Pietrele Cohului

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/

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.

A rare natural phenomenon, the muddy volcanoes, are easy to find, on the exit from Pișchia to Fibiș, being positioned in a unique crater which cannot go unnoticed. Although at first it seems as though the water and the mud are boiling, they are, in fact, very cold, and the gases emerging to the surface from the ground are also cold. The gas released in the atmosphere can cause those who are more sensitive a slight dizziness. When it rains, the crater fills with water, and the volcanoes become spectacular. The elders in the area are coming here to relieve their rheumatic pain, putting their feet in the muddy water. Text and photo source: http://turismpischia.ro/

Bazoş Dendrological Park is located 20 km from Timişoara, in Bazoşu Nou, Bucovăţ commune, Timiş County. It occupies an area of ​​60 hectares and includes the Great Park, the American Park and several nurseries for the cultivation of exotic species. The park was arranged between 1909 and 1914 at the initiative of Count Ludovic Ambrozy, ambassador of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in the United States of America. Originally populated with dozens of botanical species on the North American continent, the park now numbers more than 1100 species of trees on all continents. Bazoș Dendrological Park was declared a protected area in 1994 and is part of the International Association of Botanical Gardens. It has the most complete collection of American oak and carya in Romania. Also, here is the oldest oak in Timis county, with an age of more than 500 years, with a circumference of 6 m and a height of 30 m. Photo source: https://www.facebook.com/PARCUL.DENDROLOGIC.BAZOS/

It is a natural reserve of paleontological type located in the hills of Lipovei, on the administrative territory of Bara commune, 10 km from Lugoj. The reserve has a total area of ​​4 hectares. In the area in its perimeter the scientist T. Fuchs identified 52 species of molluscs. The fossil place Rădămăneşti is considered one of the most interesting deposits in the whole Black Sea basin, being rich in fossil fauna. Text and photo source: http://www.turismlugoj.ro/

Timișoara's Botanical Park is located behind the Municipal Hospital, occupying an area of about 9 hectares. Architect Silvia Grumeza first designed this botanical garden in 1966. 1,650 species of plants were planted here between 1986 and 1990, based on phytogeographical and aesthetic criteria, brought from other parks in the country, from private collections or international exchanges of seeds. Just a little over 200 collection species live here nowadays, and are all grouped into several sectors and subsectors, such as: Ornamental flora Romanian flora and vegetation Mediterranean flora American flora Asian flora The systematic plant sector The medicinal plants sector The tropical flora sector The Botanical Garden of Timișoara was opened to visitors on June 29, 1986. Free admission. Text and photo source: https://timisoara.eventya.eu/

The Daffodils' Meadow from Băteşti, also known as the Flower Garden of Banat, is a nature reserve of national interest since 1995, being the only one of its kind in Timiş county. Located between Făget and Margina, the reservation occupies an area of ​​20 hectares. Its purpose is to protect the Narcissus poeticus species. Also, here grows Iris Sibirica, a protected species of irises. In Romania there can also be seen daffodils' meadows in the nature reserves of Vad, Braşov County and Racâș-Hida, Sălaj County. Photo source: https://dumitrutoma.wordpress.com/

The Pogăniş Meadow is a natural reserve located 27 km from Timişoara, in the area of ​​Sacoşu Turcesc, but also of nearby villages such as Berini, Blajova, Cadar, Niţchidorf. The purpose of the reservation is to protect the habitat of the motley tulip (Fritillaria meleagris), a species protected by the Berne Convention. The motley tulip grows on an area of ​​75.5 hectares in the Pogăniş Meadow, in a rare oak forest (Querqus robur), with ash (Fraxinus excelsior) and maple (Acer campestre) as main species in the mixture of hornbeam (Carpinus betulus), elm (Ulmus foliacea), wild pear (Pirus piraster ), cherry (Cerasus avium), wild apple (Malus silvestris). In addition Pogănişului Meadow in Romania variegated tulip can be seen in Turzii Keys, Tuşnad, on the bank of the Olt, Hărman, the Reserve Domogled-Cerna Valley.