The Springs of the Aries (2)
You can also find here: - a brochure on the local "Craft Trail" - local crafts exhibited for sale - a brochure about local walks - information about activities in the region (market, festivals etc) - effective assistance in case of problems (car service, police, health, transport etc) The Information Center is open daily from 9 am to 8 pm in July and August. Shorter opening hours during the rest of the year. The Information Center Albac, Tel. / Fax: 058 - 771812 (F, GB) Info-network and guides in Garda de Sus (F, GB, D) Info-network and guides in Arieseni (F, GB, I) Info-network and guides in Ghetar, Horea, Scarisoara 100% nature Broad forests spread over the spectacular geology of the Padis - Scarisoara karst massif, with its gorges, eroded hollows and numerous caves. The wildest places can be reached only on foot: Cetatile Ponorului, the Ghetarul Scarisoara Cave with its underground glacier, the Padis - Plateau, and the gorges of Galbena and Ordancusa. The human mountain On foot or on horseback you can discover another aspect of the mountains, the life of the peasants or "Mots" who inhabit them. The Mots live far from each other, scattered across mountain slopes and in isolated valleys, and while eating a meal or spending a night in their houses you will experience the warm welcome of unpretentious highland people. Look out for: - the charming hamlets of Casa de Piatra, Ghetar, Patrahaitesti and Ocoale - the Cobles Valley with its beautiful flowers - the hillside hamlets that rise about the River Aries between Albac and Scarisoara Not to be missed - farm wagon trips leaving from Arieseni - the "trumpet" fiddles of Garda - a night spent in an isolated mountain hamlet - horseback trips from Garda to Ghetar and back Open - air activities - short walks on marked paths between hamlets - hiking on the ridges and on the Padis - Ponor karst - horseback or farm waggon trips - a guided introduction to cave exploration - discovery of nature, with the help of a guide - trout fishing |
