Speleology

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/

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.