| Welcome to Horezu's Land! | | | | well known for its finest handmade decoration and |
| Art Style Decoration in unique shapes & perfect | | | | for its amazing artistic talent of craftsmen. |
| colors | | | | The special combination of clay, in mixture with |
| The city of Horezu it is the one important | | | | white and yellow earth, is brought from a hill, |
| sightseeing area from Romania. | | | | nearby Horezu. It's a special place with an amazing |
| It was mention for the first time in one document | | | | culture of decoration. People from this part of the |
| from 1487, as a village. In 1780, The prince | | | | world have inherited the secret for years. A very |
| Constantin Brancoveanu had donated the Horezu | | | | ancient receipt says that the mixture had to be |
| land to the Horezu Monastery, the most | | | | deposited and left to yeast. |
| important complex of Brancovenesque religious | | | | For a very good manufacturing process, the big |
| architecture. | | | | balls of the special mixture are brought in small |
| Horezu Monastery was built by Constantin | | | | pieces. The next steps are successively wetting |
| Brancoveanu between 1690 and 1697. The big | | | | and drying. In the end of this process, the small |
| church is decorated on the outside with stone | | | | pieces of clay are kneaded to obtain an uniform |
| sculptures with floral motifs, and the internal | | | | consistency. |
| paintings are valuable art. Legend says that, for | | | | The instrument of manufacturing is also an |
| fear of the Turks invasion, the craftsmen built | | | | ancient piece from this remarkable treasury. The |
| only during the night when the owls were hooting | | | | wheel of the potter-moved by the feet-is rolling |
| (hence the name of the monastery, owl = | | | | for giving the unique shape of the pot. |
| huhurez). Today, the Horezu Monastery - | | | | Decoration comes to define the marvelous pieces |
| medieval art monument - is under protection of | | | | of art also the painting, by hand, with natural |
| UNESCO, The United Nations Educational, Scientific | | | | colors, using specific instruments and techniques. |
| and Cultural Organization | | | | The most appreciated motifs, used over 2000 |
| In Horezu was certified The Famous Painting | | | | years ago, are the cock, the tree life, the sun and |
| School which polarized all the artistic talents and | | | | the stars, the wheat ears, the fish, and the snake |
| created a new artistic current in art: | | | | bring the richness and the safeness in |
| Brancovenesque Style. | | | | everybody's home. |
| The famous culture of Horezu is well kept and | | | | In the end, the pots are backed in special |
| saved by the Library of Constantin Brancoveanu | | | | furnaces. |
| with contains a collection about 4000 books of | | | | The National Art Fair "COCOSUL DE HUREZ" |
| great value. | | | | ("The cock of Horezu") is another attraction for |
| Horezu is very well known Cultural & Art Center | | | | tourists. This Art Fair began in 1971 and had |
| and also with an ancient traditional ceramic history. | | | | celebrated since then, the pottery talents of |
| The pottery becomes the veritable brand of this | | | | Horezu. They are the famous for their artistic |
| area which attracts many visitors in each year. | | | | talent and their produces are considering |
| The beauty of this landscape is also well known | | | | masterpieces: veritable and original. |
| by the tourists. | | | | Part of the Horezu's beauty, can be founded at |
| Unique decorations pieces are from the unique | | | | Hana RISS, the new trend of handmade ceramics. |
| combination between the clay and white earth. | | | | Hana RISS has focused on handmade culture |
| The basic materials are from Horezu's Land, the | | | | decoration form Horezu and it is addressed to |
| famous region from East Europe, which is already | | | | everybody who appreciates it. |