Corbi village – the beautiful traditional village situated on Doamnei River banks, at the foothills of Fagaras Mountains.

It is protected by secular forests and low hills. In every season Corbi village seems to be a mark of old times. It has a certain order in its things well done by shepherds and hardworking householders. Corbi village is inhabited by good, intelligent, friendly and hospitable people. On these lands many traditional Romanian songs like the well known doina (elegiac song typical of Romanian lyrical folk music and poetry) were born.

In what concerns the name of Corbi village comes from the ravens which used to populate the rock and grit-stone cliffs that protect the village to the east and to the west. Other historians say that the name of Corbi comes from the old Corvin family, a very powerful family which ruled over Hungary since 1458 to 1490.

Nowadays Corbi village is a typical Romanian village where tradition and customs are still kept, where people still wear traditional costumes on holidays and celebrations and go to the church because they still live in communion with God. Nevertheless, people from Corbi also live in communion with nature. They follow nature’s signs and guide their lives according to them.

In Corbi village is Corbii de Piatra Monastery. In a rough translation the name means “the Stone Ravens Monastery”. It is a rupestrian complex from 14th century, reestablished in 1512 during the rule of Neagoe Basarab. The monastery church is carved in rock (grit-stone) and next to it is also carved a space which people say it was used by the ruler of Wallachia as an outdoor court. The church is unique in Romania due to its two altars. Above the western wall of the cave church is a Latin cross. It was believed that here was once a Dacian altar, but the hypothesis was annulled by the historians who did not find any evidence of Dacian traces in the area.

If only for a moment you want to forget about the city restlessness, you should visit this quiet mountain village and find out about its legends and hear the traditional songs that people gladly sing even nowadays, songs which reflect their life and the daily struggle to keep their tradition away from the new world.

Article by Andreea Andrei

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We call this place heaven, a place where time has patience, nature is gorgeous, mountains are guarding and life is peaceful and pure . . . if you think is too much just see the Rucar Bran pictures from below.

Rucar Bran Passage

Since the oldest times Rucar Bran Passage connects Transylvania to Wallachia making way through the Carpathians. Rucar Bran Passage is a special place, is a piece of heaven. You can realise this at the first sight of these places. You are impressed since the beginning by the nature.

Rucar Bran Passage is situated between Piatra Craiului and Bucegi mountains. This is the reason why it is protected by sharp high peaks at the sunset and the guardian massif (Bucegi Mountains) at the sunrise. The road that goes from Mateias (above the town of Campulung) crosses lofty round hills, deep and narrow valleys and secular forests. The road passes through Dragoslavele, Rucar, Podul Dambovitei and Fundata villages in order to get to Bran. The landscapes are so beautiful that you will be sorry that you did not get here early. The people are gentle. Maybe the winters rich in snow made them like that. Their colorful houses, the animal shelters built on steep hills, the cheese in fir basket with strong flavor, the fluffy kind and big dogs (Romanian Shepherd dog), their life kept clean, these entire impress you.

The wonder is even bigger if you dare to leave the national road and go to Dambovicioara Village (maybe you will stop here and visit the cave) and continue the way until Pestera Village. You will see the less known part of Rucar Bran Passage, you will get to isolated and well preserved villages, you will be even closer to Piatra Craiului Mountains, and you will enjoy a brave road that crosses slopes. You will get to Ciocanu, Sirnea, Pestera and Magura villages. It is a fairytale world. It is something that you seldom see. If you get there I ask you tourist to respect the place and to pray for it to stay pure and untouched by time itself and the new times.

How do you get there?

From Bucharest you go on A1 highway to Pitesti, then you have to take the way to Campulung and from here you go to the Mausoleum from Mateias, the milestone that opens the way towards the wonderful world of Rucar Bran Passage.

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