Prahova Jewels I – Churches, Mansions, Museums and Wineries Our recommendations

Less beaten tracks, which you will go through almost breathlessly, await you. In a few minutes, you arrive in Urlați, a town inextricably linked to viticulture and a famous personality: the talented photographer and collector, Baron Alexandru Bellu.

You can start the visit with the fortified gazebo that offers a fascinating view of the surroundings and houses the Baron’s cameras but also many of his photographs, taken in Urlați. Then walk on the romantic alleys of the estate until you reach the Museum, ie the former guest house, built in old Romanian style. The porch still bears the original floor. Inside, you can admire the Turkish Salon with its wonderful oriental decor, the Japanese Salon, where tea was served and the Central Salon, where we find the piano that George Enescu played so many times. Numerous other valuables are on display in the museum rooms.

Only 4 km separate the Bellu Museum from the next stop, the Jercălăi Monastery, where the slender silhouette of a wooden church with an incredible story will surprise you. Built in Maramureș style, the church traveled from Reghin to Bran Castle and then arrived here, in Jercălăi.