Gorj County is known due to an impressive variety of tourist attractions, where natural beauty harmoniously intertwines with cultural and historical heritage. The area offers internationally renowned monuments, religious buildings with ancient traditions, unique natural landscapes and places linked to important personalities of Romanian culture. Gorj is recognized for the artistic legacy of Constantin Brâncuși, its historical monasteries, picturesque mountain regions and annual cultural events, which attract tourists from the country and abroad: The “Authentic Romania” Annual Festival in Peștișani, the “Elvira Godeanu” Theater Festival, the Tudor Arghezi International Literature Festival, the City Days, the Folk and Ballad Festival, the Romanian Folk Craftsmen’s Fair, the International Folklore Festival, the International Sculpture Symposium, the GORJFEST International Visual Arts Festival etc.
Târgu Jiu, the administrative center of Gorj County, is an important cultural, historical, and administrative center in southwestern Romania. The city is known in Romania and abroad as the city of Constantin Brancusi thanks to the monumental ensemble he created in 1937-1938 – “The Endless Column”, “The Gate of the Kiss” and “The Table of Silence”.
