Bazoș Dendrological Park

Cascada Șopot se află în Munții Poiana Ruscă, singurii munți din județul Timiș. Accesul se face prin Satul Poieni din Comuna Pietroasa. Este cunoscută multora tabăra școlară de la Poieni Strâmbu. Traseul spre cascadă pleacă de la această tabără şi se parcurge în amonte, urmând marcajul cruce roșie, pe drumul forestier spre satul Bătrâna. Acest drum a fost vechiul traseu de mocăniță ce mergea de la Margina la Poiana Lungă. După aproximativ 2 km, se intră în pădure pe malul stâng al râului Şopot, urmând marcajul punct albastru ce duce spre cascadă. Pe celălalt mal al râului se trece pe un pe un podeţ din trunchiuri de copaci, numit şi Puntea Vie deoarece în primii trei ani după amenajarea lui el continua să înverzească. Traseul prin pădure este uşor şi relaxant, presărat pe alocuri cu trunchiuri prăbuşite de copaci de-a lungul potecii. Pădurea revarsă şopotul cascadei în liniştea ei. La capătul traseului se arată vijelioasă şi neobosită Cascada Şopot. Ea se prezintă diferit călătorului, în funcţie de anotimp, debitul de apă, dar și al vegetației căzute în albia râului în amonte. În proximitatea cascadei, o terasă de pământ creată şi amenajată cu o masă şi scaune din trunchiuri de copac ușurează perspectiva asupra înălțimii acesteia şi oferă loc de popas. De la cascada Șopot se poate merge la Bătrâna, pe un drum forestier de pământ și piatră. Satul Bătrâna, unde timpul parcă a încremenit, cu drumurile lui de intrare prevăzute cu vraniţe (porţi de intrare) are un farmec aparte. Toată zona Pietroasa are bogății naturale și tradiții locale care încă se mai păstrează. Producătorii locali din Comuna Pietroasa oferă turiștilor care ajung în zonă ocazia de a cumpăra unele dintre cele mai aromate produse de sezon: afine, mure și zmeură. Într-o călătorie de familie la poalele Munților Poiana Ruscă – la Cascada Șopot sau Biserica de lemn din Crivina – opriți-vă la porțile sătenilor unde veți mai putea găsi la producătorii din zonă și miere de albine, răchie sau pită în țăst.

The Mureș Meadow Natural Park is located in the west of Romania, in the counties of Arad and Timiş, downstream Arad city (the city center is 4 km from the eastern boundary of the area). The Mureş Meadow Natural Park stretches from Arad to the Hungarian border, along the Mureş River. It has a surface of ​​17,455 ha and includes the area with dams of ​​Mureş; it is a floodable area, located between the dams built on either side of the river and between the high terraces of the same river. The Meadow of Inferior Mureş river is a typical wetland ecosystem with flowing and standing waters, with alluvial forests, willows and poplars galleries, as well as agricultural fields, important nesting place and passage for approx. 200 bird species, many of them being under international protection. In recent years, the beavers have reappeared, a species that has disappeared since the first half of the 19th century. The Mureş River, which separates the northeast of Timiş county from Arad County, can be crossed on float bridge in Igris, Sânpetru Mare commune. Close to the crossing place is Igriş Island, with a surface of 3 ha, a protected natural area. Info source: http://www.luncamuresului.ro/

The People's Park, now called the Queen Mary Park, spread out over a surface of 45,100 m² in Fabric Neighbourhood, between J. H. Pestalozzi, Splaiul Nistrului, Episcop I. Lonovici Streets and 3 August 1919 Av.. It is the oldest park in Timișoara, and it was planted at the initiative of the governor of Banat of Temeschwar and Vojvodina, Count Johann von Coronini-Cronberg, around 1852. Over time, the park received different names, such as: Varosliget, Coronini Park, Town Park, Queen Mary Park, Tineretului (Youth) Park. The park, a network of alleys and numerous species of trees, mainly deciduous, ends near a bridge crossing the old branch of the Bega Canal, a bridge which already existed in 1852. In the East side of the park, the building of the old "Parc" cinema is still partly preserved, whereas the restaurant and the military band gazebo are no longer there. A mini football field and ping-pong tables are also available in the park. The alleys and fence were restored in 2009 and a modern irrigation system was set up. Currently the park is used for transit and recreational purposes. Text and photo sources: http://www.timisoreni.ro/; https://timisoara.eventya.eu/

