{"id":150075,"date":"2020-07-30T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-30T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/devrri.freshlemon.ro\/news-and-current-affairs\/newsflash\/the-apuseni-nature-park-150075.html"},"modified":"2024-02-19T16:31:56","modified_gmt":"2024-02-19T14:31:56","slug":"the-apuseni-nature-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rri.ro\/en\/features-and-reports\/travellers-guide\/the-apuseni-nature-park-id150075.html","title":{"rendered":"The Apuseni Nature Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n

The
\nNature Park in the Apuseni Mountains stretches on a surface area of more than
\n75,000 hectares. The Apuseni Nature park practically covers the Apuseni
\nmountains’ most important karstic surface area, as well as Romania’s most
\nimportant such surface. Among the activities the Apuseni Nature Park offers,
\nthere are trekking, adventure tourism, cultural tourism, but also programmes
\ncombining several options. Added to that are the culinary offers, as well as
\nthe no less generous offers regarding accommodation, so the outcome of all that
\nis a perfect holiday in the middle of nature. Alin Mos is the director of the
\nApuseni Nature Park Administration. Mr Mos emphasized the fact that the park is
\na one-of-a-kind surface area, lying in the western part of Romania. <\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

The area stretches on three counties, Bihor, Cluj, Alba, practically
\ncovering the Apuseni mountains’ most important karstic surface area, as well as
\nRomania’s most important such surface. It mostly stretches over Bihor
\nMountains, and we can also say that as we speak, it has gained its recognition
\naround the world as a destination, as a nature park, particularly because of
\nthe karstic assets it is home to. And here, the Scarisoara Glacier cave is by
\nfar the most important and the most renowned asset worldwide, since here you
\ncan find the world’s biggest subterranean fossil block. <\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

In the spring of 2020,
\nThe Apuseni Nature Park Administration was assigned the organisation of events
\nby the National Forestry Division, by means of which the European Day of the
\nParks is celebrated at national level. Because of the pandemic, several changes
\noccurred in the events’ schedule, but the administration provided weekly info on
\nsuch topics as water, air, landscape, traditions and biodiversity, while on May
\n24, on the very day when the European Day of the Parks was celebrated, the
\nadministration launched the interactive map of the Apuseni Nature Park. Some of
\nthe special spots, lying along the trekking routes, have been put to good use
\nby the park rangers, who set up stopover areas, where you can just sit down and
\nadmire the beauties of nature. Some of the logs that were found along the
\ntrekking routes have been carved out and turned into benches, and next to them,
\ninfo boards have been placed, with messages tailored for each and every spot.
\nThe director of the Apuseni Nature Park Administration, Alin Mos, believes such
\na measure is like an invitation for everybody to reconnect with nature. <\/p>\n


<\/span><\/p>\n

All these pieces of information have been included on those boards,
\nplaced in the stopovers inviting people to reconnect with nature, while for
\neach topic displayed on the board, apart from the name of the location, the
\ntourist, the traveler, is sure to find a message. And as they read the message,
\nthey will practically integrate in what that spot wishes for them. Let me give
\nyou a few examples! On the banks of a river, in an absolutely breathtaking
\nspot, the message runs something like :’Allow your thoughts to slide along the
\nwaterwaves, downstream, and make sure you are there all by yourself, you and
\nnature alone!’ Another message, to be found in a location where a stopover was
\nplaced and which can seat no more than one, maybe two persons that can rest in
\nsuch a place set up between the roots of a centuries-old beech tree, the
\nmessage runs something like: ‘Sit between the arms of the old tree, so that it
\nmay tell you the tale of the forest!’.<\/span><\/p>\n


\n <\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

For
\nthe time being, 39 such stopover spots have been set up, but there will be more
\nthan a hundred of them, in the future. In the Apuseni Nature Park a wide range
\nof holiday programmes can be mounted, including ecotourism activities. Gabriel
\nBonaciu is the organizer of such ecotourism activities, for five, maybe seven
\ndays. Gabriel invites us to view everything from the perspective of the tourist
\nwho…ventures so far as to delve into the Apuseni Nature Park. <\/p>\n


<\/span><\/p>\n

During the laid-back outings, along the Padis Belvedere spots, you can
\ncross alpine plain fields, and, as they climb up towards the peak of the
\nmountain, once they got up high, tourists can have the opportunity to admire
\nthe natural landscape unfolding at their feet, We also organize adventure
\ntrekking in the Galbena Gorges and the Pont Fortresses. There are routes along
\nthe circuit that can only be taken by those who are extremely fit. Part of the hiking
\nroutes have chains, while hikers need to be very careful in some areas.
\nTourists are impressed with the wild nature, with the great stone bridges,
\ndozens of meters long, by the boisterous waterfalls and the glaciers that for
\nthousands of years have been concealed by the densely forested mountains.<\/span><\/p>\n


\n <\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Such a
\nglacier can be admired in the Undying Fire Cave, lying at an altitude of almost
\n1,200 meters. The quite uncanny association between a glacier and the fire can
\nbe explained by the fact that the sunrays are reflected in the stalagmite
\nconglomerates in the cave, thus creating the illusion of the firelight. Using
\nsecuring cables as they take the difficult hiking routes or as they cycle up there,
\ntourists can discover the beauties of nature, the local cuisine and cultural
\nattractions. <\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

As they take the via ferrata routes along the Black Stones itinerary,
\nnearby the Vartop holiday village, from
\nthe steep rocks, tourists are being presented with fairy-tale landscapes. Via
\nferrata is an attraction for those who are into climbing, along routes that
\nhave been especially set up for them, mainly for those who want to be safe as
\nthey admire nature from up high, from the panoramic viewpoints. During cyclo-tourism
\ntours, tourists cycle towards waterfalls and mountain peaks with a very special
\nscenery, taking mountain paths through forests and glades, which are a delight to the eye
\nand the senses. Each cyclo-tourism route has a taste of the local cuisine
\nincluded in the schedule, offered by the locals at the guest houses in the
\nregion or at the preset stopover areas.<\/span>On the
\nbarrier lakes in Apuseni Mountains, from Dragan Valley or Fantanele, kayak
\nrides can also be organised. Visits to centuries-old orthodox wooden churches
\nare scheduled, while tourists may take that opportunity to find out more about
\nthe history of the place from the priests, they can find out more about
\nRomanian traditional culture, about the building techniques used in the
\nconstruction of religious edifices. For instance, in the F\u00e2na\u021be village in
\nBihor county, the C\u00e2mpani commune, visitors can see a wooden church whose outer
\nwalls are plastered in earth, using a traditional technique, while on the
\ninside, which is totally made of wood, priceless religious paintings have been
\ndesigned by the local painters.<\/span><\/p>\n


\n <\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Renowned
\nscientist and explorer Emil Racovita was the first one to put forward the
\nproposal to establish the park in 1928, but it was not util 2000 that the
\nApuseni Nature Park was officially established. In 2009, the Apuseni Nature
\nPark was declared a destination of excellence by the European Commission, which
\nincluded the park in the EDEN project. The project is aimed at enhancing the
\nvisibility of the non-traditional destination, highlighting the diversity of
\nthe quality of tourist offers at European level, as well as supporting sustainable tourism.<\/p>\n

( Translation by Eugen Nasta)<\/p>\n


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