Tourist attractions near Santamaria-Orlea (Santamaria-Orlea, Hunedoara county, Romania)
Photos of nearby places
Natural bridge next to the Banita Stone Quarry (12 photos) 27.7 km away. Although the Banita Stone Bridge is not far from the road that passes through the village, it is located beyond the railway line, so its approach is a bit cumbersome. We can go around the railway line on Carierei Street, and then we have to walk a few meters from the stone quarry.
Banita Gorge - Banita (16 photos) 30.7 km away. The approximately 250 m long gorge, similar to the Corcoaia Gorge, is truly spectacular. According to assumptions, it was formed by the collapse of a cave passage ceiling, and then the erosion formed spectacular karst formations in the limestone.
Boli Cave - Banita (20 photos) 31 km away. The main cave passage is approximately 460 m long, with an entrance portal that is 10 m high and 20 m wide at its base. In the 1960s, bridges were built over the underground stream flowing through the cave.
[ Top ↑ ]
Videos of nearby places
The palm of God and the Heavens door - Fundatura Ponorului mountain village 16.1 km away. One of the most picturesque places in Romania, one of the most beautiful mountain villages, and a photographer's paradise. Fundatura Ponorului is located in the Ponor Stream Valley, part of the Gradistea Muncelului - Cioclovina National Park, in the Sureanu Mountains.
Sheepdogs - Govora sheepfold - Retezat mountains 21.2 km away. On the second day of my weekend Retezat hike, I visited a sheepfold on the Lancita Ridge. To my great disappointment, they didn't make cheese or curd here.
Crivadia Gorge 23.3 km away. The Crivadia Gorge is located next to the village of Crivadia, which belongs to Banita. Access is difficult, and the hike is made through the streambed, with water up to the waist at its narrowest point.
Billy-goat lake, Closed Gates - Retezat Mountains 24 km away. The most unique ridge trail of the Retezat Mountains is the Closed Gates.Below, at an altitude of 2070 m above sea level, is the Billy-goat lake.
Banita Gorge and Banita rock bridge 30.7 km away. They say about this place that only very few people know about it, but that's not true. In fact, most nature lovers have heard of it, seen pictures taken here, even if not everyone has been able to come here.
Other places
Via ferrata Ari Peja 391.6 km away.
Black Rocks iron path Bihor Mountains 106.5 km away. Black Rocks is located in the Bihor Mountains, near the Vartop Saddle, to the west of it. It is interesting that the locals (if I understood correctly) do not know this name, but use the name Piatra Buna (meaning Good Stone) for this spectacular rock.
Bovska Skaklya waterfall Iskar gorge 285.3 km away. The Bovska Skaklya waterfall is located near the town of Svoge in Bulgaria. The waterfall formed on the Zaselska River has several reported heights online (120 m, 85 m).
Belogradchik fortress 219.7 km away. Belogradchik is located in the northwestern part of Bulgaria, in the Vidin Province, at the foot of the Balkan Mountains, near the Serbian border. Its name means little white town.
Buzludzha monument Kazanluk 371.4 km away. Buzludzha is a historically significant mountain located in the Central Balkan Mountains of Bulgaria. At its summit, at an altitude of 1432 meters above sea level, there is an abandoned monument.
Kaiserschild Klettersteig Eisenerzer Ramsau The 2,085-meter-high Kaiserschild peak is situated on the northern edge of the Eisenerz Alps in Styria, Austria. It forms a double summit with the slightly taller Hochkogel peak, which stands at 2,105 meters.
Pricske peak Giurgeu Mountains 243.6 km away. If we want to reach Pricske (Prisca) peak, which rises above Gheorgheni and Lazarea, we start from the valley of the Güdüc (Ghidut) stream. Our path leads us past the ruins of a building known as the White House.
Great Canyon cave Peja 393.1 km away. Gryka e Madhe (Great Canyon) cave - Peja.
Sky Walk, Suspension Bridge, Stairway to Nothingness Styria, Dachstein The Dachstein cable car (Gletscherbahn Panorama Gondel, Panorama Cable Car) took me up to a height of 2700 meters, to the highest mountain in Styria (Steiermark), the Dachstein. Next to the upper station of the cable car there are several tourist attractions.
Roman bridge Nenkovo 465.2 km away. Along the Borovitsa River, near the village of Nenkovo, there is a Roman Bridge. It connects the two banks of the Borovitsa River.
Bear Sanctuary Kuterevo Bear Sanctuary (Utociste za medvjede) - Kuterevo.
Seven Ladder Canyon in Winter Piatra Mare Mountain 208 km away. Seven Ladder Canyon and Waterfall in Winter - Piatra Mare Mountain
Óbányai Valley Eastern Mecsek 361.6 km away. The Óbányai Valley is located in the Eastern Mecsek Landscape Protection Area, stretching between Óbánya and Kisújbánya. Its attractions include the Slanting waterfall or Fairy Stairs, and the Dripping Rock.
Devils Mill Gorge Campulung Moldovenesc 291.2 km away. The Devil's Mill Gorge is relatively short, measuring only 60 to 70 meters in length. It was formed in yellowish-gray-white dolomite by the work of a stream that crosses the gorge, as a result of erosion and the dissolution characteristic of limestone.
Vulva cave Rhodope Mountains 469.1 km away. The Vulva Cave (Peshtera Utroba) is situated near the village of Nenkovo and the city of Kardzhali, in the Rhodope Mountains of Bulgaria. It derives its name from the shape of its entrance, which resembles a vulva.
Other destinations
Gornjak via ferrata and Kudelinovs fortress Zdrelo 185.1 km away. Difficulty level C/D, total length: 400 m, height difference: 330 m, year of construction: 2019, total length of the route to Kudelinov's fortress: 1100 m. Access to the via ferrata is free.
[ Top ↑ ]
Copyright © 2003-2026 Trekkingklub and friends. Reproduction of any text, picture or video from this website, either in printed or electronic form, is prohibited without prior written permission. Website made with love 
in Miercurea Ciuc.
in Miercurea Ciuc.