Camping Turistic A și A

Believer or not, you have to admit that the world’s major religions have spawned some mighty fine buildings… and a good many of those are in this part of Romania. A good road leads from the site to the restored 17th-century Hadâmbu Monastery (15 minutes’ drive), and it’s also worth making the longer journey (around an hour and a half) to see the painted church and peaceful flower-filled gardens of Mălineşti monastery. A highlight on this front has to be a trip (or trips) to the city of Iaşi (25 minutes), one of the few cities in the world to claim almost 100 Orthodox churches. Most are gathered in the so-called Golden Plateau area, which is also home to the National Theatre, the neoclassical City Hall and several museums in the flamboyant Palace of Culture. If your enthusiasm for history wears off before you’ve ticked off all 100, divert outside of the city to the botanic gardens, or for a lake swim at Tiki Village beach (both half an hour from the site if you’re making a special outing).