Bistrița
Vâlcea County · Romania
Bistrița is a village in Romania.
Elevation: about 544 m above sea level. Population: 740 (2021).
Here and nearby on the site: 1 sight.
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ChurchBistrița Monastery (Vâlcea): relics of St GregoryBistrița1.8 km from the centreBistrița Monastery (Mănăstirea Bistrița) in Vâlcea County stands in the valley of the river of the same name, at the mouth of the Bistrița gorge, in Bistrița village...
ChurchArnota Monastery: Matei Basarab's mountain mausoleumPietreni2.5 km from the centreArnota Monastery (Mănăstirea Arnota) sits on a small plateau of Mount Arnota above the Bistrița river valley, within Bistrița village in Costești commune, Vâlcea County.
ChurchHorezu Monastery: Brâncovenesc masterpiece, UNESCORomanii de Jos3.1 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...
Crafts & workshopsOlari Street, Horezu: the UNESCO potters’ workshopsOlari5.2 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.
Water parks & thermal poolsBăile Govora: iodine-bromine waters and inhalationsBăile Govora14 km from the centreBăile Govora is a small spa in Vâlcea County, in a sub-Carpathian depression in the valley of the Hința river, at 360–380 m, south-west of the town of Râmnicu Vâlcea.
Water parks & thermal poolsBăile Olănești: sulphur and iodine springs of VâlceaBăile Olănești15 km from the centreBăile Olănești is a mineral-water spa in Vâlcea County, in the valley of the Olănești river, at about 450 m and roughly 20 km north-west of the town of Râmnicu Vâlcea.Craft nearby
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Water parks & thermal poolsOcnele Mari Salt Mine: underground microclimate near VâlceaGura Suhașului23 km from the centreThe Ocnele Mari Salt Mine is a visitor and wellness area in one of the worked-out levels of an active salt mine in the small town of Ocnele Mari, 8 km from Râmnicu...
Water parks & thermal poolsCălimănești-Căciulata: thermal pools and springs in the Olt gorgePăușa24 km from the centreCălimănești-Căciulata is one of Romania's best-known spas, stretching along both banks of the Olt where the river enters its gorge between the Cozia massif and the...Spas and thermal pools nearby
Water parks & thermal poolsBăile Govora: iodine-bromine waters and inhalationsBăile Govora14 km from the centreBăile Govora is a small spa in Vâlcea County, in a sub-Carpathian depression in the valley of the Hința river, at 360–380 m, south-west of the town of Râmnicu Vâlcea.Water parks & thermal poolsBăile Olănești: sulphur and iodine springs of VâlceaBăile Olănești15 km from the centreBăile Olănești is a mineral-water spa in Vâlcea County, in the valley of the Olănești river, at about 450 m and roughly 20 km north-west of the town of Râmnicu Vâlcea.Water parks & thermal poolsOcnele Mari Salt Mine: underground microclimate near VâlceaGura Suhașului23 km from the centreThe Ocnele Mari Salt Mine is a visitor and wellness area in one of the worked-out levels of an active salt mine in the small town of Ocnele Mari, 8 km from Râmnicu...Huts, shelters and springs nearby
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.
