Gorj: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

The Brâncuși Monumental Ensemble of Târgu Jiu was created in 1937–1938 to commemorate the people who lost their lives defending the city during the First World War.

Culture

The ensemble extends across two parks connected by the Avenue of Heroes and includes the Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, situated along the axis. It combines abstract sculpture, landscape architecture, engineering and urban planning.

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The Museum of Folk Architecture in Curtișoara allows visitors to explore more than 30 old wooden houses and farmsteads assembled into an open-air village museum. The museum also includes the Tătărescu Ensemble, the Saint John the Baptist Church dating from 1821, and historic water-powered installations.

The Casa Muzeu „Constantin Brâncuși“ in Hobița is a historic monument of folk architecture from the second half of the 19th century. Tismana Monastery was founded by Saint Nicodemus with the support of Voivode Radu I (1377–1383). Lainici Monastery has a collection of religious objects and old books.

Nature

Cheile Sohodolului is a karst landscape approximately 12 kilometres long in the Vâlcan Mountains between Runcu and Poiana Contului. The gorge can be reached via National Road 67D and crossed by car, bicycle or on foot. The Sohodol Valley is a protected floristic area with plant species that are rare in the Romanian flora.

Cheile Oltețului is located in the northeast of Gorj County, within the administrative territory of the municipality of Polovragi, and is part of a nationally protected natural area. Peștera Polovragi has approximately 10 kilometres of passages mapped by speleologists; 800 metres of the gallery are accessible to visitors. Polovragi Monastery is located near Cheile Oltețului and Peștera Polovragi, which it administered for 300 years.

Defileul Jiului National Park is a protected mountain landscape with rocks, limestone cliffs, peaks, gorges, waterfalls, alpine meadows and forests.

Activities

The visitor centre of Defileul Jiului National Park in Bumbești Jiu provides visitors with information about tourism, the biodiversity of managed protected areas and the history of the region. Rafting can be practised on designated sections of the Jiu River within the national park. Cycling is currently possible there on the Plaiului Bumbești access route recognised by the local community.

In Defileul Jiului National Park, hiking trails pass through part of 22 habitats of national and European interest. Themed trails offer views of forests, clearings, sunny pastures, and steeper and gentler mountain ridges.

Mountains

The Transalpina (DN 67C) is Romania’s highest road, connects Novaci in Gorj with Sebeș in Alba, and crosses the Parâng Mountains. The mountain resort of Rânca lies at an altitude of 1,600 metres and can be reached from Novaci via the Transalpina; it has five ski slopes, one of which is equipped with lighting for night-time operation.

More destinations

Săcelu, Rânca, Târgu Jiu, Novaci, Polovragi, Ţânţăreni, Turcineşti, Muşeteşti, Aninoasa, Tismana, Dobriţa, Țicleni, Runcu, Baia De Fier, Arcani, Aninişu din Deal, Turburea

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