Semenic-Cheile Carașului National Park

Karst gorge, caves and old beech forest in Romania's Banat Mountains

The Caraș Gorge runs for about 19 km between near-vertical limestone walls, with caves that include some reachable only from underwater. Around it lies a karst and forest landscape with a 300-year-old virgin beech forest.

1Caraș Gorge (Cheile Carașului)About 19 km of near-vertical limestone walls, with roughly 10 km walkable.
2Comarnic Cave (Peștera Comarnic)A dripstone cave with varied stalactite and stalagmite formations.
3Carașova Fortress (Cetatea Carașova)Ruins with a view down into the Caraș Gorge from above.

Things to do

  • On footHike about 10 km of the Caraș Gorge from the bridge at Carașova village, near the Perla Carașului hotel
  • UndergroundExplore the stalactites and stalagmites of Comarnic Cave (Peștera Comarnic)
  • On footClimb Semenic Peak (Vârful Semenic) at 1446m
  • In the snowSki the pistes at Semenic resort or at Wolfsberg Ski in Gărâna
Caraș Gorge (Cheile Carașului)
Caraș Gorge (Cheile Carașului)
Comarnic Cave (Peștera Comarnic)
Comarnic Cave (Peștera Comarnic)
Carașova Fortress (Cetatea Carașova)
Carașova Fortress (Cetatea Carașova)

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Romania · Caraș-Severin Est. 1990 Size 361 km² Highest 1,447 m Protected area category: IUCN II

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