Sinaia Monastery

The beginnings of the Sinaia Monastery, an Orthodox Christian place of worship, around which the town of Sinaia was formed, were at the end of the 17th century. Its founder, Spătarul Mihail Cantacuzino, named it Sinaia after the name of St. Catherine's Monastery in Sinai - Egypt. The large church of the monastery was built in 1843-46 and is dedicated to "St. Trinity". At the beginning of the 20th century, the construction was modified to have the architecture we see today. It should be noted that during the period when Romania was a kingdom, from the beginning until 1947, the royal house of Romania frequented this church. This explains the fact that on the western wall there are paintings of King Charles I and Queen Elizabeth with their first daughter.

It is warm in winter and cool in summer, with beautiful scenery. Sinaia is a fairy-tale city with a history of 300 years. It is located in the middle of the Southern Carpathian Mountains, about 130 kilometers north of Bucharest and only 44 kilometers away from Brasov. The whole city is built in German style. The town is built on the mountain and surrounded by lush trees.

The church, which is very close to the castle, is mainly painted white. Unlike many buildings with arcades, the corridor on the first floor seems to be wrapped in the building itself, and the second floor is like an open balcony. The gold decoration inside the church reflects its former status as a royal building, and the exquisiteness of the painted art is very attractive.