters and discovered that in Vulcana spa is the richest iodine water in Europe.

Bucegi - Zanoagei Gorges (Moroieni)

               Situated in the north of the county, with access from DN 71, is the most beautiful and large commune, with a surface of 28,6 sq.km, crossed by the Ialomita river and the brooks Ialomicioara and Rusetu, the relief being predominantly mountain, made of Leaota and Bucegi massifs. On this vast mountain area are delimited 10 natural reservations belonging ti Bucegi National Park.

               The alternation of sandstone, marl and conglomerate stones, determined the apparition of the spectacular and bizarre models of Aeolian forms, as the Babele and the Sfinx rocks, but also the special carstic phenomena as the slopes, funnels (Hornurile Tapului), dolinas, gorges (Horoabele, Ursilor, Ttarului, Zanoaga and Orzei), caves (Ialomita, Ratei), and mountain paths. Here are still present the Ice Age traces: moraines, stony ridges, basins, and ice valleys (Mucetul Turcesc, Valea Sugarilor).

               In this splendid natural context has their habitat a series af species of plants and animals protected under the laws of preservation such as: edelweiss, azalea, bell-flower, savage orchid, mountain bubbles, chamois, mountain rooster, brown bear, lynux, Carpathian stag.