The area is famous for pottery (the Horezu pottery is listed on the UNESCO Intangible Heritage List).
It is also known for Olten carpets.
The borangic from Stoenești occupies a special place, here the only business in the country where the borangic is produced in the traditional way and from the orchard of mulberries, growing silkworms, the thread is produced, from which the borangic cloth is woven, from which the borangic cloth is woven, from which I cut the traditional shirts and scarves.
There are also other wooden handicrafts in the area, but also carpenters and carpenters, port and pastoral traditions, as well as traditional local products: fruits, brandy, cheeses, honey and other products derived from them.
The specific architecture of the area is based on the processing of wood and stone, the most accessible materials in the area of Oltenia below the mountain. The houses built here have a porch (prispa) in front, under which the cellar is usually located. The foundation is built of stone built with mortar, the walls are built of plastered wooden beams, the roofs are covered with shingles (sheets). Sheds (casoaie) and animal shelters (stables, haying) are also built of wood.
Borangic Niculescu (Stoenești) – the only business in the country where the borangic is traditionally produced and from the mulberry orchard, growing silkworms, the thread is produced, from which the borangic cloth is woven, from which traditional yeas and husks are cut from
Palosi ceramics (Horezu) – Ionică and Mihaela Paloși are the first craftsmen from Horezen who settled with the workshop down in the city, on the national road, where the current commercial area later developed. Ionică Paloși is also a teacher at the Popular Art School of Rm. Vâlcea, inventor and passionate collector.
Mihai Bîscu pottery (Olari) – Mihai Bîscu is a ceramist who keeps the ancient tradition of ceramics but also a passionate and patient guide of the little ones in the secrets of ceramics.
Pietraru ceramics (Horezu) – The Pietraru family also has the atelier in the commercial area of Horez, easily recognized by visitors by the shape of the ulcica-shaped building and, in addition to carrying on the pottery tradition, there are also passionate collectors of objects traditional.
Fabrics Rodica Crăcană (Costești – Rodica Crăcană carries on the tradition of weaving in war and loom of beautifully colored Olten barks and carpets, through the traditional use of natural pigment for dyeing wool. of folklore, active in the local folklore ensemble “Domnițele din Costești”.
