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The plateau, the gondola, the Heroes' Cross and the valleys around. A starting point, not the final shape.

This is a starting set, built from freely licensed photographs on Wikimedia Commons. The resort can curate it and swap in its own images at any time.

Chapter one

The plateau

Where everyone ends up: the upper runs, the terraces, and the view that opens all at once over the Jiu Valley.

Straja ski areaThe Straja plateau and the upper runs, mid winter.Albundy64 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Vâlcan Mountains, LupeniThe ridges of the Vâlcan Mountains above Lupeni, on the way to Straja.Vlad Fara · CC0
Straja plateauA wide open view from the Straja plateau.Bogdan Muraru · CC BY-SA 4.0
Straja plateauA mountain panorama seen from Straja, looking south.Bogdan Muraru · CC BY-SA 4.0

Chapter two

Marks on the mountain

The gondola, the Heroes' Cross, the wooden skete and the icon tunnel — the landmarks that identify Straja from a distance.

Straja gondolaThe gondola carries visitors from Lupeni up to the plateau.Bogdan Muraru · CC BY-SA 4.0
Heroes' CrossThe Heroes' Cross, raised in 1996, the resort's landmark.Bogdan Muraru · CC BY-SA 4.0
Straja sketeThe wooden skete at Straja, begun in 1999.Bogdan Muraru · CC BY-SA 4.0
Straja sketeThe 57-metre access tunnel, icons along its walls.Bogdan Muraru · CC BY-SA 4.0

Chapter three

Beyond the ridge

What the edge of the plateau shows on a clear day: the valley, the mining towns, and the Retezat ridges on the horizon.

Jiu Valley, RetezatThe Jiu Valley, the Retezat crests behind it.Nikizulu · CC0
Retezat MountainsThe Retezat Mountains, about an hour and a half away by car.AlexCiopata · CC BY 3.0

Photo credits

All images come from Wikimedia Commons and are used under the license shown.