Discover Franzdorf: Vila Klaus, nature trails and Lacul Văliug

History

In the forest of the Bârzava Valley, Vila Klaus, its outbuildings and a leisure park featuring Austrian architectural influences were built in 1808. Vila Klaus served as a school for the future King Mihai. The complex thus combines Vila Klaus with its outbuildings and the leisure park in the forest of the Bârzava Valley.

In Văliug, the Roman Catholic church is designated as a historic monument. It was founded in 1861, and Saint Francis of Assisi is its patron saint. The church building was completed in 1861 in the Neo-Gothic style, using concrete, stone and unfired bricks.

Anyone wishing to stay overnight in Franzdorf can search for a holiday apartment in Franzdorf and prepare their stay there; the choice of accommodation remains entirely dependent on their personal travel plans, the desired scope of the trip and their own preferences.

Trails and nature

The themed Fauna Trail in Semenic–Cheile Carașului National Park is 3.4 kilometres long and has an elevation difference of 100 metres. The route takes about one hour and includes 16 information panels. These 16 information panels accompany a route whose length, elevation difference and approximate duration are stated together.

The Fauna Trail runs between Crivaia and Vila Klaus near Văliug along the DJ 582D in the Bârzăvița Valley. Vila Klaus can be reached by car via the DJ 582D and on foot via the red-marked Comarnic–Semenic hiking trail.

A route through the Bârzava Valley leads to Poiana Beții at an elevation of 866 metres, where visitors can see centuries-old beech trees and regenerating ecosystems. The trail through the valley thus connects the stated elevation of Poiana Beții with the old beech trees and regenerating ecosystems mentioned there.

Water landscapes

Lacul Văliug is a reservoir created on the Bârzava River and lies at the foot of the Semenic Mountains at an elevation of 600 metres. The reservoir is considered an attraction for nature lovers, anglers and water sports enthusiasts.

Cycling tours

A cycling tour designated by Caraș-Severin County starts and ends at Lacul Gozna and leads, among other places, via Crucea Văliug, Lacul Breazova, the Crainicului Valley and Lacul Secu. This route is 52.4 kilometres long, with a total of 1,666 metres of elevation gain and 1,665 metres of descent.

A second cycling tour designated by Caraș-Severin County starts at Lacul Gozna and leads, among other places, via Crucea Văliug and Peștera Comarnic. It is 47.4 kilometres long and has a total of 1,415 metres of elevation gain and 1,410 metres of descent.

Other destinations

Find more destinations here: Berzasca, Băile Herculane, Zlagna, Sasca Montană, Buchin, Poneasca, Novákfalva, Eftimie Murgu.

Winter sports

You can ski and snowboard at Casa Baraj in Văliug. The Casa Baraj ski slope is 800 metres long and easy; it is served by a chairlift and is also equipped with floodlighting.

To the higher-level travel overview: Caraş-Severin.