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Muierilor Cave, Symbol of Fertility and Holiness
The Muierilor Cave is one of the most impressive monuments of nature in our country, situated in the Gorj country, close to the Baia de Fier settlement and the Galbenul River. You'll find this cave at a 700 meters altitude and the most famous legend that regards this place is the one that claims sterile women will bear a child after visiting the underground galleries.
The Muierilor Cave is filled with limestone decorations and fantastic works of art shaped by nature over millennia, like "the Organ" or "Bazinele Mici", made out of stalactites and stalagmites, or the "Little Dome", some sort of strange castle. There's also an "Altar", with its superb stalagmite-columns, very close to one another. Its roof resembles the one of a great cathedral, one that stalagmites climb, as if they were using a stair.
Other important limestone adornments are the "Amvon", "Petrified Waterfall", "The Turk's Hall", "Small Chandeliers" and the "Great Dome". In the "Turk's Hall", you'll find a "Santa" and in front of it a Turkish dancer (Cadana), a female nude above which there's a huge bird of prey's head, with a menacing beak. You'll also want to stop and have a look at the "Stone Lace" and then visit "The Hall of Wonders". All in all, you'll have 1100 meters to go and many galleries and wonders to explore.
The name "Muierilor Cave" (Women's Cave) comes from the old dwellers of Baia de Fier and refers to the fact that in ancient times, during wars, women and children hid in the cave, while men left to fight the wars. The galleries of this natural monument were created by the Galbenul River and measure up to 3600 metres, displayed as 4 carstic levels. Two sectors are part of the inferior level: the north one (1500 meters) and the southern one (800 metres), both very important for scientists, since they're a reservation and can't be visited by tourists.
We have to mention that the visiting areas were electrified in 1963 and 1978, making the cave the most popular and visited monument of its kind in Romania and attracting tens of thousands of visitors each year. An impressive part of the cave is the northern sector,that includes a network of labyrinths, with a length of 1650 metres. You'll access it via a tight gallery, situated in the western side of the upper floor, 30 metres from the northern side entrance.
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