Valea Mare Nature Reserve
Valea Mare Nature Reserve

Valea Mare Nature Reserve

Natural attraction

Moldova Nouă 325500, Romania

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The reserve is located on the administrative territory of the city of Moldova Nouă, being declared a protected area included in the Iron Gates National Park and having an area of ​​1176 hectares

The reserve is located in the Văia Mari hydrographic basin, a particularly beautiful area, with a diverse relief made up of gorges, caves, ravines, sinkholes, outcrops and boulders. There are 45 caves and avenues here, including the Gaura Haiduceasca cave, with a length of 1370 m, but also Avenul Roşu (149 m difference in level), the reserve being the ideal place for hiking and relaxing in nature.

The waterfalls in Valea Mare are some of the most important tourist attractions of the Danube Gorge. For example, the Burăul Mare waterfall, with a steep and abundant fall of water of particular beauty, a perfect, cool and comforting place on a hot summer day. Then, the Modăvița waterfall, with a height of over 20 meters, is one of the most spectacular waterfalls in Banat, being considered the sister of the Bigăr waterfall.

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