Cave of Winds - Padurea Craiului Mountains | Photos
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The Cave of Winds (Pestera Vantului) 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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Airport nearby: Oradea International Airport (OMR - Oradea, Ro), 50 km away.
Photos of nearby places
The cave from the spring - Padurea Craiului Mountains (8 photos) 0.6 km away. Pestera de la Izvor (The cave from the spring) - Padurea Craiului Mountains.
Napistileu cave - Padurea Craiului (10 photos) 0.6 km away. Napistileu (Ungurul Mic) cave - Padurea Craiului Mountains.
Moanei Cave - Padurea Craiului Mountains (58 photos) 4.6 km away. The Moanei Cave (Pestera Moanei) is located on the upper course of the Misid River, on the right side of the Misid Gorge (Cheilor Misidului). The cave has two entrances, one fossil and sloped, while a subterranean stream flows through the active gallery.
Oxen Waterfall - Padurea Craiului Mountains (12 photos) 6.9 km away. Oxen Waterfall (Cascada Boilor) - Padurea Craiului Mountains.
Sohodol pit cave - Padurea Craiului Mountains (10 photos) 10.6 km away. Sohodol pit cave (Avenul Sohodol) - Padurea Craiului Mountains.
Fern Cave - Padurea Craiului Mountains (9 photos) 11 km away. Ferigi (Fern) Cave - Padurea Craiului Mountains.
Kings Cave - Padurea Craiului Mountains (48 photos) 13.4 km away. Craiului (Kings) Cave - Padurea Craiului Mountains.
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Videos of nearby places
Acapulcos spur via ferrata 0.2 km away. Acapulco's spur (Pintenul lui Acapulco) via ferrata (B/C) - Montana Land, Suncuius.
Hodoaba Valley iron path - Suncuius 0.8 km away. The Hodoaba Valley iron path is Romania's shortest and easiest (official) via ferrata route. It is located near Suncuius, in the Padurea Craiului Mountains, on the left bank of the Crisul Repede River.
Vadu Crisului cave 3.5 km away. The Vadu Crisului Cave, with a total length of over 1000 meters, is located in the picturesque gorge of Crisul Repede creek. It consists of a gently meandering, long passage that features an active, stream level next to an upper, fossil level in its first section.
Fairy Cliff via ferrata route - Vadu Crisului 4.1 km away. Fairy Cliff (Peretele Zanelor) via ferrata route - Vadu Crisului. In Vadu Crisului, in the Padurea Craiului Mountains, on the right bank of the Crisul Repede, you can find the newest, in chronological order (2015) the fifth Transylvanian, new type of via ferrata route.
Other places
Belogradchik fortress 368.8 km away. Belogradchik is located in the northwestern part of Bulgaria, in the Vidin Province, at the foot of the Balkan Mountains, near the Serbian border. Its name means little white town.
TV-radio amplifying station Harghita Ciceu 242.5 km away. The hiking trail marked with a blue stripe starts at the Uz Bence shelter and runs from Harghita-Bai to Harghita Madaras. Our destination today is the Harghita Ciceu plateau.
Kossuth Rock Harghita Bath 245.6 km away. Kossuth Rock - Harghita Bath (Harghita-Bai), Harghita Mountains.
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Agnes Waterfall Western Mecsek 342.5 km away. The Agnes Waterfall is the largest waterfall in the Mecsek region, although the stream's water only cascades down from a height of one and a half to two meters, over a travertine ledge. Nearby attractions include the Meleg-mány Waterfall and the Mánfa Stone-Cave.
Devetashka cave Devetaki 451.1 km away. The Devetashka Cave is located in Bulgaria, near the village of Devetaki. After the entrance portal, which measures 30 m by 35 m, there is a vast open chamber that is 110 meters wide and 359 meters long.
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Rudariei watermills Eftimie Murgu 232.8 km away. I have visited the twenty-two wooden water mills with horizontal wheels, located in the valley of the Rudaria stream, mostly in the rain and under an umbrella. Some of them are still in use today.
Sheepdogs Govora sheepfold Retezat mountains 174.6 km away. On the second day of my weekend Retezat hike, I visited a sheepfold on the Lancita Ridge. To my great disappointment, they didn't make cheese or curd here.
Hot Air Balloon Parade 2018 Campu Cetatii 189.6 km away. This year, the hot air balloons flew low over Campu Cetatii. The weather did not really favor the parade.
Haystack Rock Siculeni, Harghita Mountains 245.3 km away.
Devils Mill Gorge Campulung Moldovenesc 239.2 km away. The Devil's Mill Gorge is relatively short, measuring only 60 to 70 meters in length. It was formed in yellowish-gray-white dolomite by the work of a stream that crosses the gorge, as a result of erosion and the dissolution characteristic of limestone.
Gods bridge Vratsa 410.6 km away. Anyone who has been to Bulgaria may be familiar with the Prohodna Cave, affectionately known as the Eyes of God; the Devetashka Cave, illuminated by seven windows in its ceiling. And perhaps they have also seen the Wonderful Bridges in the Rhodope Mountains.
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