Semenic - Cheile Carasului National Park

LOCATION

Semenic and Aninei Mts. In the middle of Caras-Severin county, in the southwestern’s part of the country.

ADMINISTRATION CENTRE

Resita, Caras-Severin county.

ACCESS

1.by air: Henry Coanda (formerly Bucuresti-Otopeni) -438 km, or Timisoara-109 km, international airports.
2.by train: Resita, Anina, railway stations.
3.by car: European road E70 Bucuresti-Timisoara; DN58 Resita 440 km; DN 58 Caransebes-Anina 64 km.

MAIN ACCESS POINTS

Carasova, Valiug, Semenic, Bozovici, Anina.

SIZE OF THE PROTECTED NATURAL AREA:

36 665 ha of which 30 400 ha forest area.

ACCOMMODATION

Forestry lodges, pensions, hotels.

UNIQUE ATTRACTIONS

Largest old growth virgin beech forest in Europe;
Izvoarele Nerei (spring of Nera stream);
The "Semenic" flower.

SPECIFIC LANDSCAPE

Ridges, plateaux, dolines, forests.

HABITAT AND ECOSYSTEM TYPES

Beech forests, cave habitats, sub-mediterranean shrub habitats (sibliacuri).

CONTACTS

e-mail: parcsemenic [ at ] artelecom.net
website: www.pnscc.ro