Dacian Fortresses Area

The Orăștie Mountains hold five of the six Dacian fortresses on the UNESCO World Heritage list (the sixth, Căpâlna, is in Alba county): Sarmizegetusa Regia — the capital of Decebalus's kingdom —, Costești-Cetățuie, Costești-Blidaru, Piatra Roșie and Bănița.

The area is visited from Orăștie, the gateway town to the trails leading up to the fortress ruins, built in the famous “murus dacicus” technique.