Oradea

Oradea is a worldwide known art nouveau architecture jewel. In fact we are talking about a mixture of baroque, secession, neo classic, eclectic, neo Romanesque, rococo styles which have regained their old face with the help of European funds.

Vladeasa Peak 1836 m - the second tallest peak from Apuseni Mountains - from here it begins a 6 hours walking session with a wonderful panorama to "the stone of the robber"

Stana de Vale

Stana de Vale is a nice and quiet resort located in Apuseni Mountains at an altitude of 1110 m. It is most known for winter sports.

The Radeasa Fortress cave is located at the spring of the Somesul Cald river, being in an advanced evolution stage. It perfectly shows the way in which caves turn into gorges. The cave has a 15 m tall and 7 m wide oval-shaped entrance, into which the Radeasa stream enters. The single gallery is a 212 m long tunnel, with ample halls and chimneys going all the way.

Padis

Radeasa cave circuit is a one among the most spectacular circuits from Romania. You have the possibility to walk through Somesul Cald river admiring the spectacular slopes which are all around you.

Padis

Padis is the main point for starting tours in Apuseni Mountains.It is situated at an altitude of 1100 meters high.

Fortress of Ponor

Fortress of Ponor is one among the most spectacular from the world a true masterpiece of nature that impresses with steep walls over 300 m, hiding springs, waterfalls, tunnels and a beautiful cave with 14 lakes, whose portal reaches 74 m, the cave the highest entry of Romania. Cave complex consists of three huge sinkholes (karst crater-like), with 300 m deep and more than 1 km in diameter. Basically there are 3 grand amphitheater of rock, which communicate with each other through portals particularly spectacular, with only one natural entrance Valley Fortress

Padis

Living Fire Glacier is a cave sheltering the third largest block of ice in the country (after Scarisoara and Bortig Pit, also located in the Apuseni Natural Park), with a volume of 25,000 m3. It is a small cave, consisting of two rooms, the first and largest being occupied by the huge block of ice.

Vartop Cave

This Cave, near the village Casa de Piatra (at 12km of Garda de Sus), is magnificent by it numerous stalagmites and stalactites. It is one of the less caves not arranged that can be visited. At the entrance there is a guide that give you a hand/head lamp and tells you the visiting rules. It is prefered to go with a small backpack or with no baggage so you could sneak through a narrow corridor and wear boots with non-slip soles due to the high humidity inside.

Scarisoara Ice Cave

We shall visit Scarisoara Ice Cve the greatest Romanian Ice Cave.Take pictures of the entrance, an impressive sinkhole, that has 60 m diameter and descends 48 m, leading you to the body of the cave where you will walk on 70000 cubic meters of ice (20 m thick).