Vârși

Alba County · Romania
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Photos: Apuseni Narrow-Gauge Train: Câmpeni–Abrud ride in Moți Land

Vârși is a village in Romania.

Population: 147 (2021).

Here and nearby on the site: 1 craft place.

Facts: Wikidata, OpenStreetMap. More on Wikipedia

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What's nearby

Trails nearby

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Buceș-Vulcan Pass – Mount GăinaHard1–2 daysMarkedBuceș-Vulcan Pass Mount GăinaElevation profile746–1 467 m33.1 kmascent 1 428 m≈ 10.5 h walking11 km from the centreMăguri-Răcătău – Mount SmideleHardOne-dayMarkedMăguri-Răcătău Mount SmideleElevation profile720–1 643 m25.3 kmascent 1 002 m≈ 8 h walking17 km from the centre

Peaks nearby

All peaks
Muntele MarePeakMuntele MareSăgageaaltitude 1 826 m19 km from the centreMuntele Mare (Romanian Vârful Muntele Mare, Hungarian Öreghavas) is a 1,826 m summit in the eastern part of the Apuseni Mountains (Western Romanian Carpathians).DumitreasaPeakDumitreasaaltitude 1 638 m23 km from the centreVârful Dumitreasa) is a 1,638 m peak on the ridge of the Gilău – Muntele Mare Mountains (Western Romanian Carpathians) in Cluj County.Pietrele MăruntePeakPietrele MărunteMuntele Cacoveialtitude 1 731 m23 km from the centreVârful Pietrele Mărunte, “Small Stones”) is a 1,731 m peak in the Gilău – Muntele Mare Mountains (Western Romanian Carpathians), on the border of Alba and Cluj Counties.

What to visit

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Apuseni Narrow-Gauge Train: Câmpeni–Abrud ride in Moți LandHeritage transportApuseni Narrow-Gauge Train: Câmpeni–Abrud ride in Moți LandVârșiunder 1 km from the centreThe narrow-gauge railway along the Arieș valley was officially opened on 20 June 1912. It linked the town of Turda with mountain Abrud in Țara Moților, the Moți Land —...Roșia Montană: Roman gold mines (UNESCO)Historic siteRoșia Montană: Roman gold mines (UNESCO)Bălmoșești6.7 km from the centreAlburnus Maior — the gold of Roman Dacia Roșia Montană (Hungarian Verespatak, German Goldbach) is a mining village in the Apuseni Mountains, in Transylvania's so...Pișoaia Waterfall (Cascada Pișoaia)WaterfallPișoaia Waterfall (Cascada Pișoaia)Nemeși · Bihor-Vlădeasa Mountains15 km from the centreheight 18 m704 m above sea levelPișoaia Waterfall (Cascada Pișoaia; the name Cascada Miresii is also used) is a landscape reserve in the north-west of Alba County, in the Apuseni Mountains, not far...

Huts, shelters and springs nearby

1 034 mSpringSpring below Rotundu (north-west slope), 1 034 mTrascău and Metaliferi Mountains · RomaniaNot verified
1 076 mSpringSpring below Rotundu (north-west slope), 1 076 mTrascău and Metaliferi Mountains · RomaniaNot verifiedMarked as drinkable

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 – Cluj-Napoca ≈219 km, ≈3 h 44 min (via Solotvyno – Sighetu Marmației); Ivano-Frankivsk – Cluj-Napoca ≈353 km, ≈6 h 04 min (via Solotvyno – Sighetu Marmației); Chernivtsi – Cluj-Napoca ≈343 km, ≈6 h 28 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.