The region boasts both natural tourist attractions - picturesque mountain landscapes, karst phernomena (Muierii Cave, one of the largest caves in Romania, Polovragi Cave), spas along the Olt Valley and near it (Calimanesti, Olanesti, Govora, Voineasa etc.) and cultural attractions.

The earliest monastic compounds of Wallachia (the 14th century) - the monasteries of Tismana and Cozia - are found here and so are several outstanding achievements of the 17th century architecture - the monateries of Arnota, Bistrita, Hurezi, Polovragi.

In the town of Târgu Jiu can be visited the sculptural ensemble erected open-air by Constantin Brâncusi (one of the greatest 20th century sculptors, who was born in the nearby village of Hobita), made up of the Endless Column, the Gate of the Kiss and the Table of Silence, during 1936-1938, in memory of the those who died in World War I, and an Art Museum.

Last update: 1999, August 20
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