The monastery is located at the foot of Mount Capatânii, on the edge of Românii de Sus village, a locality located approximately 50 kilometers west of Râmnicul Vâlcea, in Vâlcea county. The monastic complex in Hurezi covers an area of 3 hectares, including the monastery itself, the Hospital Church, and two hermitages, that of the Holy Apostles Andrew and that of Saint Stephen.

The church was founded between 1693-1697 by Constantin Brâncoveanu and has a length of 32 meters and a height of 14 meters, being built in the shape of a cross.

The name of the Hurezi monastery comes from the name of some birds called huhurezi, which are nocturnal birds with a particularly beautiful and colorful plumage. According to the local legend, the craftsmen who worked to build the great monastery, because of the Turks, worked more at night when they could hear the birds, hence the name.

The monastery consists of two enclosures: the first enclosure being delimited by brick walls, which include the monastery as well as the surrounding hermitages, and the second enclosure, being fortified and very high, having three buildings on three sides and a wall to the east high.

Right in the center of the main precinct is the Hurezi church. The entrance is placed under the bell tower, where there are still today four large bells that weigh between 300 and 1,000 kilograms, three of them being inscribed with the name of Saint Constantin Brâncoveanu.

The church was founded between 1693-1697 by Constantin Brâncoveanu and has a length of 32 meters and a height of 14 meters, being built in the shape of a cross.

Valuable monastic settlement, it represents the largest ensemble of medieval architecture preserved in Wallachia, several places of prayer were built here, each combining the Romanian and Byzantine styles.

The Hurezi monastery had monks until 1872, then it became a nunnery. A sculpture and picture school operated here, over time the settlement was a restaurant several times.

Currently, the monastery offers 20 places to stay, in bedrooms for 1-2 people, and in the attic it offers three rooms with four beds each.

Source: Hurezi Monastery