Buila-Vânturarița National Park

Limestone-cave mountains of the Căpățânii range in Vâlcea County, Romania

Buila-Vânturarița covers 4,186 ha of the Căpățânii Mountains in the Southern Carpathians, with forests, alpine flowers and five protected caves. Its reserves also include the Trovant Museum and Mount Stogu.

1Valea CheiiForest reserve and the road access to Cheia at the park's edge

Things to do

  • Try thisFollow the road to Cheia via Valea Cheii and look into the Valea Cheii Forest
  • Try thisSearch for Edelweiss and mountain bellflower on the higher slopes
  • HeritageVisit the protected caves, including Arnăuți Cave, Clopot Cave and Pagoda Cave
  • Try thisDrive to Brădișor Lake by way of Brezoi and national road DN7A
Valea Cheii
Valea Cheii
Romania · Vâlcea Est. 2005 Size 42 km² Protected area category: IUCN II

Also worth seeing

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    Arnăuți Cave

    One of five protected caves inside the park
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    Trovant Museum

    A protected site listed among the park's reserves

Where it is

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