mountain pass
Pasul Urdele (Transalpina)
The highest point of the Transalpina at 2,145 m, open bare ridge country with sheepfolds and long views.
28 km · about 35 min drive
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Bumbeşti-Jiu
Gorj County, Romania · Europe
About Bumbeşti-Jiu
Bumbeşti-Jiu is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Muşeteşti, 32km from Transalpina (DN67C).
Bumbeşti-Jiu is in Gorj County, Romania, with about 10,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Muşeteşti, about 6 km away.
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What is there to see near Bumbeşti-Jiu?
Within an hour or so of Bumbeşti-Jiu: Pasul Urdele (Transalpina) (28 km), Transalpina (31 km), Transalpina (DN67C) (32 km), Retezat National Park (45 km).
Are there any good drives near Bumbeşti-Jiu?
The nearest famous roads are Pasul Urdele (Transalpina), Transalpina and Transfagarasan (DN7C).
Where is Bumbeşti-Jiu?
Bumbeşti-Jiu is in Gorj County, Romania, about 6 km from Muşeteşti.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 10,445
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Romania
- Region
- Gorj County
- Timezone
- Europe/Bucharest
- Coordinates
- 45.1667, 23.4000
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Worth the detour from Bumbeşti-Jiu
5 notable places within an hour's drive.
mountain pass
Transalpina
Romania's highest road reaching 2145m, even more remote and dramatic than its famous neighbor the Transfăgărășan, crossing wild Carpathian landscapes.
31 km · about 35 min drive
famous road
Transalpina (DN67C)
Romania's highest road at 2,145m at Urdele, a lonely ridge-running route over the Parang mountains.
32 km · about 35 min drive
national park
Retezat National Park
Romania's oldest national park with over 80 glacial lakes, ancient forests, and some of the wildest mountain scenery in the Carpathians.
45 km · about 50 min drive
ancient ruins
Sarmizegetusa Regia
UNESCO-listed capital of the Dacian kingdom in the Orastie mountains, with a circular stone sanctuary and paved sacred road.
51 km · about 60 min drive
Driving roads near Bumbeşti-Jiu
5 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 28 kmPasul Urdele (Transalpina)The highest point of the Transalpina at 2,145 m, open bare ridge country with sheepfolds and long views.
- 31 kmTransalpinaRomania's highest road reaching 2145m, even more remote and dramatic than its famous neighbor the Transfăgărășan, crossing wild Carpathian landscapes.
- 32 kmTransalpina (DN67C)Romania's highest road at 2,145m at Urdele, a lonely ridge-running route over the Parang mountains.
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