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Situated in the southwest of Romania, the Jiu Gorges National Park is remarkable among national parks in Romania due to minimal human intervention in nature. The wilderness here is what impresses all tourists who arrive here. Because it has not had the benefit of intense promotion, the number of visitors is small, but they are rewarded by fairy tale scenery and a few very interesting thematic trails.
Marin Serban, director of the Jiu Gorges National Park administration, talked to us about it:
“Even though the Jiu Gorges railway line is a human imprint, it is integrated in the scenery, and makes it unique. It is a beautiful pathway for tourists. Our special invitation is to take up some of the thematic and tourist circuits inside the park. This brings you closer to nature, and develops the passion for it. Our park has a surface of almost 11,000 ha. Since its inception, human activity has been reduced to a minimum. These lands are not often tread upon, t