The plant life in the massif, protected by the foundation of Ceahlău National Park, displays extremely valuable mountain ecosystems, most of them continuing in all sub-areas, and contains a luxuriant mixture of a wide variety of species. The reserve is a genuine paradise for researchers and visitors owing to the outstanding scientific importance of the vegetation growing on the rocks, most of the plant groups grown on rock shelves, on a limestone layer, or on conglomerates which is endemic (only locally spread). Moreover, its interest equally lies in the fact …

No mountain in Romania has ever charmed the trekkers’ sight stronger or excited their imagination as Mount Ceahlău has…
This majestic dome of the Oriental Carpathians and of the entire Moldavian land, with its aura of the millennia-old geological turmoil that pushed it majestically and proudly from the bottom of the ocean has been blessed with centuries of people stopping for a while in its clearings, grottos and its pastures to hunt, pray, and graze their sheep.
Looking from the surrounding area or from Ceahlău’s peaks, the eye has always rejoiced at …

The Izvorul Muntelui Reservoir – the largest and the only one in the Romania where people celebrate “Navy Day”– can reach a maximum area of 32.6 square kilometres and a 96m depth. The reservoir can house up to 1,250 million cubic metres of water and usually stretches on some 35 kilometres, mainly at the foot of Mount Ceahlău.
The reservoir was built behind the impressive dam erected on the Bistrita River between 1950 and 1960 according to the design of the engineer Dimitrie Leonida. The dimensions of the dam, a “weight …

Starting 15 June, is opening the fishing season on rivers and lakes in România. All fish are caught after a skilful fight between them and  fisherman Who’s smarter? On Izvorul Muntelui Lake is fishing from motorboat or rowing only, or from the shore. Fishermen know the places and place their tent while preparing their arsenal of rods and bait for perch, carp, bleak, trout, bream, chub, crucian carp and so on. Right on this time the bream is at stake and if I am lucky to place through which passes any herd, i will catch …

To give you an idea of what is a touristic sheepfold, we invite you to spend an unforgettable weekend or a mini dream holiday at a health portion. Know that a touristic sheepfold, built according to European standards, has the foundation of cement, as well as shelters for sheep, cows, goats, pigs. Construction of the sheepfold has separate rooms (one for the preparation of milk products, another for storage of finished products) with hone, water, hot water and electricity, stainless steel sinks, it has room for accommodation of the shepherds, social group …

Equestrian Base named after Col. Virgil Bărbuceanu (riding champion himself) was founded as Sports Centre in 1986. Since then it was arranged as one of the best equestrian bases in the country for horse jumping over obstacles, over the years, at the horse base, were organized and televised numerous national and international competitions, who benefiting from the presentation of well-known sports commentator, Cristian Ţopescu.
Stables of the base horse are currently host 19 horses, belonging to Lipitan breed, some of them use for hiking or carriage rides and 6 ponies used …