Maramureş Mountains Natural Park, Natural park in northern Maramureș County, Romania.
Maramureș Mountains Natural Park is a large protected area in northern Romania that covers mountainous terrain with many different plant and animal communities. The landscape includes forests, meadows, and rocky peaks that create diverse habitats throughout the region.
The park was created in 2005 to protect the mountainous landscapes and their natural character. The region had been shaped over centuries by people living and working in these mountains, leaving traces of their presence in the land.
The communities here have built their lives around the mountains, with wooden houses and farming practices that blend into the landscape naturally. You can see how shepherds still use traditional methods to work with their animals, keeping customs alive that shape daily life.
You can hike through the park on marked trails that start from different points in the mountains. Spring through fall offers the best conditions for walking, with stable weather and clear paths to follow.
A historic railway still runs through remote parts of the park using a steam locomotive on one of Europe's last working forestry lines. Riding this train offers visitors an unusual way to see the landscape from a moving perspective that few places in Europe can match.
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