Attractions in Eșelnița

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The face of Decebalus carved into the wooded crag above the Danube, with a boat of tourists on the water on a clear day

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Rock Sculpture of Decebalus

Eșelnița, MH

The face of the Dacian king Decebalus, carved between 1994 and 2004 into a 55 m rock at the mouth of the Mraconia, on the Romanian bank of the Danube: the tallest rock sculpture in Europe.

Monuments and historic sites

Open now½ – 1 hoursFree

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Rock Sculpture of Decebalus

Eșelnița, MHOpenFree

Monuments and historic sites

In the surrounding area

Other attractions nearby

Not in Eșelnița itself, but in the surrounding area — sorted by distance from Eșelnița.

The DN57 bridge over Mraconia Bay, with cars crossing and the rock face of Decebalus carved into the cliff above, seen from the Danube

Top 1001 km from Eșelnița

Danube Gorge Road

Mehedinți CountyOpenFree

Scenic roads

The Great Cauldrons seen from above: the Danube flows between wooded slopes and limestone cliffs, with the DN57 on the Romanian bank

Top 1006 km from Eșelnița

Danube Gorges (Cazanele Dunării)

Dubova, MHOpenFree

Gorges and canyons

Hercules Square on a summer afternoon: the statue of Hercules on its plinth, the yellow and white façades of the former Habsburg hotels, a terrace with green umbrellas and the wooded mountain behind

Top 10039 km from Eșelnița

Băile Herculane

Băile Herculane, CSOpenFree

Resorts and thermal baths

The Cerna river between forested slopes, with a limestone wall in the background, in Domogled–Valea Cernei National Park

48 km from Eșelnița

Cerna Valley Road

Caraș-Severin CountyOpenFree

Scenic roads

The lower tier of the falls in April, at high flow: the veil of water drops freely from beneath the overhanging limestone wall, with the path passing behind it

51 km from Eșelnița

Vânturătoarea Waterfall

Băile Herculane, CSOpenFree

Waterfalls

Top 10062 km from Eșelnița

Bigăr Waterfall

Bozovici, CSOpen~12 lei

Waterfalls

Top 10066 km from Eșelnița

Beușnița Waterfall

Caraș-Severin CountyOpen~12 lei

Waterfalls

The lake's turquoise water, clear down to its stony bottom, below a wooded bank of beech trees and a path leading down to the water

67 km from Eșelnița

Ochiul Beiului Lake

Caraș-Severin CountyOpen~12 lei

Lakes

Top 10068 km from Eșelnița

God's Bridge

Ponoarele, MHOpenFree

National parks and reserves

The calm lake between slopes covered in beech and spruce forest, with blue pedalos pulled up on the shore on the right

84 km from Eșelnița

Lake Trei Ape

Brebu Nou, CSOpenFree

Lakes