Craiova
- Craiova: What to See, How Long to Stay and How It Fits a Trip
Craiova is the capital of Dolj County and the working centre of Oltenia, set on the Jiu about 185 km from Bucharest. Give the centre half a day, add the Art Museum in the Jean Mihail Palace and Nicolae Romanescu Park for a full day, and treat the city as a base with a car for Tismana, the Măldărești cule and the Jiu Gorge.
- Baia de Fier: Peștera Muierilor Cave and Village Guide
Baia de Fier is a two-village commune in Gorj County with Peștera Muierilor, the cave that draws most visitors to this stretch of Oltenia. Here is how the commune is laid out, where the cave sits, how to arrive by car and what to pair with it.
- Craiova Art Museum: Brâncuși, Grigorescu and the Jean Mihail Palace
The Craiova Art Museum occupies the Jean Mihail Palace, 100 m from Mihai Viteazul Square, and holds Brâncuși sculptures alongside Romanian painting and the palace's Venetian mirrors, Murano chandeliers and Carrara marble. Here is what to look for, how to reach it by bus from the railway station, and how to pace a visit around central Craiova.
- Craiova Botanical Garden: What to See and How Long It Takes
Craiova Botanical Garden spreads over roughly 12.8 hectares between six named streets, and it is organised into three sectors rather than one long lawn. Here is what each sector holds, where the entrances sit relative to the city centre, and how to pace a short or a fuller circuit.
- Nicolae Romanescu Park, Craiova: Lake, Bridge and How Long to Allow
Nicolae Romanescu Park is Craiova's 230-acre urban park: a lake with bridges, sculptures, a castle-like structure and shaded paths, listed as open 24 hours a day. Plan roughly an hour and a half for the main circuit, longer if you stop at the playgrounds or the reported free zoo.
- Polovragi: the Monastery and Cave, and How to Visit Both
Polovragi is a commune of two villages in north-east Gorj, on the DN67 between Târgu Jiu and the Vâlcea side. Its monastery dates from 1505 and its cave sits about 20 m above the Olteț gorge. Here is how the two sights fit into a half day, and how the drive and the approach actually work.
- Târgu Jiu: Brâncuși's Endless Column and What to See in Town
Târgu Jiu is a short stop in Gorj County built around Brâncuși's sculptural ensemble — the Endless Column and the Table of Silence — with the Ecaterina Teodoroiu Memorial House and Cula Cartianu adding a museum half-day.