The Green Forest

The Buziaș Dendrological Park occupies an area of ​​20 hectares, where many species of trees can be found, the most common of which being the plane tree (Platanus). In the past, in the Dendrological Park there were many squirrels, who had become mascots of the Park, but now they can be seen rarely. In recent years, the Buziaș City Hall together with the Association for Buziaș Development are working to repopulate the park with squirrels and organize the Squirrel Festival annually. The wooden colonnade, built in Byzantine style in 1875 at the request of Emperor Franz Joseph, is another attraction of the Park. The colonnade connects the spring Josif, Phoenix Hotel, the bazaar, the spring Mihai and the Casino, having not only the role of protecting the lovers of promenades against precipitations and sun, but also a beneficial effect in the treatments, due to the strongly ionized negative air. Similar colonnades are also found in Karlovy Vary and Baden-Baden, but the impressive length of the Buziaș Colonnade (500 meters) makes it unique in Europe. Photo sources: http://buzias.ro/; https://www.facebook.com/hotelparcbuzias/

The Satchinez Swamps is a natural ornithological reserve that stretches over 242 hectares on the territory of Satchinez. This natural habitat is a reminiscence of the old swamps that covered these lands until the 8th century. The reservation was founded in 1942 at the proposal of ornithologist Dionisie Lintia, including the marshy lands downstream of Satchinez. The lush vegetation represents a very good camouflage during the nesting season, and the reservation is home to large numbers of protected birds including the pied avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta), the little egret (Egretta garzetta), the great egret (Egretta alba), the black-winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus), the grey heron (Ardea cinerea), the squacco heron (Ardeola ralloides), the little bittern (Ixobrychus minutus), the purple heron (Ardea purpurea) and the black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax). Andrei Kiss, PhD in biological sciences and head of the Nature Sciences Section of the Banat Museum of Timișoara identified in the reservation area five sedentary bird species, 55 species of birds that settle here as summer visitors, 36 passage bird species and 17 winter visitor species. This reservation has been declared a protected area and since 1991 its unique value has been recognized by international forums for bird protection such as Bird Life International. The reservation can be visited between 15 April and 15 September. Information and photo sources: http://turism-satchinez.ro/rezervatia-ornitologica-mlastinile-satchinez/; https://www.facebook.com/POIM-Mlastinile-Satchinez-1176366682509114/

The Cornet Waterfall is located on the Cornet Creek, just 5 km upstream from Nădrag in Timiş County. The water level difference between the top and the bottom of the waterfall is about 5 m. The waterfall is little known, but year after year it is visited by a growing number of tourists.

The Timiș County turistic area also includes the Nădrag commune. Near the village was discovered by one of the tourist promoters of Nădrag, Nelu Balaş, a cave that bears its name. Its discoverer finds it almost as rich in stalactites as the famous Bear Cave in the Apuseni Mountains. Nelu Balaș is considered the „Man of Poiana Ruscăi Mountains”, known in Europe and even in America for the suspended chalets, where you could climb helped by pulleys, the passage between them being made by the zip-line.

The Blue Cave, also known as the Pietroasa Cave, is located in Poiana Ruscăi Mountains, 12 km from Făget, at an altitude of 340 meters, 370 meters long. The name of the Blue Cave is due to its chromatic dominance, named by speleologists "blue of Pietroasa". Entrance to the cave is narrow, but as it advances, the space widens to discover stalagmites and stalactites bathed in the shades of an unique blue. The cave has a column of 7 m high, called "Tibia and Fibula". The locals say that archaeological excavations have revealed a warehouse of cereals, neolithic ceramics, and even skeletal remains of the cave bear. In the cave are living different species of bats.

The Românești Cave is the most famous cave in the Poiana Ruscă Mountains, also known as the Great Cave of Fereşeşti or the Water Cave. The first researches performed in The Românești Cave were made by Theodor Ortvay-Orthmayr in 1872. More complex speleological research was undertaken only in 1963, when the first cave topographic plan was drawn up. The galleries accessible to tourists stretch for a length of 340 meters. The entrance is 9.5 meters wide and 2 meters high. The main gallery is almost rectilinear, reaching the largest size in Bats Hall, called so because of the bats colony that lives here. The average temperature in the cave is between 6 and 8 degrees Celsius. The cave benefits from a special acoustics, here being organized concerts of classical music, jazz, blues, rock or electronics. The first concert hosted by the Românești Cave took place in 1984. Access to the area can be made on the road between Deva and Lugoj - DN 68A towards of Coşava, and from Coşava following the road to the Românești village. From here follows the marked yellow-crossed path that leaves the village near the cemetery and leads to the cave (1 hour walk). Information source: http://www.speotimis.ro/

Located within the Fârdea village, the dam that led to the formation of Surduc Lake began to be built in 1972. Surduc water storage reached nearly 25 million cubic meters of water in 1977, but it was designed to store a water volume of 51 million cubic meters. Surduc Lake has the main purpose of providing drinking water to the Timişoara area, defending against floods and, of course, also has a tourist purpose, being a place where lovers of fishing and other leisure activities can enjoy themselves freely. With an area of ​​460 hectares, the Surduc Lake is the largest lake in Timis County. The lake water does not freeze, and this is how it is created the necessary conditions for the winter survival of thousands of aquatic birds.