Banat
is located in western Romania sharing
a border with Serbia [view
map]. It is predominantly
a mountainous region, and home
to a number of national parks.
The capital of Banat is Timisoara,
a multicultural city with a variety
of influential minorities including
Hungarians, Germans, Serbs, Italians,
Bulgarians, and Greeks.
The Danube River runs through
the region creating one of the
greatest gorges in Europe where
cliffs scale to over 50 metres
in height– the ‘Iron
Gate’. The gorge lies between
Romania and Serbia in the south.
Here, the river separates the southern
Carpathian Mountains from the northwestern
foothills of the Balkan Mountains.
The region also boasts a number
of large lakes including: Dracului
Lake (Devil’s Lake), Ochiul
Bei Lake and The “Baia Vulturilor” (Eagles’ Bath)
Lake. The Danube and the Great
Lakes provide an abundance of underground
waters and thermo-mineral springs.
Most notable is the Baile
Herculane spa, considered one of the most
famous in Europe and known for
its curative effects. Other springs
exist in Mehadica-Cuptoare and
Oravita-Ciclova.
Over 20% of the region includes
more than 50
protected natural areas. The main parks are The Nera’s
Gorges – Beusnita National
Park, The Semenic National Park – the
Carasului Gorges, The Domogled – Cernei
Valley National Park and The Iron
Gates Natural Park. The landscape
of Banat is dominated by the forest
steppe and alpine areas home to
a range of wildlife including the
land turtle, royal and white eagles,
various breeds of owl, small egret,
cliff partridge, cliff house martin,
small house martin, red swallow,
bat, lynx and bear. The forests
and lowlands are rich with an interesting
variety of flora including poplars,
willow trees, beech trees, fluffy
oak, hornbeam, wild lilac, hair
grass, mountain pinks, juniper
and bilberry bushes.
The climate is continental with
summer temperatures averaging 20 ºC
(68 ºF).
Connecting flights are
available from the UK with a
number or airlines, usually via
Budapest.
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