Garda de Sus, Alba

1. University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary
Medicine of Bucharest, MIEARD, IMAPA
Coordonating Teacher:
Lect. Univ. Dr. Mihai Daniel Frumușelu
2019
Student:
Manole Madalin
Group: 8212

2. Gârda de Sus is the village of the commune with the same name in Alba
County, Transylvania, Romania.
Garda de Sus is located on the upper valley of Ariesul Mare, in Alba
County, northwest of Campeni, crossing the national road DN 75 and
sprawling on the slopes of the Bihor Mountains.

3. The village received the
European village indicator for
infrastructure works, tourism
promotion programs and
ecological actions, the opening
of a museum with a point of sale
near Scărişoara Cave, the
rehabilitation of some
communal roads and the setting
up of a typical moat house.
You can visit a lot of sights:
Scarisoara Cave, Ruginoasa Pit,
Vartop Slope, Varciorog
Waterfall, and many others.
From the center of the commune
leave most of the tourist routes
of the area, so we can say that
the Upper Guard is the "tourist
center" of the Apuseni
Mountains.

4. Scărişoara Cave or Scărişoara Glacier is home to the largest underground
glacier in Romania.

5. The Ruginoasa Pit is part of the Apuseni Natural Park and represents a valley
with steep slopes, formed by the erosion of the river, which determined the
appearance of the quartzite layers (red-violet color), giving the area (from a
landscape viewpoint) a special aspect

6. It has a length of 800 meters, a difference of 220 meters is equipped with a ski
lift and nocturnal with orange lights. At its base you can find many places
where you can rent equipment for winter sports

8. 1. https://www.cazaretransilvania.ro/Menu/garda_de_sus-prezentare-
obiective_turistice-cazare-harta-atractii_turistice-garda_de_sus.html
2. http://www.wikiwand.com/ro/Groapa_Ruginoasa_-_Valea_Seaca
3. https://skipassmagazine.ro/arieseni-trei-domenii-schiabile-acelasi-
nume/