The Bicaz Gorge (

Romanian Romanian may refer to: *anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Romania **Romanians, an ethnic group **Romanian language, a Romance language ***Romanian dialects, variants of the Romanian language **Romanian cuisine, traditional ...

: ''Cheile Bicazului'', Hungarian: ''Békás-szoros'') is a gorge in northeast

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, in Neamț and

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counties. It is in the central part of the

Hășmaș Mountains The Hășmaș Mountains ( Romanian: ''Munții Hășmaș''; Hungarian: ''Hagymás-hegység'') are limestone and sandstone massifs located in Romania, in the Inner Eastern Carpathians group of the Eastern Carpathian Mountains The Carpathi ...

, and is part of the

Cheile Bicazului-Hășmaș National Park The Cheile Bicazului - Hășmaș ('' Bicaz Gorges - Hășmaș Mountains'') National Park is located in north-eastern Romania, in the Eastern Carpathians mountain chain. The reservation territory is part of Neamț and Harghita counties. The pa ...

.Park Presentation / Contact
Cheile Bicazului-Hășmaș National Park The gorge was excised by the waters of the river

Bicaz Bicaz () is a town in Neamț County, Western Moldavia, Romania situated in the eastern Carpathian Mountains near the confluence of the Bicaz and Bistrița Rivers and near Lake Bicaz, an artificial lake formed by the Bicaz Dam on the Bistri� ...

and is a passageway between the Romanian provinces of

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and

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National road The National Road (also known as the Cumberland Road) was the first major improved highway in the United States built by the federal government. Built between 1811 and 1837, the road connected the Potomac and Ohio Rivers and was a main tran ...

passes through the gorge along the of ravines. Also in the gorge is Lacul Roșu (the Red Lake). File:Chei Bicaz 047.jpg File:Chei Bicaz 044.jpg File:Bicaz Garganta.JPG File:BicazGorge_Romania_18Apr2019-1115_R1000376_By_NosyLens.jpg File:BicazGorge_(RedLake)_Romania_Spring_2019_By_NosyLens.jpg

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360° Panorama of Bicaz Gorge
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Pictures from Bicaz Gorge

Bicaz Gorge art images
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