Polovragi

Gorj County · Romania
Polovragi — photo 1

Photos: Polovragi Monastery: a convent by the Oltețu gorge

Polovragi is a village in Romania.

Elevation: about 546 m above sea level. Population: 2,231 (2021).

Here and nearby on the site: 1 sight.

Facts: Wikidata, OpenStreetMap. More on Wikipedia

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What's nearby

Peaks nearby

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Buila PeakPeakBuila PeakPietrenialtitude 1 848 m24 km from the centreVârful Buila) is a 1,848 m summit in the limestone Buila-Vânturarița massif, part of the Căpățânii Mountains (Southern Carpathians), in Vâlcea County.

What to visit

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Polovragi Monastery: a convent by the Oltețu gorgeChurchPolovragi Monastery: a convent by the Oltețu gorgePolovragi2.5 km from the centrePolovragi Monastery (Mănăstirea Polovragi) stands on the edge of the village of Polovragi in Gorj County, at the foot of the rocky Piatra Polovragilor massif and the...Olari Street, Horezu: the UNESCO potters’ workshopsCrafts & workshopsOlari Street, Horezu: the UNESCO potters’ workshopsOlari14 km from the centreThe heart of the craft is Olari Street (Strada Olari) in the part of town of the same name, about 2 km from the centre.Horezu Monastery: Brâncovenesc masterpiece, UNESCOChurchHorezu Monastery: Brâncovenesc masterpiece, UNESCORomanii de Jos16 km from the centreHorezu Monastery, historically Hurezi (Mănăstirea Hurezi), lies in a quiet valley at the foot of the Căpățânii Mountains, a few kilometres from the town of Horezu in...

Huts, shelters and springs nearby

600 mDrinking waterDrinking water (Polovragi)Parâng Mountains · RomaniaNot verified
665 mWellWell (Baia de Fier)Parâng Mountains · RomaniaNot verifiedMarked as drinkable
813 mSpringSpring (Baia de Fier)Parâng Mountains · RomaniaNot verified

All springs of the CarpathiansAll Carpathian huts

Getting there from Ukraine

Border crossings

  • Porubne – Siret — road and pedestrian, 24/7
  • Diakivtsi – Racovăț — road and pedestrian, 24/7 No freight traffic.
  • Krasnoilsk – Vicovu de Sus — road and pedestrian, 08:00–20:00 Cars up to 3.5 t and pedestrians only; not 24/7.
  • Solotvyno – Sighetu Marmației — road and pedestrian, 24/7 Passenger traffic only: vehicles up to 3.5 t with up to 9 seats, pedestrians.
  • Diakove – Halmeu — road, 24/7 No pedestrian crossing.

By car

Rakhiv – Petroșani ≈450 km, ≈6 h 36 min (via Solotvyno – Sighetu Marmației); Ivano-Frankivsk – Petroșani ≈584 km, ≈8 h 55 min (via Solotvyno – Sighetu Marmației); Chernivtsi – Petroșani ≈539 km, ≈9 h 19 min (via Krasnoilsk – Vicovu de Sus). Times without border queues, our road routing (GraphHopper, OSM).

Checked 03.11.2026; border crossing hours and timetables change — check before you travel.