Overview
Hiking in Retezat National Park you may well lose your breath, not from the climb, but from the breathtaking views of nature at her wildest.
Description
Bejewelled by 80 glacial lakes and with peaks towering above 2000m, the Retezat Mountains are a spectacular stretch of the southern Carpathians. Retezat National Park, the oldest reserve in Romania, is the primary draw as much for its wildlife as its dizzying walking trails. Marmots scamper in its grasslands, wolves and bears slink through forests, and golden eagles nest on its cliffs. The reserve is spangled with alpine flowers like gentians, peonies and – more rarely – fuzzy edelweiss clinging to limestone crags.