Gorj County

Welcome to our Erasmus+ blog.  Continue reading to explore some of our county's beautiful landscapes and history.

Municipalities

Motru (18 142 people) 

Targu Jiu, capital city (78 553 people)

Towns

Bumbesti-Jiu

Novaci

Rovinari

Targu Carbunesti 

Ticleni

Tismana

Turceni

As you may have already heard, Gorj is full of beautiful landmarks. This website is made to show you some of them, starting with Constantin Brancusi's work in our city

Sure, sculptures are great and all, but why is nature overlooked upon? 

Attached are some of Gorj's most beautiful places according to TripAdvisor

Muierii Cave, Baia de Fier

Peștera Muierii is an elaborate cave system located in the Baia de Fier commune, Gorj County, Romania. It contains abundant cave bear remains, as well as a human skull.  

The human skull is that of a woman with obvious anatomically modern human traits, including a high forehead, small jaw, and small supraorbital ridges.  

Polovragi Cave


Polovragi Cave is in the Căpățânii Mountains, on Oțelului River's shore, at an altitude of 670 meters  in Polovragi Commune, between Horezu and Baia de Fier

Paradise Forest, Poienari

The Poienari forest is located on the road that connects Târgu Jiu with Vâlcea. Many tourists who come to the Transalpina, to the Polovragi Monastery or to the Cheile Oltețului linger in the wonderful grove for tens of minutes. They do not miss the opportunity to take unique photos that they share with friends on social networks.

Our move towards nature

On 22nd of April, 2024, we organised our 7th Erasmus Forest near Runcu. Along with students and teachers from a variety of schools around Targu Jiu, we've planted around 200 spruce saplings