national park
Retezat National Park
Romania's oldest national park with over 80 glacial lakes, ancient forests, and some of the wildest mountain scenery in the Carpathians.
43 km · about 50 min drive
Mehedinți County, Romania · Europe
Ponoarele sits on the route: 10 minutes from Baia de Aramă, 43km from Retezat National Park.
Ponoarele is a town located in Mehedinți County, Romania. With a population of 2,906, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Ponoarele sits in Romania, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Bucharest time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Ponoarele to your route.
Ponoarele is a commune located in Mehedinți County, Oltenia, Romania. It is composed of fifteen villages: Băluța, Bârâiacu, Brânzeni, Buicani, Ceptureni, Cracu Muntelui, Delureni, Gărdăneasa, Gheorghești, Ludu, Ponoarele, Proitești, Răiculești, Șipotu, and Valea Ursului.
The commune has many natural monuments,Read more
including Podul lui Dumnezeu (God's Bridge), Peștera Bulba (Bulba Cave), Câmpul de Lapiezuri, Lacul Zaton (Zaton Lake), Peștera Ponoarele (Ponoarele Cave), Valea Morilor (Valley of the Mills), and Pădurea de liliac (Lilac forest).
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Ponoarele is located in Mehedinți County, Romania, Europe. The coordinates are 44.9739 latitude, 22.7644 longitude.
Ponoarele has a population of approximately 2,906 people, making it a town in Romania.
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Full driving guide for Romania2 notable places within an hour's drive.
national park
Romania's oldest national park with over 80 glacial lakes, ancient forests, and some of the wildest mountain scenery in the Carpathians.
43 km · about 50 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Spectacular stretch of DN57 through the Iron Gates gorge, where the Danube squeezes between cliffs beneath the giant rock-carved face of Dacian king Decebalus: Romania's finest river-gorge drive.
52 km · about 60 min drive
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