Travelling to Danube

Wrong road, near the Danube, just visible in Caras recovery and much more personalized in Mehedinti, runs through an area rarely picturesque, with fishermen still crammed into small plots monstrous greasy garbage. The same wonderful country where people cursed by history to lead the ages, throw their zoaiele.Recreation now.

The contrast is striking when you get to Coronini (former fishermen), the city of St. Ladislaus (documentary mentioned in the first half of the fifteenth century, but archaeological shown as being about a century old). On the northern side of the river, discover the city unless you know her home. If you do not ask how, villager could not even guide you to the path that leads to it. Going through a sea of ​​heads of all sorts, then get a kind of grass untrimmed, climbing abruptly or bypassed, you must not fall ngrijeşti upside down hăurile communist era that archaeologists have left as reminder of their presence there. Dungeon, palace, towers  have the chance to survive because they too are tourists, the village is not too bitter and rebuild their homes.

But exactly the opposite bank, another city (Golub) you cut peep . Lofty towers, curtains embattled auto access tunnels, make it one of the main attractions of that area of ​​the Danube. Reconstructions are Tito's era, back when that is not covered only in Clisura slipped, with the thought of a possible probe risky escape from Romania. You must not think only applied to the neglect of historical monuments primitive at times motivated by the slogan "nonromânismului" to swallowed - yet again? - And the support that we deserve to manage or not to capitalize.

Dencova (city mentioned only in the early fifteenth century) rising from water unless your water blade detached eye . Some seabirds can just visit.

Further, the towers Sviniţei (documentary unqualified, but dating back at least to the fourteenth century)  are the first sign of stopping. If you stop near them immediately and join other curious motorists. Exclaimed the pleasure of seeing the east where the conjunction of architecture, then the second reaction, expressed pleasantries choice to people who have cared for them not to observe or understand.

Nothing disturbing memory of deceased non-Ada Kaleh the island of Turks and slaughtered the monster pill medievism Iron Gates hydroelectric. Do not complain about anyone! No old Orsova someone not interested. While Serbs drew partners and public monuments already dedicated volume over volume investigated before "Drowning at sea," our colleagues, the greater wisdom and age, united in Bucharest and Cluj, have settled into a volume bibliophile only what they thought sent her followers that they deserve. They helped her as best they could to destroy testimonies. In fact, what they had to prove: Ceausescu's greatness?

Meeting with Vodita ruins is still one of the phases in which the pilgrim is mixed feelings. On the one hand, their state . That is sad! If you still see the trenches made by archaeologists (left uncovered, as required by a basic professional ethics), but an apiary and the tomb of a monk again, maculează area, as required by the sacred or protected by law, high complex by Nicodemus, who was to be recognized Serb holy Orthodox Church. Altar table is an element of improvisation went through a war . Vodita Ruin has not prevented the revival of the old contemporary monasticism. From what I saw there, we have but another proof of that same business antreprizelor contemporary monasticism are involved. If you do not get to the old ruin unless you seek to deliberately, making your own path, instead you are forced to stop the wooden church, Maramures, and true monastic palace, built on strong as possible. St. Nicodemus is long dead, his house is not worth a damn either, live smart guys who know how to relieve against material benefits of capitalism anxieties unstructured Christians!

The story is illustrated monasticism and the new monastery Mrăcunea: historical memory, only through archeology spirit forever, now by a new building, attached firmly to see the road, with an immeasurable agmomerare architectural and decorative kitsch.

The warning only on points of interest is a situation most stylish directors known as "sloppy." If a tracoman notorious Romanian-Italian, managed to macula in both mountain and road edges, not just the face of a king facing the direction from which came the destruction, but also with pride, megalomania signed, then how would it have cost some poor bilingual tablets?

So far I've found so terrible mânuitori two of history: one that is always hiding after a sacred tradition of extracting only what suits him to prosper, another who has money thrown at them swallow pauper to fads. And so, the old and placed in new stuff and pretend bălăcărite.

Severin are seen at two cities: both left the operating times of tribulation Department of Historical Monuments. The former medieval fortress, one of the corner towards the Danube and the old bridge, cut out her old theme floats . Because they archaeologists, classic vintage, too rushed to get to the Roman camp. This statement is successful Maiastra museum of architectural combination hard to understand.

Other city of Banat, remains somewhat in the viewfinder, the ruins of her generous . But close up you can not gnash their teeth at the competition that makes him a park with ponds dry up, the escarpele and channels appear to have leaked from old walls . Inside, the dungeon arrogant  and protective metal railings have disappeared from historical enthusiasm steamer would like to see better first blind level. Tank is a sad filling  and, worst of all, the church ruins in the opposite mixtum  protects those who do not have a compass to a public toilet or even the slightest respect for a holy shrine was God. The society is great.

Another ruined church, near camp, money is saved Serbian. Hard to understand why that is because, even veiled, inscription next one was suspected of being Orthodox. For good reason, because what is called there, north of the altar, "burial space" is nothing but an ordinary sacristy . West stigma emerges from the passage of the portal quickly and stays with them .

 Heritage is taken unevenly accessed by two counties: Caras-Severin and Mehedinti. My child is sharing first than the second. But inequality is reversed when we talk about heritage protected or marked in terms of tourism. Neither has any indication CARASENI monuments! Mehedinti has scored at least briefly, so do not even get past them. But how inscriptions required by European legislation and Romanian, is not only in the museum courtyard of Turnu Severin, the ruins of the former camp area Drobeta.

Leaving the Danube to climb north lane Cerna Mehadia reach (the city prior to 1317). Who is getting through to her, aiming not to lose sight of one tower (donjon) survived , immediately understood that he was running the point in time. Valleys which are open to foot, are exactly the way down the main roads Severin .

Lone stump is one of the most beautiful samples of cohabitation of the Middle Ages the ancient heritage. The whole block was resolved parament Roman bricks of the same origin can be seen everywhere, and mortars are distinguished pieces of marble or limestone rendered significant. And here, a keen eye, he sees a knife scar necusută archaeologists. Which is sad, lonely no material out there has not been on any printed page. If the descendants are eternal place with some markers, we encourage them to do so and indicating: "This was personal archeology. After curiosity satisfied, XY left to lead the National Museum of History in Cluj-Napoca.

We stop for the last time Caransebes at the northern limits of Banat, the norm in the Romanian Banat district principal.

In 80, the blocks of flats have come across ruins filled with pieces of precious metal jewelry. Funerary inventory was the main Romanian noble families, past the Reformation in the sixteenth century. Quick-quick, emptying was entrusted to a non-archaeologist. If fate has remained the main jewels very cloudy, however, given historical discoveries package was typical for historical investigation. The church, which belonged to the Franciscan monastery most definitely Caransebes (views Radu Popa, Dumitru Ţeicu Adrian Andrei Rusu), was proclaimed Romanian and Orthodox. Preservation is a sample of negative example is any school of restoration . But to not finish everything here, just those who most vehemently false clamp character of the ruins have cared to bury him harder. At a distance of hopscotch jump, began to raise new cathedral of Caransebes. She came in style cheese knife, in the annexes of the church, the cloister of the monastery and cemetery that for, without a shred of archaeological or rescue assistance . Perhaps all the servants of the new cathedral will have undisturbed sleep for this great deed. We write here to not forget who and how we manipulate the facts past that we would be proud.

Even here I found something to tears with joy. Already such relics go missing or contemporary works.