Attractions in Vulcan

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photo — Vulcan Pass

Vulcan Pass

Vulcan, HD

A small mountain resort above the town of Vulcan, in the Jiu Valley: a gondola from the town, short easy slopes with drag lifts, sledging on the road closed in winter and, in summer, the climb to the 1,621 m pass.

Ski slopesMountains and trails

Open now3½ – 4 hoursFree

photo — Vulcan Pass

Vulcan Pass

Vulcan, HDOpenFree

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In the surrounding area

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Not in Vulcan itself, but in the surrounding area — sorted by distance from Vulcan.

Houses and chalets buried in snow, with the snow-covered mountain ridges behind, under a clear sky

6 km from Vulcan

Straja

Lupeni, HDOpenFree

Ski slopes

The monastery's old church, with a square tower, façades painted with saints and a porch on spirally painted columns, among flower beds, below the wooded slope of the gorge

14 km from Vulcan

Lainici Monastery

Bumbești-Jiu, GJFree

Monasteries

The Jiu rushing over boulders between slopes covered in spring-green forest, with a rocky peak in the background

Top 10014 km from Vulcan

Jiu Gorge

Gorj CountyOpenFree

Scenic roads

photo — Bănița Dacian Fortress

18 km from Vulcan

Bănița Dacian Fortress

Bănița, HDFree

Fortresses and fortificationsUNESCO

The cave's wide gallery, with a lit wooden walkway crossing the chamber and a few visitors on the gravel floor

19 km from Vulcan

Bolii Cave

Bănița, HD10 lei

Caves

Wooden chalets among snow-laden spruces at the edge of a slope, under a blue sky

20 km from Vulcan

Parâng Ski Resort

Petroșani, HDOpenFree

Ski slopes

30 km from Vulcan

Cartianu Kula

Turcinești, GJClosed

Fortresses and fortifications

The stone-paved path leading to the monastery's white gate tower, between blossoming trees and stone walls, under a clear sky

31 km from Vulcan

Crasna Monastery

Crasna, GJFree

Monasteries

The Cornoiu Kula, a white three-storey fortified house with an arcaded porch under its shingle roof

32 km from Vulcan

Museum of Popular Architecture of Gorj

Curtișoara, GJClosed

Museums and memorial houses