Complexul Muzeal Maldaresti, Southwest Romania, Romania
4.5 (14 reviews) Spent 1-2 hours Ranking #1 in Valcea County History Museums
Balkan history
Being rich in the South West side of Walachia was not an easy task a few hundred years ago. Constantly targeted by various looters and Ottoman troops, the local landlords built their houses like defensive towers, surrounded by fortress type of walls. The structure name was cula, from Turkish word kula, meaning defensive tower. Just a few "cule" are still standing nowadays and the ones in Maldaresti are among the best preserved ones. They have even been used as movie setting for some historical Romanian movies (Aferim by Radu Jude is the most recent one) The Museum includes Cula Duca, Cula Greceanu (the oldest in Romania) and I.G Duca memorial house, which could be visited with the same ticket. A nice experience, overall.
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, Maldaresti, Romania.
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Website
http://www.muzee-valcea.ro/index.php?f=muzee&m=5
Current local date and time now
Thursday, May 09, 2024, 20:38
User Ratings
4.5 based on (14 reviews)
Reviews
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5Ioana S 5:00 PM Nov 27, 2021
An interesting experience
The 2 fortified buildings ("cule") are very well maintained. Their history is interesting and there are multilingual information exposed. In the price of the ticket (only 10 lei) you can visit also the house of the former prime minister I.G. Duca
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5Hyoga83 5:00 PM Oct 6, 2021
Interesting
Turkish style defensive houses, pretty interesting and part of the Unesco Tentative List. You visit three of them with the same ticket. Some explanations in English are available; there were tours provided, but in Romanian. When in the area do not hesitate to visit Olari's workshops to see the Unesco ceramics they produce there. And obviously Hurezi is not to be missed!
