The nature reserve is located in the east of the Bihor Mountains (the Apuseni Mountains, part of the Western Carpathians mountain range) in the north-western part of Alba County and is home to numerous caves, including the Poarta lui Ionele cave.

From Arieseni, follow the DN 75 to the center of Garda de Sus. From there, turn left and after about 1 km turn right again at the first crossroads towards Poarta lui Ionele and Cheile Ordancusii. The gorges extend over a length of 4 kilometers in a picturesque landscape with impressive rock formations which invite you to take a walk, also to the nearby Scarisoara glacier.

Pictures: October 2020

Moskovits Palace ( named after engineer Moskovits Miksa ) in Oradea ( Bihor County ) was built in 1905 by architect Rimanoczy Kalman jr. designed.

It is a two-storey building with many ornaments with plant motifs and one of the most beautiful examples of the Secession style ( a variant of Art Nouveau, which developed mainly in Austria ) since then.

Images: July 18, 2023

Vultul Negru Palace is a secessionally built commercial arch in 1908 with a glass roof and cafes and boutiques inside.

Images: July 2023

Just a few kilometres from the city of Oradea, Bihor County, is Baile Felix, an internationally renowned spa town with thermal springs.

The thermal springs in Baile Felix have been used for around a thousand years. The water temperature ranges from 20 to 49 °C. The spa town has a modern cultural centre with a theatre, cinema, concert hall, library, numerous sports grounds and outdoor swimming pools fed by thermal water. Cafés, restaurants, pubs, bars, bookshops and shopping facilities of all kinds.

The parks with their alkaline sulphur springs are also home to the pink-flowered water lily "Nymphaea lothus thermalis", a unique plant in Europe and a botanical relic of the Tertiary period. It is the landmark of Bad Felix; a neighbourhood bears its name: Nufărul (Seelotus).

Famous guests of the baths included Marlene Dietrich, Charlie Chaplin and the painter Salvador Dali. Today, with 200 springs, Bad Felix is the largest spa resort in Romania.

We would like to thank Mrs Anda Crihana for sending us these pictures (July 2022). Thank you Anda

Even if the journey was long, it was worth every kilometer for photographer Catalin Urdoi. Pictures from the Apuseni Mountains, which impressively describe this landscape.

The Apuseni Mountains (Romanian: Muntii Apuseni, Hungarian: Erdelyi-kozephegyseg) is a mountain range in Transylvania, which is part of the western Romanian Carpathians. The highest peak is the Bihor peak at 1,849 meters, and there are also around 400 caves in the Apuseni Mountains.

We thank the photographer Catalin Urdoi ( facebook.com/urdoi.catalin ) for the permission to use these pictures.

Oradea (German name Großwardein), hundreds of sights and different facets of this city in wonderful pictures.

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We thank the photographer Maciu Alexandru ( instagram.com/maciualexandru/ ) for the permission to use these pictures.

The city of Oradea (in German Großwardein, in Hungarian Nagyvarad) is the capital of Bihor County and is located on the eastern edge of the Great Hungarian Plain on the river Crisul Repede (in German Schnelle Kreisch, in Hungarian Sebes-Körös).

The city centre is 13 km from the Hungarian border.

Pictures: Theo Onic, Cristina Pop

We thank Mr. Frank Schleßmann for sending us these beautiful pictures (photos from October 2024) and for granting us permission to use them.

Beautiful pictures from July 2023 from the district capital Oradea of Bihor County.

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Pictures from the summer of 2023 from Oradea, the capital of Bihor county in north-western Romania.

We would like to thank Mr. Frank Schleßmann for sending us these beautiful pictures.

Wildly romantic for some, hard work with many hardships for others, in the mountains of Apuseni the two meet. Who is happier ... everyone has to decide for themselves. More does not always mean more ... at least not when it comes to your own satisfaction.

The Apuseni Mountains are a mountain formation in western Romania. It reaches summit heights of almost 1,850 meters (highest peak: Cucurbata Mare at 1,849 meters) and forms the northern section of the western Romanian Carpathians. The mountain range has an almost circular outline with a diameter of 130 to 150 km, is bordered by the rivers Mures, Somes and Barcau and is located in the counties of Arad, Bihor, Cluj, Alba and Hunedoara.

We would like to thank the photographer Gerd Deeken for the permission to use these pictures.

Wildly romantic for some, hard work with many hardships for others, in the mountains of Apuseni the two meet. Who is happier ... everyone has to decide for themselves. More does not always mean more ... at least not when it comes to your own satisfaction.

The Apuseni Mountains are a mountain formation in western Romania. It reaches summit heights of almost 1,850 meters (highest peak: Cucurbata Mare at 1,849 meters) and forms the northern section of the western Romanian Carpathians. The mountain range has an almost circular outline with a diameter of 130 to 150 km, is bordered by the rivers Mures, Somes and Barcau and is located in the counties of Arad, Bihor, Cluj, Alba and Hunedoara.

We would like to thank the photographer Gerd Deeken for the permission to use these pictures.

Discover the Apuseni Mountains (Descoperă Munții Apuseni) with beautiful landscapes and many snow-covered, rustic settlements in the counties of Hunedoara, Alba, Arad, Bihor, and Cluj.

