Cave of Winds (Pestera Vantului) - Padurea Craiului Mountains - photos
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The Cave of Winds is located in the Padurea Craiului Mountains, not far from Frantura meadow, near Suncuius, on the left geographical side of the Crisul Repede River. The Cave of Winds was discovered in 1957 by Béla Bagaméri and is currently (as of 2003) the longest cave system known in Romania as well as in the Carpathian Basin. Its total length exceeds 50 km, with a development of 3200 m, and the maximum elevation difference is 120 m.
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