Sports and Health Tourism

1. Climbing - the Vulcan Mountain, the Ribicioarei Gorges

The Vulcan Mountain (30 km) )

Level of difficulty: 4B

Access: AR+WR

From Tebea you go on DN76 up to Brad and from there on DN74 towards Abrud, up to the Vulcan Pass (also called the Buces Pass or the Cotoncu Pass).

The Vulcan Mountain, on which the road twists in short slopes ends with a limestone crag abruptly rising towards the sky. It is 1,260m high and, due to its dramatic landscape and geological value, it was declared a natural monument.

On a difference of level of 300m between the Vulcan Pass and the Vulcan Peak you will come across steep stone walls, large glades and waves of detritus. Once you are on top of the Vulcan Mountain, above the huge mass of limestone, you will find forests, clearings and an amazing panorama over "Tara Motilor" (the "Motilor Country").

The Ribicioarei Gorges

Level of difficulty: 3A

Access: from Tebea you drive on DN76 for about 2 km and take the asphalt road to Ribita. From here, a pebbled road will take you to Ribicioara after which you will enter the Ribicioarei Gorges. The distance from Tebea to the Ribicioarei Gorges is 12 km.

Transport: by your own or rented car or by feet.

The Ribicioarei Gorges stretch on a length of about 2km and the clear waters of the Ribicioarei River run through them. These gorges have a limestone structure with walls that have very steep segments and you can even find a cave here - the "Boot Cave" with fossil traces from Neolithic.

2. Fishing - on the Cris and Mures Rivers, in the local lakes

- Locally: in the lakes of the village and in the Caraciului Lake (10 km)
- In the Crisul Alb River (3 km) broad snout and chub; in the Mures River (40 km) species specific to plain deep rivers
- In the mountain rivers: on the Bulzestilor Valley (15 km): trout

Information can be obtained at: AGVPS (the Romanian Agency for Sports Hunting and Fishing) office in Deva, tel.: 0254-215-422.

3. Hunting - in the forests adjacent to the village

In the forests adjacent to the village, in the hunting areas belonging to AGVPS Deva. Information can be obtained at: AGVPS (the Romanian Agency for Sports Hunting and Fishing) office in Deva, tel.: 0254-215-422

4. Health treatments - the Vata-de-Jos Spa

The Vata-de-Jos Spa

- Sulphurous thermal baths with a temperature of +36°C;
- The spa is ranged "4 stars", being completely modernized;

- One indoor and two outdoor tenis courts;
- More than 20 treatment procedures are performed here;
- Indicated for: diseases of the locomotive apparatus, digestive diseases, peripheral nervous system, breathing system;
- Altitude: 200 m;
- Submontane climate, protected from winds.
Location: the spa is situated at 10 km from Tebea on DN76 towards Arad

Transport:
- by your own or rented car or by the local road transport up to the spa;
- by train from TEBEA up to the station VATA-de-JOS.


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04-Jul-2003