We thank Go Hunedoara (Photos by Ioan Benea Jurca, Winter 2022/2023) for the permission to use these images.

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The Moskovits Palace in the city of Oradea was a project by architect Rimanoczy Kálmán from the year 1905.

It is a two-story building with many ornaments featuring plant motifs and is one of the finest examples of the Secession style (a variant of Art Nouveau that primarily developed in Austria) of that era.

The palace is located on Republicii Boulevard in the city of Oradea, Bihor County, in northwestern Romania.

Oradea is a major city in Romania and the capital of Bihor County.

We thank Bogdan Popa Photography for the permission to use this image.

Without words ... The city of Oradea in the evening two days ago, the city pulsates with life at 28 to 30 degrees (9 pm) and is simply ... beautiful!

We thank Mr. Frank Schleßmann for sending us these beautiful pictures (photos from October 2024) and for granting us permission to use them.

The city of Oradea ( Hungarian: Nagyvarad ) is the capital of the Bihor district in northwestern Romania.

The city is first mentioned as a seat of the Roman Catholic bishop in document 1080 ( of 1113 ) and belonged to the Kingdom of Hungary. After the First World War, Oradea left for the Great Romania and later back to Hungary. It was recaptured in October 1944 and has been part of Romania since then.

Just a few kilometers away are Băile Felix ( German: Bad Felix ), an internationally renowned spa town with hot springs. Famous guests of the bathroom included Marlene Dietrich, Charlie Chaplin and the painter Salvador Dali. Today Bad Felix is the largest spa town in Romania with 200 springs.


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The Bear Cave (German: Bärenhöhle) is one of the most famous caves in Romania. It is located in the north-west of Transylvania / Romania, about 75 km south-east of the city of Oradea in the Bihor district.

The Bear Cave (Pietroasa municipality, Chiscau district) was discovered by chance in 1975 and presents an impressive world of dripstone in its beauty and variety of forms. The highlight of each tour is a visit to a petrified skeleton of a cave bear (Ursus spelaeus). This skeleton is completely preserved and has been there for about 15,000 years

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Apuseni Mountains ( Roman: Apuseni Mountains, Hungarian: Erdélyi-középhegység ) is a mountain range in Transylvania that belongs to the Carpathians of Western Romania.

The highest peak is the Bihor peak with 1,849 meters, in the Apuseni mountains there are still about 400 caves.

Ponor Fortress is one of the largest karst areas * in Romania located in the Apuseni Mountains in the Padis area ( Padis Plateau ) in Bihor County.

The Padis Plateau is rich in karst formations, caves such as the Lost World ( Lost World ), Barsa Glacier, Rades Citadels and Caput Cave. There are several keys such as the Yellow Keys, the Somes Cald Gorges, the Rustinous Pit and others.

*In geology and geomorphology, the karst refers to underground forms of land ( karst caves ) and surface forms ( surface karst ) in carbonate rocks ( also in sulphate, salted rocks and sandstones / quartz ). Source: Wikipedia

The Episcopal Palace is an architectural monument in Oradea, built on the site of the ancient Palace of the Greek Catholic Episcopate of Oradea Mare.

The construction works took place between 1903-1905. The building was built in an eclectic style according to a design by the architect Kálmán Riman óczy and on June 11, 1905 inaugurated by Bishop Demetriu Radu.

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Thanks to Bogdan Popa Photography for permission to use this image.

Wild romantic for some, hard work with many difficulties for others, in the Apuseni mountains they both meet. Those who are happier ... More doesn't always mean more ... at least not when it comes to your own satisfaction.

The Apuseni Mountains are a mountain range in western Romania. It reaches peak heights of almost 1,850 meters ( highest peak: Cucurbata Mare with 1,849 meters ) and forms the northern section of the Carpathians in western Romania. The mountain has an almost circular plan with a diameter of 130 to 150 km, is bordered by the rivers Mureș, Someș and Barcău and is located in the counties of Arad, Bihor, Cluj, Alba and Hunedoara.

Oradea (Großwardein in German) is the residence of Bihor County.

The "Moskovits Palace" in the city of Oradea in Bihor County was designed by the architect Rimanoczy Kalman jr. in 1905.

It is a two-storey building with many ornaments with plant motifs and one of the most beautiful examples of the Secession style (a variant of Art Nouveau, which developed primarily in Austria) of the time.

Picture: Indre Ioana

Unirii Square in the city of Oradea in northwestern Romania. Oradea (German: Großwardein, Hungarian: Nagyvárad) is a large city with about 200,000 inhabitants and is the seat of Bihor County.

Zgurasti Cave (part of a cave system in the Bihor Mountains) is located in the village of Garda de Sus in Alba County, in Romania, on the steep slope of the Ordancusei valley, at an altitude of just over 900 meters.

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Oradea (Oradea) is the capital of Bihor County in northwestern Romania.

The city is first mentioned as the seat of the Roman Catholic bishop in 1080 (document from 1113) and belonged to the Kingdom of Hungary. After the first World War, Oradea went to greater Romania and later to Hungary. Since October, the city has been part of the territory of Romania.

Oradea is the county capital of Bihor County and an experience at any time, but especially in summer.