Ștei
What to see in Ștei
Things to see, picked to fill a whole day.
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1Show cavePeștera Urșilor
Cave with stalactites, stalagmites and many cave-bear fossils, found in 1975 at a marble quarry in Chișcău and opened to visitors in 1980.
It draws over 200,000 visitors a year, according to Wikipedia, and is 16 km from Ștei, with guided tours every day.
sat Chișcău, com. Pietroasa, la 16 km (în afara orașului)€
2Karst complexCetățile Ponorului
One of Romania's largest karst complexes, on the Padiș plateau: three huge sinkholes and a 70 m high cave portal swallowing an underground river.
From Poiana Glăvoi it is about a 30-minute walk to the viewing balconies above the sinkholes.
Padiș, com. Pietroasa, la circa 41 km (în afara orașului)Free
3Walk-through cavePeștera Cetatea Rădesei
A 260 m cave crossed by a stream, with a 15 m portal and a hall lit by four shafts, in the north of the Padiș plateau.
You can walk through it without a guide, with a head torch, on a 260 m underground route.
Padiș, com. Pietroasa, la circa 43 km (în afara orașului)Free
41950s town centreCentrul orașului Ștei
The centre of a town built in 1952–1956 to plans drawn up in Moscow, for uranium ore from the Bihor Mountains.
Since 2019 Ștei has been part of ATRIUM, the European cultural route of towns with the architecture of totalitarian regimes.
CentruFree
5Karst reserveValea Sighiștelului
A wild valley with gorges, canyons and more than 150 caves along 9 km, in the Apuseni Natural Park.
It holds Coliboaia Cave, with drawings over 30,000 years old, added in 2026 to Romania's UNESCO tentative list.
Sat Sighiștel, com. Câmpani, la 8 km de ȘteiFree