1 Banat Mountains Group in south, with 1446m the highest peak;
in their north part lies "Semenic" Resort;
2 Poiana Rusca Mountains Group placed north to Banat Mountains,
they are not considered a touristic attraction and has some environmental problems (caused
by excessive mining);
3 Apuseni Mountains Group are a touristic attraction; the
mountains are higher in NE part in "Bihor" Mountains (max. 1836m); here you will find the
most beautifull caves in Romania; there are several resorts: "Stina de Vale" and "
Moneasa" (for cure)in the west side;
"Muntele Baisorii" and "Baisoara" in the east side; "Vata de Jos" SE and "Geoagiu-Bai"(for cure) in south.
On the whole, the mountains are recommended for those which prefer soft slopes instead
of steepy ones, large roads through the forests; here are also very easy feet-trips ussually
unmarked, very long, the villages are spreaded everywhere in the mountains,
you can find a place overnight in a peasant farm if you know the roads very well, if not, it is better to
have a tent with you; also you can use a jeep to cross them.
The villages from these mountains (Apuseni) have maintained a very traditional way of life, so if
you are interested in romanian folk art, here is the right place to look for it; once a year, in
"Gaina" Mountain (placed south in that group) there take a place a festival called "The Girls Fair";
that is a celebration of an old tradition (it is used to say that here girls were sold to men as wifes
or marriages for interest as it is nowadays acknowledged everywhere).
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