Attractions in Frâncești

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The wooden church with darkened beams, a tall shingle roof and an open porch on posts, on a stone base, with an old oak behind it

Dintr-un Lemn Monastery

Frâncești, VL

A convent in Vâlcea named after the legend of a church carved from a single oak: the little wooden church in the cemetery and Matei Basarab's stone church, with its icon of the Mother of God.

MonasteriesMonuments and historic sites

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Dintr-un Lemn Monastery

Frâncești, VL

Monasteries

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In the surrounding area

Other attractions nearby

Not in Frâncești itself, but in the surrounding area — sorted by distance from Frâncești.

The Bath Pavilion, with its stepped central tower and turrets and yellow façades with fallen plaster, on an overcast autumn day

8 km from Frâncești

Băile Govora

Băile Govora, VLOpenFree

Resorts and thermal baths

The wooden church with a broad sheet-metal roof, a small bell tower on the ridge and a glazed porch, on a white plinth in the hilltop cemetery

8 km from Frâncești

Saint Paraskeva Wooden Church in Băbeni (Capu Dealului)

Băbeni, VL

Churches

The low stone walls of the Roman baths at Stolniceni, among grass and trees, with the chimneys of the chemical works in the background (2012)

13 km from Frâncești

Roman Buridava (Stolniceni)

Râmnicu Vâlcea, VL

Monuments and historic sitesUNESCO

Top 10016 km from Frâncești

Ocnele Mari Salt Mine

Ocnele Mari, VLClosed60 lei

Salt mines

The white church with its sheet-metal-clad octagonal tower, behind the concrete bell tower at the gate, among trees under a clear sky

18 km from Frâncești

Saint Parascheva Wooden Church in Ciocâltei

Ciocâltei, VL

Churches

Grey oval and elongated trovants scattered across a green meadow, below the white sand wall of the former quarry

20 km from Frâncești

Trovants Museum (Muzeul Trovanților)

Costești, VL

National parks and reserves

23 km from Frâncești

Greceanu Kula

Măldărești, VLClosed

Fortresses and fortifications

23 km from Frâncești

Cula Duca

Măldărești, VLClosed

Fortresses and fortifications

The wooden church with its shingle roof, seen from the north-east among the wooden crosses of the cemetery, with the forest behind

24 km from Frâncești

Wooden Church of the Dormition of the Mother of God in Grămești

Pietreni, VL

Churches