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Mehedinți County

Iron Gates of the Danube

A south-western county on the Danube, with the Iron Gates gorge and Drobeta-Turnu Severin.

Places to see here

Schela Cladovei - Mesolithic Civilisation

Schela Cladovei - Mesolithic Civilisation

Quiet halls, curated objects, the smell of old wood and paper. Time slowed down by design.

Eșelnița - Mraconia Monastery

Eșelnița - Mraconia Monastery

Beeswax candles, the faint scent of incense, the distant chant from inside. Quiet courtyards walled against t…

Ilovăț - Lilac Nature Reserve

The wild lilac (Syringa vulgaris) reserve at Ilovăț, with the largest population of spontaneous lilac in Roma…

Strehaia Monastery

Strehaia Monastery

Beeswax candles, the faint scent of incense, the distant chant from inside. Quiet courtyards walled against t…

Iron Gates Lake

Iron Gates Lake

Cool air at altitude, water that mirrors the sky, the smell of pine on the shore. The kind of stillness that …

God's Bridge, Mehedinți

God's Bridge, Mehedinți

God's Bridge at Ponoarele, the largest natural bridge in Romania (30 m wide, 22 m high), formed when the roof…

Tabula Traiana

Tabula Traiana

Tabula Traiana, a Roman marble plaque set by Trajan in AD 100 into the rock of the Serbian bank of the Danube…

Decebalus's Face

Decebalus's Face

The face of Decebalus, carved into the rock on the right bank of the Danube (1994-2004) and 40 m high, is the…

Danube Gorges - The Great Cazane

Danube Gorges - The Great Cazane

The Great Cazane are the most impressive stretch of the Danube Gorge, where the river passes between limeston…

Drobeta-Turnu Severin - Iron Gates Region Museum

Drobeta-Turnu Severin - Iron Gates Region Museum

Quiet halls, curated objects, the smell of old wood and paper. Time slowed down by design.

Drobeta-Turnu Severin - Trajan's Bridge

Drobeta-Turnu Severin - Trajan's Bridge

Stone-cold corridors, narrow windows, the weight of centuries under every arch. The kind of place where the s…

Lake Topolnița

Lake Topolnița

Cool air at altitude, water that mirrors the sky, the smell of pine on the shore. The kind of stillness that …

Baia de Aramă - Karst Centre

Baia de Aramă - Karst Centre

Baia de Aramă is the administrative centre of the richest karst area in Romania, with dozens of caves, sinkho…

Drobeta - Roman Fort

Drobeta - Roman Fort

Stone-cold corridors, narrow windows, the weight of centuries under every arch. The kind of place where the s…

Izverna - Izverna Cave

Izverna - Izverna Cave

Cold air, drip of water, the strange quiet of underground. The kind of place that makes you whisper without m…

Godeanu - Gugu Peak

Godeanu - Gugu Peak

Wind at altitude, panoramic views, the air thin and clean. The bigger sky above the tree line.

Baia de Aramă - Lazului Cave

Cold air, drip of water, the strange quiet of underground. The kind of place that makes you whisper without m…

Turnu Severin - Medieval Fortress

Turnu Severin - Medieval Fortress

Stone-cold corridors, narrow windows, the weight of centuries under every arch. The kind of place where the s…

Balta - Coțofenii din Dos Dacian Site

Balta - Coțofenii din Dos Dacian Site

Stone-cold corridors, narrow windows, the weight of centuries under every arch. The kind of place where the s…

Orșova - The Port and Ada Kaleh

Orșova - The Port and Ada Kaleh

Orșova, at the entrance to the Cazane, is the gateway to the Danube Gorge. The former island of Ada Kaleh, fl…

Topolnița Mehedinți Cave

Topolnița Mehedinți Cave

Cold air, drip of water, the strange quiet of underground. The kind of place that makes you whisper without m…

Danube Cauldrons

Danube Cauldrons

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