Băița - Nandru Cave
Cave in Hunedoara county
What it feels like
Cold air, drip of water, the strange quiet of underground. The kind of place that makes you whisper without meaning to.
Nandru Cave (two caves: Cioarei and Curată) is a Palaeolithic site with traces of Middle Palaeolithic habitation (70,000 years ago). Bones of mammoth, cave bear and woolly rhinoceros found alongside flint tools provide evidence of early prehistoric human presence.
Best time to visit
Year-round (constant temperature inside). Best with a guide.
How to get there
Address: Nandru, Hunedoara. GPS-friendly. Parking usually available on-site or nearby.
