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Poenari Citadel
Vlad the Impaler's real cliff-top fortress, reached by climbing 1,480 steps above the Transfăgărășan.
59 km · about 70 min drive
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Piteşti
Arges, Romania · Europe
About Piteşti
Piteşti sits on the route: 5 minutes from Geamăna, 59km from Poenari Citadel.
Piteşti is in Arges, Romania, with about 140,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Geamăna, about 4 km away.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Piteşti?
Within an hour or so of Piteşti: Poenari Citadel (59 km).
Are there any good drives near Piteşti?
The nearest famous roads are Rucăr–Bran Pass, Transbucegi (DJ713) and Transfagarasan (DN7C).
Where is Piteşti?
Piteşti is in Arges, Romania, about 4 km from Geamăna.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 141,275
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Romania
- Region
- Arges
- Timezone
- Europe/Bucharest
- Coordinates
- 44.8500, 24.8667
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Rovinieta (road tax sticker) required for all national roads.
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Driving roads near Piteşti
4 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 100km.
- 73 kmRucăr–Bran PassHistoric corridor road (DN73) between Brașov and Câmpulung, cresting at Fundata (~1,290 m) with pastoral villages, limestone ridges and views of the Bucegi and Piatra Craiului massifs.
- 75 kmTransbucegi (DJ713)A short but dramatic climb from Busteni onto the Bucegi plateau at 2,000m, ending near the Sphinx rock formation.
- 76 kmTransbucegiAlpine road (DJ713) snaking up the Bucegi Mountains past Bolboci Lake toward the 2,000 m plateau near the Babele rock formations, with sweeping hairpins and dramatic Carpathian views.
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