| there's an elegant restaurant/bar with terrace seating. a spa includes a sauna, and an indoor pool with thermal water. featuring chandeliers, the formal rooms have wi-fi, flat-screen tvs and minifridges. suites add separate living areas. set in a 19th-century villa along the cerna river, this upmarket hotel is less than 1 km from highway 67d, a 2-minute walk from the neptune baths and 5 minutes' walk from the hercules statue. breakfast and parking are available. check-in time: 2:00 pm
Craiova Airport 2 hr 31
Hercules' statue (5 min) Lacul Herculane (16 min) Ada Kaleh (28 min)
This famous island held a bustling Turkish enclave that was submerged when a dam was built. Grota Haiducilor (19 min) Cheile Feregari (8 min) Izvorul Munk (2 min) Old Baths Neptune (2 min) Steam cave (17 min) Domogled (12 min)
Rocky peak within Domogled-Valea Cernei National Park, a destination for hikers. Parcul Național Domogled-Valea Cernei (6 min)
Sprawling mountain terrain featuring waterfalls, caves & hiking trails leading to scenic vistas. Mehedinti Mountains (31 min)
Expanse of cave-studded limestone ridges & wooded valleys, with hiking & dramatic fall foliage. Crucea Albă (11 min) Cheile Tasnei (22 min) Domogled Mountains (7 min) | 
