natural wonder
Scarisoara Ice Cave
Cave in the Apuseni mountains holding one of the largest underground glaciers in Europe, with a wooden stair descent.
38 km · about 45 min drive
Alba County, Romania · Europe
Baia de Arieş sits on the route: 10 minutes from Lupşa, 38km from Scarisoara Ice Cave.
Baia de Arieş is a town located in Alba County, Romania. With a population of 4,566, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Baia de Arieş sits in Romania, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Bucharest time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Baia de Arieş to your route.
Baia de Arieș (Hungarian: Aranyosbánya or Offenbánya; German: Offenburg) is a town in Alba County, Romania. It administers five villages: Brăzești (Berzesd), Cioara de Sus (Felsőcsóra), Muncelu (Muncsal), Sartăș (Szártos), and Simulești. With a population of 3,035 in 2021, it was until 2004 a mining centre extracting,Read more
mainly for base metals but also arsenopyrite and pyrite-rich concentrate containing gold.
The first writing about it is in a document of Charles I of Hungary since 1325. In the beginning of the 15th century it was declared free town. It lost town status later, but regained it in 1998.
Baia de Arieș's tourist objectives are the monument of nature tree known as the "Emperor's beech" and the Muncel Monastery.
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Baia de Arieş is located in Alba County, Romania, Europe. The coordinates are 46.3805 latitude, 23.2812 longitude.
Baia de Arieş has a population of approximately 4,566 people, making it a town in Romania.
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Full driving guide for Romania4 notable places within an hour's drive.
natural wonder
Cave in the Apuseni mountains holding one of the largest underground glaciers in Europe, with a wooden stair descent.
38 km · about 45 min drive
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A spectacular ancient salt mine transformed into an underground theme park with a Ferris wheel, boating lake, and amphitheatre deep below the surface.
45 km · about 50 min drive
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An 800 m wall of red sandstone ravines up to 125 m high just north of Sebeș, eroded into organ-pipe pinnacles that glow crimson at sunset: Romania's 'little Grand Canyon', visible right from the approach road.
50 km · about 55 min drive
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Transylvania's vibrant unofficial capital with a thriving arts scene, grand Habsburg architecture, and a multicultural Romanian-Hungarian heritage.
51 km · about 60 min drive
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