Month: June 2018

Transfagarasan Highway - Romania's Most Spectacular Road All the sights and places we visited in Romania have a special charm... But these roads through the mountains, at high altitudes, where nature is almost untouched, are truly spectacular. Experience Transfagarasan Highway on our Excellent Day Tour from Bucharest! Transfăgărăşan or DN7C is the second highest highway in Romania after Transalpina.It connects Argeş County, namely Bascov and Sibiu County, Cârţişoara, having approx. 150 km long. Its maximum altitude is 2042 m near Bâlea Lac. The construction of the road began in 1969 at Ceausescu's initiative and ended in 1974, but its completion with asphalting took place in 1980. Unfortunately, many human lives were lost during the construction due to the difficulty of this project. The road is very beautiful from Arges County to the Vidraru Dam that rises majestically above. A few kilometers before the dam is the Poenari Fortress, where you must climb no less than 1480 steps. Poenari Fortress There are many places in Romania that deserve our attention. Some even deserve our whole physical effort. When you combine sport with a visit to a fortress, you can only get something good. Coming from Curtea de Arges, just 5 km from Vidraru Dam, at 850 m altitude, there is a mysterious and legendary tourist destination. Should I climb up or not? This will be the first question that will probably arise in your mind. Because you can not see much from the bottom of the forest, something will tell you that it deserves all the trouble. From the first step, a billboard will inform you that a zig zag through the forest follows. More specifically, you need to climb 1480 steps. (I did not count them but our travelers did it and it was exact) The road is not at