The Oravița – Lisava – Anina railway line (in Caraș-Severin County) was inaugurated on 15 December 1863 as the first mountain railway on the present-day territory of Romania.

Construction began in 1861 and was a challenging engineering feat, as the railway runs through a mountainous region (the western part of the Banat Mountains). The 33.4 km railway line features no fewer than 14 tunnels with a total length of 2.1 km and nine (9) viaducts.

The route starts in Oravița and then ascends to the plateau of the Semenic Mountains massif on a path where no other road exists.

We thank Banatul Montan for permission to use these images.

The Teiuș Monastery in Caraș-Severin County was built in 1999. It includes several small churches surrounded by an impressive garden with roses and trees.

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The Ochiul Beiului lake (The Eye of the Bei) is located in the Cheile Nerei-Beușnița National Park in southwestern Romania (Caras-Severin County), near the border with Serbia and the villages of Oravita and Steierdorf (to the west and east, respectively).

It has a depth of up to 3.6 meters and a diameter of about 15 meters. The fairytale-like, green-blue water never freezes in winter, as the lake is constantly supplied with water by a spring.

We thank Ochiu Bei for the permission to use these beautiful pictures.

The Muntele Mic massif is a mountain group from the Retezat-Godeanu mountains, which belongs to the south of the Carpathians.

It is located between the Tarcu Mountains, the Godeanu Mountains and the Retezat Mountains. The highest peak is Mount Peak ( ) Small Mountain with a height of 1802 Mettern. It is a small but popular ski resort in Banat, 130 km from Timișoara. There are six slopes ( 6 ) with different levels of difficulty: Borlova 1, Borlova 2, Valsanu, Nordica, Isai, Felix.

Small Mountain is also popular with summer hiking and easily accessible by car.

We would like to thank Mrs Corinna Haisch Coliev for sending us the pictures / text. We would also like to thank Muntele Mic Online for permission to use the images.

Lake Ochiul Beiului (The Eye of the Bei) is located in the Cheile Nerei-Beusnița National Park in the southwest of Romania (County: Caras-Severin), near the border with Serbia and the villages of Deutsch-Orawitz (Oravita) and Steierdorf (to the west and east, respectively).

It has a depth of up to 3.6 meters and a diameter of about 15 meters. The fairytale-like green-blue water never freezes in winter, as the lake is constantly supplied with water from a spring.

We thank Ochiu Bei for allowing us to use these beautiful pictures.

Near the town of Anina lies the Bigar Waterfall, formed on travertine (limestone tuff), which in 2013 topped the list of the most impressive waterfalls in the world on the World Geography website.

Banat is a historical region in southeastern Europe, which is now in the states of Romania, Serbia and Hungary. The term Banat derives from the domination of a ban (Serbian / Croatian / Hungarian for Graf / Markgraf).

The train runs daily from Oravita to Anina and is one of the oldest and most spectacular mountain railways in Romania, which was operated in 1863. viaducts crossing deep valleys. The railway road rises from 218 meters altitude (Oravita) to 558 meters altitude (Anina) and bypasses the Anina Mountains passing through the Jitin Valley.

We thank Banatul Montan for permission to use these pictures.

Beautiful pictures of the La Vaioaga waterfall in the Cheile Nerei-Beusnita National Park, Caras-Severin County.

We thank Ms. Corina E. Mateescu for the permission to use these images.

Pictures from the tour by Tom & Helga. We both met at the SlowFood Festival in Berca in September 2024, became friends, and now... have received nearly 1,000 pictures from the two-month tour (September and October 2024) through Romania. Many thanks 🥰

But where to start, anywhere... for example, in the city of Resita in Caras-Severin County, at the city's open-air locomotive museum. A wonderful travel destination surrounded by greenery and many mountains.

The Muntele Mic Massif (Caras-Severin County) is a mountain group in the Retezat-Godeanu Mountains, which are part of the Southern Carpathians.

It is located between the Tarcu Mountains, the Godeanu Mountains, and the Retezat Mountains. The highest peak is Muntele Mic, at 1,802 meters.

Eichenthal (in Romanian: Sălbăgelu Nou) is located in Caraș-Severin County in the historical region of Banat. In 1894, the village was settled by German colonists from various German villages in Banat and the Banat Mountains, and it remained a German village until the 1970s.

From then on, the Germans migrated to the cities and to Germany. Afterwards, Ukrainians from Maramureș (a region in northern Romania) settled in the village. The small former Catholic church is now Ukrainian Orthodox. There are no Germans living in the village anymore. However, most of the oaks that gave the village its name still stand.

We thank Mr. Frank Schleßmann for sending these beautiful pictures (April 23/24, 2025) and the corresponding text/explanation.

Near the town of Anina lies the Bigar Waterfall, which formed on a base of travertine (calcareous tuff) and topped the list of the world’s most impressive waterfalls on the World Geography website in 2013.

A large cantilevered travertine slab collapsed under its own weight on 7 June 2021. Since then the appearance of the waterfall has changed, but it remains well worth a visit 🥰

The town of Baile Herculane (in German Herkulesbad, in Hungarian Herkulesfürdő) is a spa resort in Caraș-Severin County, in the historical region of Banat. Over a length of four kilometers, 16 thermal springs with different mineral compositions are utilized.

Notable monuments and buildings include the bronze statue of Hercules (1847), the Spa Museum with archaeological finds from Roman times, the Roman baths (Hotel Roman on the ground floor), the Casino (1913), and the Austrian baths (built between 1883 and 1886 according to the plans of architect Carl Wilhelm von Doderer).

