Cheile Bicazului-Hășmaș

Cheile Bicazului-Hășmaș National Park lies at the boundary of Neamț and Harghita counties in Romania's Eastern Carpathians, covering 6,575 hectares. The park is named for two of its defining features: the dramatic Bicaz Gorge (Cheile Bicazului) and the Hășmaș Mountains. Established in 1990, it is renowned for containing some of Romania's most spectacular limestone scenery, including near-vertical gorge walls reaching 300 meters in height. The iconic Bicaz Gorge, known locally as 'Gâtul Iadului' (Hell's Throat), is one of the narrowest and most dramatic gorges in the country. The park also encompasses the Red Lake (Lacul Roșu), a natural landslide-dammed lake of great scenic and geological interest.