Cocoș Monastery
Foto: Leontin l · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Cocoș Monastery
Foto: Leontin l · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Cocoș Monastery
Foto: Leontin l · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Cocoș Monastery
Foto: Diego Delso · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Tulcea · Niculiței

Cocoș Monastery

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History

Cocoșului Hill, above Niculițel, took its name from a wild cock that the monks say they once heard together with the semantron. The hermits' skete is mentioned from 1679; today's monastery was settled in 1833 by Visarion, Gherontie and Isaia, come from Neamț and from Athos, with a modest wooden chapel.

The great church, dedicated to the Holy Trinity, was raised toward 1884; the belfry, the cells and the painting - with Dobrescu and other masters - came through to 1913. The years 1947 and 1959 emptied the community, as throughout the country. Today it is open again.

The road climbs from Niculițel; leave the car in the park and walk the last metres. From the hill you see the plain toward the Danube. Pair it with the basilica at Niculițel and with Saon, if you have a whole day.

On the map

Dobrogea

The pin marks this site.

Curiosities nearby

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Satul Greci din județul Tulcea e „mica Italie" a României: pietrarii veniți din Friuli la 1880 și-au păstrat până azi numele, rețetele și biserica catolică.

02 / 06

Evreii dobrogenei au avut sinagogi la Constanța, Tulcea și Babadag: comunitatea a contribuit la dezvoltarea porturilor.

03 / 06

Tulcea e singurul municipiu din România aflat pe malul Dunării, la intrarea în Deltă.

04 / 06

La confluența brațelor, lângă Tulcea, Dunărea poate avea debit de peste 6.000 m³/s primăvara: e unul dintre cele mai mari fluvii din Europa.

05 / 06

Meșteșugul coșăritului din nuiele de salcie încă se practică în Deltă: coșurile pentru pește și legume se vând la târgurile din Tulcea.

06 / 06

Stuful din Delta Dunării formează cea mai mare întindere compactă de stuf din lume: circa 1.700 km².

On routes

Northern Dobrogea: Măcin - Niculițel - Tulcea Niculițel and Cocoș Monastery: the road of the martyrs The complete Danube Limes: Cernavodă–Isaccea–Tulcea (2 days) Complete northern Dobrogea: Măcin–Greci–Tulcea (2 days) The Dobrogean steppe: Cogealac–the wind farm–Cheia (2 days) The Măcin Mountains: hikes and fortresses (2 days) A day on DN22: from Saligny to Tulcea (8 stops) Măcin and Greci: mountain and steppe (1 day) Isaccea–Niculițel–Cocoș (1 day) The Delta for birds: guided tour (2 days) The complete Danube Limes: 3 days Steppe and wind farms: 3 days through inland Dobrogea Northern Dobrogea: Măcin–Tulcea–the Delta (3 days) Tulcea–Chilia Veche: 2 days on the northern branch The Sfântu Gheorghe branch: 2 days Mila 23 and the inner canals: 2 days Medgidia - Babadag - Enisala: 2 days Măcin hike: Greci - Țuțuiatu (1 day) The extended north: Măcin - Isaccea - Tulcea (2 days) Full cultural itinerary: fortresses, the Danube limes and Christianity (3 days) Țuțuiatu hike (1 day) Cultural 2 days: fortresses and the Danube limes Independence: Smârdan and monuments (2 days) Complete 3-day cultural itinerary Vama Veche - Mila 23 Canal: Adventure (1 week) Eforie Nord - Cocoș Monastery: Relaxation (2 days) Țuțuiatu Peak - Gura Portiței: Nature (5 days) Isaccea - Noviodunum - Ostrov: Mixed (1 week) Histria - Isaccea - Noviodunum: Cultural (2 days) Murighiol - Letea Forest: Nature (1 week) Țuțuiatu Peak - Inner canals: Mixed (3 days) Cocoș Monastery - Shore of Lake Sinoe: Nature (3 days) Genoese Lighthouse - Saint Andrew’s Cave: Cultural (4 days) 2 Octombrie - Măcin: Relaxation (4 days) Dunavățu de Jos - Letea Forest: Nature (1 week) Carol I Mosque - Saint Andrew’s Cave: Cultural (4 days) Gura Portiței - Mila 23: Nature (5 days) Vama Veche - Mila 23 Canal: Adventure (5 days) Greci - Maliuc: Mixed (5 days) Niculițel - martyrs' basilica - Tomis seafront: Cultural (6 days) Pelican watching areas - Chilia Veche: Nature (1 week) Cocoș Monastery - Măcin: Mixed (full day) Genoese Lighthouse - Halmyris Fortress: Cultural (6 days) Crișan - Slava Cercheza: Mixed (1 week) Sfântu Gheorghe - Letea Forest: Nature (1 week) Ovidiu Square - Halmyris Fortress: Cultural (6 days) Măcin - Smârdan: Mixed (1 week) Cocoș Monastery - Techirghiol: Nature (1 week) Niculițel - the martyrs' basilica - Inner canals: Mixed (3 days) Pelican-watching areas - Letea Forest: Nature (1 week) Niculițel - the martyrs' basilica - Halmyris Fortress: Cultural (4 days) Țuțuiatu Peak - Maliuc: Nature (3 days) Roman Mosaic Building - Saint Andrew’s Cave: Cultural (4 days) Țuțuiatu Peak - Maliuc: Mixed (5 days) Basarabi - Cernavodă Museum: Cultural (6 days) Maliuc - Cocoș Monastery: Nature (1 week) Carcaliu - Măcin: Mixed (Full day) Cocoș Monastery - Argamum Fortress: Nature (Full day) Greci - Ostrov: Mixed (1 week) Isaccea - Noviodunum - Babadag: Cultural (2 days) Gura Portiței - Mahmudia: Nature (3 days) Cocoș Monastery - Ceatalchioi: Mixed (3 days) Histria - Halmyris Fortress: Cultural (4 days) Histria - Sulina: Cultural (6 days) Țuțuiatu Peak - Sarichioi: Nature (1 week) Saligny Bridge - Jurilovca and Argamum: Cultural (4 days) Niculițel - martyrs' basilica - Maliuc: Mixed (5 days) Cocoș Monastery - Techirghiol: Nature (5 days) Isaccea - Noviodunum - Măcin: Mixed (A full day) Caraorman - Slava Cercheza: Mixed (1 week) Gura Portiței - Isaccea - Noviodunum: Nature (1 week) Țuțuiatu Peak - Ostrov: Mixed (1 week) Gura Portiței - Mila 23: Nature (1 week) Țuțuiatu Peak - Mahmudia: Nature (A full day) Carcaliu - Smârdan: Mixed (3 days) Constanța Casino - Saint Andrew's Cave: Cultural (4 days) Histria - Hârșova: Cultural (4 days) Argamum Fortress - Isaccea - Noviodunum: Cultural (2 days) Cocoș Monastery - Slava Cercheza: Mixed (5 days) Măcin - Inner canals: Mixed (Full day) Dobrogea Gorges - Sfântu Gheorghe: Nature (1 week) Niculițel - martyrs’ basilica - Sarichioi: Mixed (1 week) Isaccea - Noviodunum - Inner canals: Mixed (3 days) Adamclisi - Ali Gazi Pasha Mosque: Cultural (2 days) Carcaliu - Ali Gazi Pasha Mosque: Mixed (5 days)

Nearby (25 km)

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