Biserica Sfântul Nicolae Câmpina

St Nicholas Church in Câmpina is one of the representative places of worship of this Prahova town set along the Prahova Valley, at the foot of the sub-Carpathian hills. Câmpina, known above all for its oil-producing past and for its links to figures such as the painter Nicolae Grigorescu and the scholar Bogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu, finds in this Orthodox church a spiritual landmark for the local community. The building preserves the tradition of Wallachian church architecture, with towers rising above the houses of the centre and an interior adorned with mural painting, an iconostasis and icons.

Câmpina lies on the road between Bucharest and the mountain resorts of the Prahova Valley, making it a natural stop for travellers. Nearby stand the Iulia Hasdeu Castle, raised by the scholar in memory of his daughter, and the Nicolae Grigorescu Museum, arranged in the painter's former home. The church thus rounds out the picture of a town with a cultural heritage richer than its size would suggest.