The gorge of the Iron Gates(Romanian: Porțile de Fier; Serbian: Đerdapska klisura) is a natural border between Serbia and Romania the moment the Danube River enters Romania, to the city of Orsova, for approximately 150 km.
Several narrows along the river created one of the most beautiful gorges in Europe. One famous section is the Danube’s Big Boilers, where is the narrowest section, about 150 m wide and up to 75 m deep.
The Big Boilers’ northern bank is a hill just over 300 metres high, offering panoramic views of the river. A 5 km takes you to the top of the hill - Ciucarul Mare peak, where there are several lookout points.
Also, you can choose a speedboat cruise to see the heights of the gorge from bottom to the top.
The most prominent point of interest along the river is the statue of Decebalus (Romanian: Decebal), the last Dacian king, who fought bravely three of the wars during the expansion of the Roman Empire. With 55m height and 25 m width, Decebalus’ statue is one of the biggest sculptures in stone from Europe. It was built between 1994 and 2004, and it costed over a million of dollars. Facing to the southern border, Decebalus remains to watch over and guard his Dacian lands, for the times to come.