Turnu Monastery
Romania, Valcea
 
 
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Location and Directions
Sf. Manastire Turnu, Localitatea Calimanesti, Jud Valcea, Romania

Details

The Monastery has been established in the 17th century by Varlaam following the model of the Old Cozia Monastery.
The monastic life is very strict and there are several caves around the Monastery where the fathers have spent their monastic life through out the centuries.
The Monastery is for monks and has guest facilities for pilgrims only.