Băile Herculane

Băile Herculane is located in Banat Caras- Severin Romania. It is serve as spa town with a long history of human habitation.

The area was discovered to show inhabited since Paleolithic era. The legend says that the popular Hercules stopped to the valley to bathe and rest. The Cave of the Thieves also known as Pestera Hotilor containes multiple levels , including one from the Mousterian period, one from the Mesolithic period and several from the later Neolithic periods. As years passed by , the spa town became most visited for natural healing properties , hot springs with sulfur , chlorine , sodium , calcium , magnesium and other minerals , also the negatively ionized air. Today, the Băile Herculane is still open for tourist and can be visited anytime.