Blue Danube & Green Paths Travel Guide

IRON GATE ROMANIA
AN AUTHENTIC BLUE LAND
The Romanian Iron Gate Pearl is representative both in terms
of diversity and value and is also marked by the Danube
river and its beautiful gorges. The Danube gorges are an integral
part of the “Iron Gates I” natural park. The cultural and
historical potential includes important tangible and intangible
elements of the local cultural identity. The area is home to
several Roman heritage sites.
The Herculane Spa resort is characterized by its thermal springs
and setting in a valley sheltered by mountains. It is one of the
oldest spas in the world with an attestation of more than 1850
years.
Orsova municipality was the site of a Roman port in Dacia
Malvensis. Few tourists know that old Orsova town is presently
submerged under water due to the construction of the Iron
Gates dam. The Romanian Iron Gate Pearl offers many tourist
attractions to the visitors such as caves, old monasteries,
Pescarus island, Decebal Rex statue, Roman Catholic cathedral
and the museum “Iron Gates”, the remains of the old Roman
camp Drobeta and remains of the legendary Traian’s bridge. In
the Iron Gate area mountains and water harmonize perfectly.
Here, wilderness and civilisation reunite to form a place of impressive
beauty.
Mraconia Monastery on the river bank
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