Parâng
Parâng is an attraction for Romanian and foreign tourists because of natural resources: mountain landscapes, glacial lakes, forests,a botanical reserve and ski slopes.Parâng is located in the south - east of Hunedoara county, at a distance of about 100 km from Deva the capital of the county, being part of the Southern Carpathians, Parâng - Èureanu group. Parâng Mountains occupy an area of 1100 square kilometers bordering Sureanu Mountains to the north, north-west Retezat Mountains, east CÄpÄÈânii Mountains and to the west are separated by Jiului Gorge from Vâlcan Mountains. The Parâng Mountains peaks of rare beauty are:Big Parâng Peak - 2519 m,the third high peak in Romania;Carja Peak - 2405 m;Small Parâng Peak - 2074 m. Parang Mountains shelter 22 glacial lakes including:RoÈiile Lake;Galcescu Lake;Mija Lake;Green Lake. In the winter besides skiing,one can practice other winter sports such as luge, snowboard, motoscuter rides and paragliding flight.
Culture House of Unions Ion DulamÄ
Theater I.D. Sarbu (historical monument)
Mining Museum (historical monument dating from 1920)
Between 1961-1962 opens at Petrosani the Mining Museum as a tribute to the miners work, evoking the history of mining and mining technology development of coal exploitation. Mining Museum is located in the Jiu Valley - the land of interference between history and legend, coal center with secular traditions.
Petrosani City Library
historical monuments
Wooden Church of the Holy Archangels - sec. XVIII.
Former officials casino - since 1905.
Former dispensary Prince Mircea - 1925, currently the Student House of Culture.
Former workers casino - 1925.