One of the most impressive spiritual places in Romania is located only 100 kilometers away from Bucharest in Buzau County. About 30 cave settlements are spread over a surface of more than 5 square km between Alunis, Nucu and Bozioru villages.
The area, located on Ivanetu Crest, hides mysterious grottos, caves, sanctums, some of them carved or graved into the stone, vestiges of the past, used over time as refuge or prayer places. Researchers from Germany, Austria and Switzerland often came to Romania to study the nearly 30 convents, monasteries and hermitages in Buzau Mountains. There is still no clear and comprehensive study regarding these settlements. Archaeological data processed so far highlightsed the different periods of dwelling, going up to the Bronze Age, Monteoru Culture, or the beginning of the Iron Age, Hallstatt, the only documentary attestation certifying the period from the beginning of the sixteenth century.
