monasteries

One thing is for sure about Romania we do love our monasteries. They come in such a great number it is very difficult not to find  at list one in your region. They all have beautiful gardens and a tranquility to them, but I think that the older ones are the best. How big the garden is depends on each monastery, some of the even have ponds full of water lilies. But the true beauty of old romanian monasteries is the buildings themselves. The inside of the buildings are entirely covered in paintings, sometimes even the outer, and the gates of the monasteries have the most impressive woodwork that you have ever seen. It is no wonder that people visiting Romania also visit the monasteries :)