Bascov: Lake Bascov, Wooden Church and Argeș Landscape

Bascov draws attention to two very different sides of the same place: the 162-hectare Lacul Bascov bird sanctuary extends across the localities of Bascov and Budeasa. The village is also home to the wooden church dedicated to “Sf. Gheorghe”; it is a historic monument.

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Nature and Landscape

The Lacul Bascov protected area encompasses the waters of the Bascov Reservoir on the Argeș River. The municipality of Bascov also includes part of the Argeș River floodplain and the Cotmeana Plateau, a relatively level transitional landscape between the Subcarpathian hills and the plain. The local water network includes the Argeș River, the Bascov stream, and the Bascov and Budeasa reservoirs.

For your personal planning, you can compare nature and culture as separate focal points: water, floodplain and transitional landscape alongside wooden architecture, educational work and public events.

History and Culture

The wooden church was donated by the merchant Martin Buliga from Pitești and built in the mid-18th century. Its six carved window frames feature different decorative motifs: cross, rhombus, ivy leaf, rosette, “alveole” and “tree of life”. It stands about 300 metres from the civic centre of the Bascov municipality.

The Route of the Wooden Churches in Argeș County lists ecclesiastical wooden monuments in the territory of Bascov municipality and in the village of Glâmbocu.

Municipality and Roads

The paved DN7-E51 road runs for approximately 7.5 kilometres through the territory of Bascov municipality. It connects the municipality with Pitești and the municipal centre with the western villages of Glâmboc, Valea Ursului, Brăileni, Mica and Prislopul Mic. In the centre of the municipality, the DJ703 road branches off from the DN7-E15 towards Pitești–Curtea de Argeș.

Cultural Life

The Brăileni picnic and recreation area was developed by Bascov municipality as part of a participatory budgeting project. The Bascov Cultural Centre runs programmes and projects in the fields of culture, information and lifelong education.

A cultural event centred around the ie took place in Bascov and included the exhibition “ZIUA IEI. Expoziție de Port Popular”.

At the ia cultural event in Bascov, the Doina Bascovului ensemble gave singing and dance performances for the audience.

On 15 May 2026, the Islaz picnic and recreation area in Aninoasa, in the village of Brăileni, Bascov, became a venue for entertainment, physical activity and artistic performances.

Other places: Sălătrucu, Rucar, Leordeni, Podu Dâmboviței, Curtea De Argeş, Lunca Corbului, Dâmbovicioara, Argeșelu

For the overarching travel overview: Argeş.