Realm
Editorial atlas
Ridges, clearings, and forests where nature does not seem hostile, only indifferent.
Photo: Legends of Romania
Dossier
Here, people are guests, not masters, and nature takes no notice of them.
Available traces
5
Available journeys
2
Status
Active
Real places
Photo: Várkonyi Tibor · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and optimised for the web
Romania’s only volcanic crater lake, hidden in the Ciomad massif, where the water seems quieter than the place around it.
Lake Saint Anne · Ciomad massif, near Băile Tușnad
Legend · Map
Photo: RodicaB · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and optimised for the web
A peat bog spread across a volcanic crater near Lake Saint Anne, where water hides beneath moss, stunted Scots pines, and dark pools.
Mohos Peat Bog · Ciomad massif, Cozmeni commune; near Băile Tușnad
Legend · Map
Photo: Aakmaros · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and optimised for the web
An andesitic cliff above Băile Tușnad, where the Olt Valley opens wide and silence seems to have its own rules.
Falcon Stone · Băile Tușnad / Olt Valley
Legend · Map
Image: Franz/Ferenc Nopcsa · Public domain · full 1900 plate preserved, optimised for the web, and displayed with tonal treatment
A community visitor centre, a research story that began near Sânpetru, and rocks preserving an island world far more varied than the phrase ‘dwarf dinosaurs’ suggests.
House of Dwarf Dinosaurs, Sânpetru · Hațeg Country
Legend · Map
Photo: Razvan Socol · CC BY-SA 3.0 Romania · photograph from 26 August 2012, cropped and optimised for the web; does not show current access conditions
A medieval stronghold on the rock at Suseni, where the Cândea family’s history meets the reading of an imaginary castle.
Cândea family fortress · Suseni · Hațeg Country
Legend · MapItineraries
Photo: Várkonyi Tibor · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and optimised for the web
A weekend journey through volcanic places, silent waters, peat bogs, sulphurous caves, ruins, and watchful cliffs.
Includes
5 Traces
Photo: Razvan Socol · CC BY-SA 3.0 Romania · photograph from 25 August 2012, cropped and optimised for the web; does not show current access conditions
Two days between Prislop, Densuș, the Roman city of Ulpia Traiana and the House of Dwarf Dinosaurs.
Includes
4 Traces