Pictures from early October 2025, OM

The Sfantul Ladislau Fortress in Coronini will be inaugurated at the end of this year after a long renovation.

The Cula Fortress, also known as the Fortress of Saint Ladislaus from Coronini, was built in 1428 by Sigismund, King of Hungary. There was also a fortress of Dakar in the same place (about 50 BC to 100 AD).

Thanks to Banatul Montan for permission to use these images.

Near the town of Anina lies the Bigar Waterfall, which was formed from travertine (limestone tuff) and topped the list of the most impressive waterfalls in the world on the World Geography website in 2013.

We thank Ms. Corina E. Mateescu for the permission to use these pictures.

The city of Băile Herculane (in German Herkulesbad, in Hungarian Herkulesfürdő) is a spa resort in Caraș-Severin County, in the historical region of Banat. Over a length of four kilometers, 16 thermal springs with different mineral compositions are used.

Notable monuments and buildings include the bronze statue of Hercules (1847), the spa museum with archaeological finds from Roman times, the Roman baths (on the ground floor of the Roman Hotel), the casino (1913), and the Austrian baths (built between 1883 and 1886 according to the plans of architect Carl Wilhelm von Doderer).

We thank Tom & Helga for these beautiful pictures from their Romania tour in September and October 2024. Many thanks!

As you drive through the country, you can see a multitude of herds of sheep, goats and also cattle, guarded by shepherds and their dogs.

Here you will find the last nomads in Europe, often moving their herds hundreds of kilometers from winter pastures to summer pastures and back. More than 3,000 wolves still roam Romania in the border regions with Ukraine and represent a permanent threat to these herds.

In the Țarcu Mountains (in the south-west of Romania) you can even admire a herd of free European bison, extinct, but reintroduced there a few years ago by the WWF.

Images: end of May 2020

Lake Trei Ape is an artificial lake (reservoir) consisting of three streams named Brebu, Gradiste and Semenic, created in 1971 by the construction of a dam.

On the shore of Trei Ape lake is the resort of the same name with many offers. The lake is located approximately 35 kilometers from the town of Resita in Caras-Severin county.

Thanks to Banatul Montan for permission to use these images.

Near the city of Anina lies the Bigăr Waterfall, formed on a travertine (limestone tuff) base, which was ranked the most impressive waterfall in the world by World Geography in 2013.

A large freestanding travertine slab collapsed under its own weight on June 7, 2021. Since then, the appearance of the waterfall has changed, but it remains a place well worth visiting 🥰

We thank Corina E. Mateescu for the permission to use this image(s).

The Beușnița Waterfalls (the highest is over 5 m tall) are located on the Beu River, above the Ochiul Beului Lake (The Eye of the Bei).

They were formed over thousands of years by the action of water on the limestone bedrock. The Beușnița Waterfalls are located in the Cheile Nerei-Beușnița National Park, Caraș-Severin County, near the border with Serbia and the small towns of Oravița and Anina.

Both the waterfalls and the lake are well-known and beautiful excursion destinations in this region.

We thank the photographer, Mrs. Corina E. Mateescu, for permission to use these images.

Near the city of Anina lies the Bigar Waterfall, which was formed from travertine (limestone tuff) and, in 2013, topped the list of the world’s most impressive waterfalls on the World Geography website.

A large free-standing travertine slab collapsed under its own weight on June 7, 2021. Since then, the appearance of the waterfall has changed, but it remains well worth a visit.

Dracului Lake (hell or devil in German) is located in the Cheile Nerei-Beusnița Natural Park, Banat region, Caraș-Severin county in western Romania.

In earlier times, it was an underground lake that came to the surface after a partial collapse of the ceiling of the cave where it was located. It has a size of about 700 square meters, a diameter of 20 meters and a depth of about 12 meters. Its name comes from a local legend that Satan threw himself into the lake after losing a bet with a shepherd.

We thank Banatul Montan for the permission to use these pictures.

The Ochiul Beiului Lake (The Eye of Bei) is located in the Cheile Nerei-Beușnița National Park in southwestern Romania (County: Caraș-Severin), near the border with Serbia and the villages of Deutsch-Orawitz (Oravita) and Steierdorf (in the west and east respectively).

It has a depth of up to 3.6 meters and a diameter of about 15 meters. The fairy-tale green-blue water never freezes in winter, as the lake is continuously fed by a spring.

We thank Ochiu Bei for allowing us to use these beautiful images.

The lake is named after the commune of Văliug (German: Franzdorf) in Caraș-Severin County, Banat region, Romania.

The commune is located in the valley of the Bârzava River at an altitude of 550 meters, at the foot of the Semenic Mountains.

We thank Banatul Montan (photos: Flavius Sfv) for the permission to use these pictures.

Ochiul Beiului Lake is located in the Cheile Nerei-Beușnița National Park in southwestern Romania (Caraș-Severin County), near the Serbian border and the villages of Oravița and Steierdorf (to the west and east, respectively).

It has a depth of up to 3.6 meters and a diameter of about 15 meters. The fairy-tale green-blue water never freezes in winter, as the lake is continuously fed by a spring.

Learn more:
https://xn--urlaub-in-rumnien-2qb.de/.../ausflugsziele.../

Thanks to Ochiu Bei for the permission to use these beautiful images.

Images: Ochiu Bei, Beușnița Waterfall