The Banat Sphinx
The Banat Sphinx

The Banat Sphinx

Mehadia, Romania

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The Banat Sphinx is located in Toplet commune, just 8 km away from Băile Herculane and is part of a natural reserve of national interest.

The sphinx can best be seen in spring and autumn when the vegetation is less dense. It can be seen from the DN 6 road, more precisely from km 377.

The megalith is the second such monument on Valea Cernei, and it is said that Hercules/Iovan Iorgovan once again defeated the hydra and cut off its head, the Toplet Sphinx being erected precisely to mark the victory.

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