The resort of Băile Herculane is the oldest spa resort in Europe, being attested by the inscription on the votive table from 153 AD. For almost two millennia, the spa resort on the Cerna River has brought fame to the world of the 20 thermal mineral springs and the hero Hercules. The resort, at an altitude of only 168 m, breathes negative ionized air, comparable to that of Davos resort in the Swiss Alps and near Niagara Falls. The baths at Herculane were discovered by the Romans, then rediscovered by the Austrians and were modernized by the Romanians through the new treatment center in Vicol Park, a park named after the father of Romanian balneology, gen. Nicolae Vicol. Another place much sought after by visitors in Băile Herculane resort is the one known as 'Seven Hot Springs', with thermal springs used since Dacian times. Here, visitors can take an outdoor thermal bath 'at the bottom' and then 'bathe' in the cold waters of Cerna, under the warm bases of the sun or in the moonlight.

In a land full of beauty and magic, at the foot of the Domogled Mountains, on the wonderful valley of the river Cerna is the resort of Baile Herculane. In a few places in Romania, history and legends are intertwined and are as present to this day as in the city on the Cerna Valley. And not many spas with thermal baths in the world have gone through moments of glory in which kings and rulers of empires, from antiquity to the last century, to visit them and consider them "the most beautiful resort on the continent.". In a few places in Romania, history and legends are intertwined and are as present to this day as in the city on the Cerna Valley. And not many spas with thermal baths in the world have gone through moments of glory in which kings and rulers of empires, from antiquity to the last century, to visit them and consider them "the most beautiful resort on the continent." From Emperor Trajan, Emperor Marcus Aurelius Antonius, who visited the resort in 214, to Francis I of Austria, Franz Joseph and Princess Sissi, Carol I of Romania and Alexander I, King of Serbia, all came in search of the miraculous effects of the waters. thermal springs from the mineral springs of the Herculaneum Baths. But the story of the spa begins much earlier, before the times of the great empires of antiquity, and is intertwined with the legend of the great Hercules, the battle with Hydra and the Argonauts in search of the golden wool. If you are going to do mountain trails starting from Herculane - and you have a choice, because the resort is like a base from which spectacular routes start in Domogled National Park - try the one that goes to Grotta Haiducilor, marked with a yellow dot and triangle blue, and which begins near the spring of Diana III. The route Izvorul Munk - Grota cu aburi - Grota Haiducilor has an average intensity (an hour and a half), passes by Foișorul Roșu, which offers a superb view and reaches Grota Haiducilor or Peştera Hoţilor, at 186 m altitude. Here you will find traces of the first inhabitants of the area, from the Paleolithic, as well as evidence that it continued to be inhabited in all later eras (Bronze Age, Iron Age, Dacian Age, Roman Age, Feudal Age), Middle Ages and modern, when it was associated with the lottery in Banat, hence the name Cave of Thieves. Right next to the Outlaws' Cave are the Roman Imperial Baths, decorated with a bas-relief depicting Hercules, and containing rooms with two large pools and two individual baths. They were rebuilt in 1838 on the site of the old Roman baths, which used the waters of the Hercules spring.

• Thermal waters, hot springs • Treatment, wellness & SPA • Hiking and Trekking • Cyclotourism • Rock climbing, alpinism • Rafting on Cerna river • Caving • Adventure tourism