MEHEDINTI-Outdoor activities [1]

Outdoor activities in Mehedinti

Trips

Western Mehedinti

Orsova - St. Ana Monastery (with a beautiful panoramic view of the Orsova city and of the Danube) - The Danube Gorge (Eselnita - Mraconia Valley - Mraconia Monastery - Dubova) - "Ciucarul Mare" Plateau - Ponicova Cave

Drobeta Turnu Severin - Trajan's Bridge ruins - the Roman Camp of Drobeta - the Medieval Severin Fortress - "The Iron Gates" Museum - "The Iron Gates" Dam

Northern Mehedinti

Baia de Arama - The Karst Complex from Ponoarele (Zaton Lake, Bulba Cave, The lilac forest) - Tismana Monastery

Central Mehedinti

Ciresu village - The Karst Complex Topolnita-Epuran (Topolnita Cave, Epuran Cave) - The Topolnita Gorge (a breathtaking landscape with up and down hills bounded by forests of Southern plant species) - The natural reservation "Cocosul de Munte" - The Dacian iron ovens - The paleontologist reservation Bahna-Ilovita (among the richest in fossils in Romania and in Eastern Europe)

Biking

A biking trip along the edge of the Danube Gorge is a fantastic scenic ride. Starting from Orsova, you can pedal up 25 km (16 miles) on the DN 57 road towards Dubova village. You will pass by the statue of the Dacian king, Decebalus, chiseled into the mountin rock; by the Mraconia Valley and by the the Mraconia Monastery on the Danube bank. Ahead of Dubova , you can bike up to Svinita (the biggest Serbian community in Romania), passing by the ruins of the medieval fort "Tri Kule" (14th century). Those who like the mountain biking can climb to Eibenthal, a village inhabited by Czechs coming from Bohemia during the colonization of Banat.

Fishing

The Danube river provides excellent conditions for fishing a wide variety of freshwater fish: Carp (Rom: Crap), Crucian Carp (Rom: Caras), Carp Bream (Rom: Platica), Catfish (Rom: Somn), Pike-Perch (Salau), Pike (Rom: Stiuca), Danube Bleak (Rom: Oblete). In the Danube Gorge, Svinita area (60 km from Orsova) is considered to be the most spectacular place for fishing in Romania. Here, the keen fishermen can get them both: the perfect river for fishing and the splendor of the surroundings.