Caraş-Severin: Hotels and Accommodation

Winter sports are practised on slopes at an altitude of approximately 1,400 m in the Semenic ski resort. Another winter destination is the resort of Trei Ape, located at 850 m on the shore of the Trei Ape Reservoir. Its comparatively consistent snow cover enables winter sports over a longer part of the cold season; water sports are also practised on Lake Trei Ape.

If you choose Caraş-Severin as your travel destination, you may also want to find accommodation.

Nature

In the east of Caraș-Severin, Domogled–Valea Cernei National Park covers 23,185 hectares. It extends across the basin of the Cerna River, from its source to its confluence with the Belareca. The landscape includes limestone cliffs, gorges, alpine clearings, limestone ravines, thermal caves and thermomineral springs.

Semenic–Cheile Carașului National Park covers 36,051.5 hectares and contains natural features of physical-geographical, floristic, hydrological, geological and speleological importance. The Iron Gates Nature Park is a nationally protected area in IUCN Category V. It extends across the Caraș-Severin and Mehedinți counties, predominantly in the geographical region of the Danube Gorge. Near Mehadia, Râpa Neagră is also a nationally protected Category III geological nature reserve.

The bison reserve in Armeniș serves the successful reintroduction of the European bison (Bison bonasus) into its natural habitat and its effective conservation.

Geographical setting

The area of Domogled–Valea Cernei National Park can be reached from Timișoara and Caransebeș via DN6/E70 to Băile Herculane and then via DN67D along the Cerna Valley.

Two designated routes, among others, are described for hiking: the Șopotu Nou–Cheile Nerei–Podul Bei–Sasca Română trail is 24 km long and takes approximately nine hours. The Sasca Română–Sasca Montană–Șușara Waterfall–Cărbunari trail is 8 km long and takes approximately three hours.

The galleries and halls of Peștera Comarnic discovered so far have a total length of 5,229 m. Peștera Rolului is 108 m long and consists of three halls. Human remains more than 35,000 years old were discovered in Peștera cu Oase; the cave consists of a system of 12 inner galleries.

The thermal bath built in 1871 on the left bank of the Cerna comprises a pavilion building, a covered thermal-water pool and a hydrotherapy department in the enclosed pavilion.

Culture

The Ethnographic Museum of Oravița displays traditional crafts, household products, food-related objects, looms and handicraft items from Țara Carașului.

Oravița railway station is a starting point for the Oravița–Anina railway line and is listed as a historic monument. The line is recognised as a monument of technological history and runs between its two stations through 14 tunnels and across 10 viaducts.

The Catholic Church of Steierdorf in Anina is a monument of national importance and was built in 1872–1873. Marble from Ruschița was used in the restoration of Milan Cathedral in the 1970s.

At the entrance to Reșița is the open-air steam locomotive museum. It displays 16 exhibits from different periods of construction. The RESICZA locomotive is one of the first three steam locomotives built in Southeast Europe and was manufactured in Reșița between 1872 and 1873.

Routes

The section of the Via Transilvanica in Caraș-Severin is intended for hiking, cycling and horseback riding. It is known as Terra Banatica and passes through more than 20 localities in the county.

For further regional navigation, you can also visit Poiana Marului.

For the higher-level travel overview: Romania.

Other destinations

Other places within the same destination:

Alba, Hunedoara, Maramureș, Bihor, Cluj, Neamț, Brașov.