CROSSBORDER RURAL DEVELOPMENT

A CHANCE FOR FUTURE

THE VILLAGE OF COMANA

 In Comana, the water, sky and land are rarely mixed, creating a unique place, in which the nature flew its complete beautifulness. An 8000sm plain, including Comana Pond – near Comana Forest, is situated in its Southern side.

At a distance of 32 kilometers from Bucharest and 44 kilometers from Giurgiu, and counting 5 villages: Comana, Gradistea, Falastoaca, Vlad Tepes and Budeni, Comana Commune has the first railway ever established in Romania (1869).

The local authority of the Comana Commune is formed by 15 local counselors and the Town Hall formed by mayor, vice-mayor, secretary and the Town Hall Staff.

Comana Town Hall has internet connection and its own web page: www.primariacomana.ro.

   Opportunities

  Accommodation in luxury, national specific cottages;

 Agreement within:

 -Club entertainment: billiards, bowling, bar, TV set;
 -Swimming pool;

 -Sportive fishing and hunting: arrangement of hunter’s cottage; reed towers, fishing ground and its preparing facilities;

 - Terrace restaurant on the lake’s bank.

 Routes in the area:

 -Walking around the lake and on boat sailing;
 -Sight-seeing to the nearby tourist objectives like: dendrology park (since 1895), ”Mihai Viteazu” Museum from Calugareni, Comana Monastery (since 1462), Gostinari Monastery, the Mironesti Monarchal Cottage (ancient local Lord), Fantanele Forrest with its natural reservation of Ruscus and Margaritar etc.;
 - Mihai Bravu Shooting Range with the possibility of target shooting;

  Possibilities to arrange Cruises on Danube River.

   Infrastructure

  There is a 8000sm plain – on Comana Forrest limit, partially including Comana Pond;

 A 12 seats villa with modern and comfortable arranged rooms;

 Hunter’s cottage with kitchen and sanitary groups;

 Reed towers around the lake;

A delimited area of about 2 km assuring the security of the project.

         Tourist Information

      COMANA MONASTERY

A convent for monks, Comana Monastery’s Dedication day is "Saint Nicholas"on 6 December.

 The 15th century Comana Monastery is attributed by tradition to Vlad Tepes (the Impaler). It also had a wooden church.

         Today’s church was built in 1854. Nowadays the most important part of the monastic structure seems to be the precinct with towers on corners, the cells with portals on brick pillars at the first floor, archways on pillars to the second floor and the Princely Court with a watchtower on stone pillars.

 The monastic establishment was founded by Vlad Tepes Voivode himself around the middle of the 15^th century, and then it was reconstructed during the reign of Radu Serban Voivode towards the end of the 16^th century and at the beginning of the 17^th century. Inside the church of the monastery there were interred Radu Serban Voivode, Nicolae Patrascu Voivode (the son of Mihai Viteazul Voivode), as well as the members of the Cantacuzino family.

The church underwent repairs and restoration under the earnest care of the princely Serban Cantacuzino between 1699 and 1703; during the same period, it was also painted. In 1769, the church was severely damaged by a Turkish invasion, and in 1854, it was repaired and restored to its former condition.

The location chosen for the meeting, Comana Natural Park, is the largest protected natural area of the Romanian plains. Less than 40 km from Bucharest, in Giurgiu County, it is not well known. “The park, which has an area of 25,000 hectares, has the advantage of being a wet region, which are lacking in Romania, apart from the Danube Delta.

Tourist’s routes

 Ø      That can be covered by foot:

           1. COMANA EUROPEAN VILLAGE

 The Comana forest ranger with its dendrology natural park (1895), venerable oaks, Oloaga Silvestru, the draw well near walnut tree (natural reservation ruscus aculeatus), The Earth Bridge over Mihai Bravu Swamp, Fantanele Forest with its ruscus aculeatus and Margaritar – natural reservation, the draw well with 2 horses, the Stone Cross – bridge over Neajlov river, the Mihai Viteazul Museum from Calugareni and return to the Comana – european village.

 Ø      About 8 Hours ROUTE

 2. COMANA EUROPEAN VILLAGE

– Comana Monastery (1462), Calnistei Valley, Comana Monastery, The Mironesti Monarchic Cottage and return, Thief’s’ Valley, Comana Railway Station – 1st Romanian Railway (since 1869), and return to the Comana – European Village

 Ø      About 6 Hours ROUTE

    3. MIHAI BRAVU SHOOTHING RANGE with possibility of target shooting.

           Ø      About 5 Hours ROUTE

    1. COMANA EUROPEAN VILLAGE – CALUGARENI

  Bucharest (city tour)

 Sightseeing: People’s house, village museum and return to the Comana – European Village

Trip duration: one day long.

 2. COMANA EUROPEAN VILLAGE – CALUGARENI – GIURGIU TOWN

  Cruise on Danube River – 3 Hours and return to the COMANA – European Village

Trip duration: one day long.