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Peleș Castle
A Neo-Renaissance palace in the Carpathian Mountains, one of the most stunning castles in Europe and a former Romanian royal residence.
39 km · about 45 min drive
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Gura Vulcanei
Dâmbovița County, Romania · Europe
About Gura Vulcanei
Gura Vulcanei sits on the route: 10 minutes from Doiceşti, 40km from Transbucegi (DJ713).
Gura Vulcanei is in Dâmbovița County, Romania, with about 1,300 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Doiceşti, about 5 km away.
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What is there to see near Gura Vulcanei?
Within an hour or so of Gura Vulcanei: Peleș Castle (39 km), Transbucegi (DJ713) (40 km), Transbucegi (41 km), Bucegi Sphinx (43 km).
Are there any good drives near Gura Vulcanei?
The nearest famous roads are Transbucegi (DJ713), Rucăr–Bran Pass and Transfagarasan (DN7C).
Where is Gura Vulcanei?
Gura Vulcanei is in Dâmbovița County, Romania, about 5 km from Doiceşti.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 1,320
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Romania
- Region
- Dâmbovița County
- Timezone
- Europe/Bucharest
- Coordinates
- 45.0244, 25.3960
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Worth the detour from Gura Vulcanei
6 notable places within an hour's drive.
famous road
Transbucegi (DJ713)
A short but dramatic climb from Busteni onto the Bucegi plateau at 2,000m, ending near the Sphinx rock formation.
40 km · about 45 min drive
famous road
Transbucegi
Alpine 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.
41 km · about 45 min drive
photogenic
Bucegi Sphinx
A wind-carved rock at 2,216 m on the Bucegi plateau that in profile forms a giant human face, beside the mushroom-shaped Babele formations. Reached by cable car from Bușteni or a hike from the Transbucegi road.
43 km · about 50 min drive
mountain pass
Rucăr–Bran Pass
Historic 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.
47 km · about 55 min drive
castle
Bran Castle
A fortress in Transylvania popularly associated with the legend of Count Dracula, perched on a cliff between Wallachia and Transylvania.
55 km · about 65 min drive
Driving roads near Gura Vulcanei
4 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 100km.
- 40 kmTransbucegi (DJ713)A short but dramatic climb from Busteni onto the Bucegi plateau at 2,000m, ending near the Sphinx rock formation.
- 41 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.
- 47 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.
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