The spa town of Băile Herculane
has a long history of human habitation. Numerous archaeological discoveries
show that the area has been inhabited since the Paleolithic era. The Peştera Hoţilor (Cave of the
Thieves), contains multiple levels, including one from the Mousterian period,
one from the Mesolithic period (late Epigravettian), and several from the later
Neolithic periods.
Legend has it that the weary Hercules
stopped in the valley to bathe and rest. During
