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13 September 2022

Vulcanii Noroioşi

The Berca Mud Volcanoes <Vulcanii noroioși> are next to Berca, not far from Buzău. It covers an area of 30 km² and apart from Camping Muddy there are only a few guesthouses

We hiked three of the four mud volcanoes from the campsite. The area is perfect for a hike.

And as you can see on the video the volcanoes are not tiny. The 3 ones we saw are having at least a diameter of 100m

You can visit several small villages, we picked Beciu with approx 20 houses

Vulcanii Noroioşi Pâclele Mari
Vulcanii Noroioşi Pâclele Mari
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We were told that other mud volcanoes only exist in Iceland. According to Wikipedia "The main attraction of the protected area are mud volcanoes, which are a few meters high. It is cold volcanism. The volcanoes are formed by gases that rise from about 3,000 m depth through clay and water layers. The mud dries on the earth's surface and forms structures resembling a volcano.

Because the mud is salty and sulphurous, the environment is hostile to vegetation, but some rare salt-resistant plant species have settled there."