The Bicaz Gorge (

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

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, located in the north-east part of the country, in Neamț and

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counties. It is situated in the central part of the

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, and it 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 ( hu, Békás) 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 th ...

and it serves as a passageway between the Romanian provinces of

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and

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. It is a noted location to see the

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, an uncommon cliff-dwelling bird.

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. The road along the of ravines, often in serpentines with rock on one side and a sheer drop on the other, is one of the most spectacular drives in the country. Also within the gorge is Lacul Roșu (the Red Lake), with its traditional cabins, hotels, and its famous lake (situated at altitude) caused by a landslide in the 19th century. Cheile Bicazului is one of the main rock climbing sites in Romania. 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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