Iron Gates Natural Park

Iron Gates Natural Park is in the Banat region of Romania.

Understand

It includes the Romanian part of the Iron Gate of the Danube River.

History

Landscape

Flora and fauna

Thirty-four species of mammals are found in the park, from big carnivores like the brown bear or the lynx to wild cats or red deer. Iron Gates Nature Park is also the home of two rare reptile species, Hermannโ€™s tortoise and the long-nosed viper, both protected and endangered.

Climate

Get in

Fees and permits

Get around

See
The Danube at Cazanele Mari, near Dubova
  • ๐ŸŒ Small Kazan Gorge (Cazanele Mici). 
  • ๐ŸŒ Great Kazan Gorge (Cazanele Mari). 
  • ๐ŸŒ Rock sculpture of Decebalus (Chipul lui Decebal). The tallest rock sculpture in Europe, a 40-m high carving in rock of the face of Decebalus, the last king of Dacia.  
  • ๐ŸŒ Ponicova Cave (Peศ™tera Ponicova). The biggest cave in the Danube Canyon, totalling {1,660 m (5,450 ft). Accessible both from the land and from the Danube, by boat.  
  • ๐ŸŒ Tricule Fortress (Cetatea Tricule). Ruin of a 15th-century fortress.  

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Backcountry

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