Peştera Vântului

Peştera Vântului (Wind Cave) is the largest cave in Romania, with a length of almost 52 km (total length of passages). It is situated in the Pădurea Craiului Mountains on the left bank of Crişul Repede River in the vicinity of Şuncuiuş village. This cave is closed and only accessible to cavers, but there are works going on to develop it as a show cave.

The cave was first explored in 1957.

The cave is called Peştera Vântului (Romanian for "Wind Cave") because of the powerful draft that can be sensed at the entrance and in the far corners of the cave. The wind is bi-directional, being controlled seasonally.

The average temperature in the cave is 11.8˚C.

External links

* [http://csacluj.tripod.com/envant.htm Peştera Vântului - history, geology, biology, tourism]
* [http://csacluj.tripod.com/photo/vantul.htm Pictures of Peştera Vântului]
* [http://www.welcometoromania.ro/E60_Oradea_Cluj/E60_Oradea_Cluj_Pestera_Vantului_e.htm The Cave of the Wind with pictures]
* [http://suncuius.ro suncuius.ro - Suncuius turism zone: photos, weather, access and housing information]
* [http://szilagyipp.wordpress.com/2007/02/16/caves-speology/ Photos from Wind Cave - Szilagyi Palko Pal CSA Cluj]