Călimani National Park
Extinct volcanic crater, peaks and mountain meadows in Romania's Eastern Carpathians
The park contains the largest volcanic crater in Romania, about 10 km across and now extinct, set among rocky cliffs, gorges, dolines and forests. Its highest summit, Pietrosul Călimanului at 2100 m, rises above Pinus mugo shrubs and Nardus mountain meadows.
Things to do
- On footWalk the 12 Apostles Thematic Trail in the Doisprezece Apostoli (Twelve Apostles) nature reserve
- On footClimb Pietrosul Călimanului, at 2100 m the park's highest peak
- Try thisLook for Pinus cembra among the mountain pines in the Jnepenișul cu Pinus cembra nature reserve
- HeritageVisit Iezer Lake, a nature reserve in its own right
Romania · Eastern Carpathians Est. 1990 Size 245.66 km² Highest 2,100 m Protected area category: IUCN II
Also worth seeing
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Călimani volcanic crater
The largest volcanic crater in Romania, about 10 km across and extinct. - 2
Doisprezece Apostoli (Twelve Apostles)
A nature reserve with the 12 Apostles Thematic Trail; the peak reaches 1760 m.