The Justice Park is located between the Cathedral Park and Rose Park, on C.D.Loga Avenue, very close to the Timișoara Town Hall. It has a surface of 26,200 m². In the middle of the Park a monument in the memory of those deported in Bărăgan between 1951 and 1956 was erected in 1996. The monument, a creation of architect Sorin Gavra, was commissioned by the Association of the Former Deportees in Bărăgan, upon commemorating 45 years of the deportation. The Palace of Justice was supposed to be built inside the park, hence its present day name. Text and photo sources: http://www.timisoreni.ro/; https://timisoara.eventya.eu/

Civic Park or City Park is located in the centre of Timișoara, behind the Continental Hotel, and spreads out over an area of 76,000 m². Between 1730 and 1961, the Transylvania Casern used to function on this site, one of the biggest military caserns in Europe, located near the fortress of Timișoara. The purpose of demolishing it was to build a civic centre, a project which was abandoned, and Civic Park appeared instead. Between 1968 and 1971 the tallest building in Timișoara was built – Continental Hotel, as well as the avenue crossing the park; later, numerous trees were planted, that now offer a green oasis in the city centre, a place for transit and recreation. Civic Park also houses one of Timișoara's symbols - the floral clock, whose design is changed twice a year. Text and photo sources: https://www.pressalert.ro/; https://timisoara.eventya.eu/

Alpinet Park, previously called Arboretum, is certainly one of the most beautiful parks of Timișoara, located on the left bank of the Bega Canal, between Traian Bridge and Tinereții Bridge. Created by Mihai Demetrovici in 1924, upon a meeting of the Romanian horticulturalists, the park contains various alpine and subalpine species. The uneven land enabled the building of several terraces with stone walls, hence the name Alpinet, which was subsequently assigned to it. The waterfront alley offers a great view of the right bank of the Bega, covered with ornamental vegetation, with many resinous species, and the towers of the Metropolitan Cathedral in the background. Alpinet Park was refurbished at the same time with the waterfront of the Cathedral Park, the pyramidal poplars were then replaced with Magnolia kobus. Flora Restaurant is located in the middle of the park, close to the waterfront. Text and photo sources: http://www.timisoreni.ro/; https://timisoara.eventya.eu/

”Anton Scudier” Central Park is also part of the chain of parks aligned all along the Bega Canal, located in the vicinity of the Metropolitan Orthodox Cathedral. On the site of the present day park there once used to be a military cemetery, which was closed in 1770, and a century later the remains were moved into the cemetery from Calea Lipovei, by order of General Anton Scudier, who wanted a promenade built close to downtown. After its establishment, the park bore the name of the general, thus, up until the twentieth century it was called the Scudier Park. After the general's death, a statue was erected in the park, to honour his memory, statue which was later destroyed during the First World War. Currently, in the centre of the park there is a memorial raised in honour of the Romanian soldier, and one of the alleys was allotted for the carved busts of the town local celebrities. Some of the trees and shrubs that one can meet in Central Park include: the white fir tree, the Colorado fir, the silver fir, the spruce, the acacia, the chestnut, the elm, maple, juniper, magnolia, jasmine, Forsythis, buxus and salix. Due to the chess tables installed here, Central Park attracts many fans of this mind sport. Text and photo sources: http://www.banatulazi.ro/; https://timisoara.eventya.eu/

On the territory of Murani village, Pişchia commune, on a surface of 200 hectares, stretch out the Murani Swamps, a place that provides nesting and feeding conditions for many species of migratory or sedentary birds. Here the egrets and the wild ducks from northern Russia and the Baltic States find a place for hibernation, in their way to the Mediterranean Sea.