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The cave's Great Hall, its high limestone roof lit up and a metal staircase climbing between blocks of rock

Valea Cetății Cave

Râșnov, BVClosed35 lei

Caves

The steam locomotive Elveția with the tourist train, stopped for water on the bank of the Vaser between wooded slopes

Vaser Valley Forest Railway (Mocănița)

Vișeu de Sus, MMClosed136 lei

Monuments and historic sites

A cave passage with a low limestone roof hung with white stalactites; a caver in a helmet stands on the stony bank of an underground stream, with other cavers' head torches glowing in the distance

Comarnic Cave

Iabalcea, CSClosed35 lei

Caves

The sandstone towers of Grădina Zmeilor seen from above, with the Almaș valley and the hills in the background

Dragons' Garden (Grădina Zmeilor)

Gâlgău Almașului, SJ

National parks and reserves

A cone-shaped mound of snow beneath the skylight, with icicles along the edge of the vault and ice on the chamber floor (April 2008)

Focul Viu Ice Cave

Pietroasa, BHOpenFree

Caves

The lake seen between young firs on the shore, with forested slopes and wisps of mist hanging above the water

Lake Bolboci

Moroeni, DBOpen10 lei

Lakes

The two threads of the waterfall running side by side down the granite wall among spruces, with a wooden bridge over the valley in the background

Lolaia Waterfall

Nucșoara, HDOpen10 lei

Waterfalls

The huge entrance arch seen from inside the cave, with sunlit green forest in the opening and a small figure silhouetted on the clay floor

Meziad Cave

Meziad, BHClosed40 lei

Caves

Adult bison and a calf under a wooden shelter, on a meadow in the reserve, with forest in the background

Neamț Bison Reserve

Vânători-Neamț, NTClosed15 lei

Zoos and aquariums

The waterfall dropping down the ochre limestone wall, between the spruce forest and trees in spring blossom

Pișoaia Waterfall

Vidra, ABOpenFree

Waterfalls

The mouth of the Olteț Gorge above the village of Polovragi: two wooded slopes with limestone walls closing into a narrow cleft under a clear sky

Polovragi Cave

Polovragi, GJClosed20 lei

Caves

The long red wall of Râpa Roșie, cut by gullies below a wooded ridge, seen from afar across the fields

Râpa Roșie

Sebeș, ABOpenFree

National parks and reserves

photo — Vânătările Ponorului Waterfall

Vânătările Ponorului Waterfall

Dumești, ABOpenFree

Waterfalls

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

Vânturătoarea Waterfall

Băile Herculane, CSOpenFree

Waterfalls

The cave portal seen from inside: the limestone vault frames the sunlit forest, above a floor of boulders and branches

Vârtop Cave

Casa de Piatră, ABClosed15 lei

Caves