Hotels in Arges, Romania

Arges is a county in south-central Romania, set in the Southern Carpathians and famous for its dramatic mountain scenery and medieval castles tied to Vlad the Impaler. Winters here average -2°C (28°F), making Bâlea Lac and Vidraru popular for skiing, while summer highs near 22°C (72°F) draw hikers to the Făgăraș Mountains, where you can visit the ruins of Poenari Castle. The area splits into the rugged highlands around the Transfăgărășan Highway for adventure sports and the lower valleys near Curtea de Arges, where you can tour the 16th-century Curtea de Argeș Monastery with its ornate stone carvings.