Elena Popea, more than just a name

Foto:Wikimedia The Cotroceni Palace is the Presidency Headquarters of Romania. The building is located in Bucharest on . Geniului Av. at number one. In 1679 Mr. Serban Cantacuzino built on the Cotroceni hill a monastery. The church and it's annexes were built in two years and the work of Cantacuzino was continued by Constantin Brancoveanu, who frequently stopped at the monastery. In 1862, Alexandru Ioan Cuza decided to use as a summer residence the Cotroceni Monastery. In the year 1900, ...

A man sat on a little chair, with his head in hands, leaving the impression that is deeply thinking to something, a neolitic figure, "The thinker from Hamangia" (though inappropiate said, it is rather the Cernavoda Thinker), is only one reason of pride for the people who lives in Cernavoda, Romania. This statue, so small an so impressive, was discovered 52 years ago and is known today as "The Hamangia Thinker" belongs to a 8.000 years old population from Dobrogea county. ...

Neculai Milescu was born in a village from Vaslui county and he attended to schools from Iasi. He mastered a large number of foreign languages as Greek, Latin, Russian and Turkish. He was a great scholar and a good friend with the chronicler Miron Costin. In a time, a close friend with the Serban Cantacuzino ruler, he wrote beautiful books in the Romanian language. Edge out because some suspicions of conspiracy, he was driven out of the country. He traveled in Europe, arrived in Russia and ...

The Swiss Confederation is one of the safest places from Europe from about seven centuries ago. Four official languages are spoken in this neutral country. In the detriment of the rich mineral resources, Switzerland is a place blessed by nature with landscapes of a unique and rare beauty. The country's economy is fueled mainly by the revenues brought by the 26 cantons of Switzerland, named also Cantons Country, revenues who complete the state's budget from the touristic activities. To the ...

Biertan, formerly known as Ghiertan or named in the saxon dialect Birthalm or Bierthalmen, is a fortified church situated at 80 km far from Sibiu county, Romania. This fortified church is also a part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site. It was certified documentary for the first time in the year 1224. It is also the most impresive medieval stronghold from Transilvania, attested as stronghold in 1397. The church is surrounded by vineyards and streets full of history. The medieval architectural ...