Glacier Cave Scarisoara or Scarisoara houses the largest underground glacier in Romania. From here he comes and Scarisoara Ghetar name comes from Scarisoara village located 16 km below, to which the administrative time it was named. Now owned by the village Garda de Sus, Alba county.
Entry into Glacier Scarisoara is through an impressive venture, whose mouth, with a 60m diameter opens in the forest edge of the plateau. A narrow path carved into the rock and some metal stairs anchored in the walls facilitate the lowering of 48 m depth as measured AVEN. His bottom throughout the year keeps a thick layer of snow. Here you enter the Hall with an impressive depth being 24 m wide portal and 17 m height.
Vartop a ski is the Vartop step, the sources of sea and ski Aries November to April. Can be used for any category of skiers - from beginners to advanced. Slope has been approved in 2003, is equipped with lifts and night (it illuminated the entire length). Has a length of 1,000 meters, with a difference of 240 meters. It is sought as receive snow throughout the season.
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Services
Attractions and activities in the surrounding area:
- Nature Reserves
- Museums and galleries
- Artistic and historical sites
- Churches and monasteries
Sport and activities in the surrounding area:
- Hiking
- Fishing
- Skiing (downhill)
- Skiing (cross-country)
