Mircea cel Batran Park — Attraction in Râmnicu Vâlcea

Beautiful small park right in the middle of the town. Very peaceful. There is also a small church there that you can visit and the statue of Mircea cel Bătrân. Once upon a time there was a club for kids in the building from the center of the park where kids were learning to play chess and competing. Sometimes kids decorate the pavement with beatiful chalk drawings. There is also a bar/café/restaurant...

Our traditional downtown park is for literally everyone. You can eat, you can take a walk, run, cycle, chit-chat and have great moments. Also, it is a great place for pictures, reading and playing chess (if you are into it). I personally prefer feeding the pigeons and reading on a calm...

In centrul orasului, la o suta de metri de "Kilometrul 0", se afla cea de-a doua gradina publica a orasului Ramnicu Valcea, Parcul Mircea cel Batran. Intrarea principala este strajuita din 1970 de statuia domnitorului Mircea cel Batran, opera a sculptorului Ion Irimescu.

In incinta sa se gaseste Casa Socoteanu - Lahovari, ridicata in sec. al XVIII-lea, fost sediu al primariei municipiului si actual Palat al Copiilor, imobil reprezentativ din punct de vedere arhitectonic pentru zona Olteniei de Nord. Nu departe de aici se gaseste Statuia Independentei. Monumentul simbolizand "Romania cu chip indurerat pentru fii cazuti vitejeste in lupte" a fost dezvelit la data de 17 mai 1915, este opera sculptorului I.Iordanescu si cinsteste eroii valceni cazuti in Razboiul de Independenta, precum si pe soldatii si ofiterii morti in timpul...