natural wonder
Red Lake (Lacul Roșu)
A natural dammed lake studded with petrified tree trunks at the mouth of the Bicaz Gorge.
36 km · about 40 min drive
Harghita County, Romania · Europe
Vale sits on the route: 10 minutes from Zencani, 36km from Red Lake (Lacul Roșu).
Vale is a town located in Harghita County, Romania. With a population of 2,033, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Vale sits in Romania, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Bucharest time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Vale to your route.
The Toplița Monastery (Romanian: Mănăstirea Toplița) is a Romanian Orthodox monastery located at 68-70 Ștefan cel Mare Street in Toplița, Romania. It is dedicated to the Prophet Elijah.
Situated along the banks of a stream within the city limits, the monastery has uncertain origins. It owns a 1677 icon, possibly fromRead more
the nearby Moglănești Monastery. A monk is recorded as living there in 1763, a year before it was shut down.
The wooden church, with a cross-shaped plan and a polygonal western end, features a portico open toward the south, above which a bell tower was placed. Its style features strong influences from Western Moldavia. It is dated 1847 and reportedly comes from Stânceni.
The church was brought to its current site in 1910. This is considered the date of the monastery's re-founding, by Miron Cristea. The starets’ residence dates to 1928. Early on, the monastery was directly subordinate to the Patriarch of All Romania; it later passed to the dioceses of, respectively, Cluj and Covasna and Harghita.
Repairs and additions were carried out in 1975-1976 and 1985–1990. A museum was established in 1994; it houses church art, old books and Cristea's personal effects. The wooden church is listed as a historic monument by Romania's Ministry of Culture and Religious Affairs.
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Vale is located in Harghita County, Romania, Europe. The coordinates are 46.9491 latitude, 25.3787 longitude.
Vale has a population of approximately 2,033 people, making it a town in Romania.
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natural wonder
A natural dammed lake studded with petrified tree trunks at the mouth of the Bicaz Gorge.
36 km · about 40 min drive
famous road
A dramatic limestone canyon where the road threads between sheer 300m cliffs in the Eastern Carpathians.
39 km · about 45 min drive
famous road
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58 km · about 65 min drive
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