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tim76 Says: The Sâmbăta Monastery is located in the wooded foothills of the Carpathian mountains and makes for a pleasant afternoon excursion. When we visited it was quite busy, although we might have very well been the only foreigners.The buildings as they stand today are a modern...
Mique Says: By the time our transfagaras tour got us to Fagaras itself it started to get dark and the museum in the castle was closed. There is a restaurant in the castle as well but we didn't want to eat in a restaurant just to see a bit of a castle. So we stuck with walking around the...
Mique Says: These ruins are the remains of the castle that Vlad Tepes had build on this hillside a long time ago. Now Vlad Tepes is the person that Bram Stoker has probably based his Dracula story on. While most tourists go to Bran Castle which has been dubbed Dracula's castle even...
Mique Says: One of the things i really wanted to do in Romania was to follow this road. And one day in october (2004) i did. Luckily we had a driver for the day because i was just to busy watching. And i would probably have gotten us into trouble several times if i had been driving. And...
Mique Says: This place we found along the road. It looks like a house that could/would be used in a horror movie. We passed it on our way to the dacian Szarmisegetusa (or at least we tried to get there. We had to turn after about 3 km. We had to cover 18 km but the road simply was too...
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Mique Says: As all you VT enthusiasts know it is of paramount importance to sometimes include a picture of yourself while you're on some really great location. We tried and tried and tried. Camera on top of the car and repositioning it a hundred times. Getting bored with running for the...
Mique Says: We came from the direction of curtea d'arges and when we went through the tunnel (which turned out to be a lot smaller and shorter then i had imagined it to be) we came upon this small glacial lake.) I do have the name of it somewhere but can't for the life of me remember...
Mique Says: At the end of our transfagaras highway tour we visited Sambata Monastery. And what a treat. The tranquillity, the surroundings. Very nice. And inside the monastery is a huge room. Though we didn't know what it was used for it looked like a huge prayer room of some sorts....
Mique Says: I wanted to see this place because of the tragic legend that is attached to it. The story of Manolo the head builder and his pregnant wife. I'll not tell you the story hear. Send me a message if you want to hear it. But i have seen Manolo's well. At another well we met a man...
antoanellarom Says: A great place to practice skiing - 5 slopes ( 2 are lit by night ), 5 teleskies, cheap accomodation
antoanellarom Says: Great place to ski !
antoanellarom Says: Romantic church at the top of the mountain
A restaurant on the top of Fagaras
Neit Says: In the peak of Fagaras there's an hotel-restaurant where you can do a stop to take some coffee while you see the landscape. The construction is made of wood and stone, and it seems to be constructed above the lake.
antoanellarom Says: Beware wild animals( bears, wolves ) in lonely places like woods in the mountains if you intend camping there , especially in the Calimani mountains but in the other places as well
antoanellarom Says: Always have something warm as well as rain clothingBoots are recommended because the trails are difficult to be done with sport or other kind of shoes Tent
antoanellarom Says: On the sacred mountains Bucegi the Sphinx stands against the winter blizzards
B_Caro Says: Poiana Brasov seems to be a very popular ski resort.Especially on Sundays it can be very crowded. It seems to be a very populair destination for Romanians as well for expats living in Romania.
Neit Says: Carpathians Mountains starts in the Danube, near Bratislava (Slovakia). Surrounds Transcarpathia and Transilvania with a big semi-circle, and ends another time at the Danube, near Orçova (Romania). They reach its high point in Transylvania (2.655 m)
Neit Says: The Transfagaras is one of the highest road in Europe. The road, narrow, with a high escarpment, is really beautiful. The landscape changes as the car rises the mountain, and when you arrive to the top, trees have almost disappeared. When you stop before to cross the tunnel...
Neit Says: When you arrive to the peak of the Fagaras, you can stop the car in a zone that has been prepared as a parking. When you leave the car, the inmensity of the mountains won't let you indifferent. In August, it was snow in some nooks already, and the mist, so common in the...
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Hikers can camp all along the lakes on the mountain top Spectaculat view
Q: There are many UK based tour operators that got o look at the bears in the Carpathian mountains. most of them based at Zarnesti to...
A: Many thanks for your help. I understand thet there are bear hides in the forest just outside Zarnesti. the tour groups go to them, Surely I could go too. Maybe there is a...
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Wild mountains, crowded or deserted trails, friendly people and great adventures - in a few words this represents the Carpathians Yet each place has its distinct flavour
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True, i never really hiked in those mountains. Though i did small 2-3 hour trails but one day i plan to go back and really hike. The mountains deserve such time. They're so impressive and i know i......
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A beautiful spot in the Carpathian Mountains
During my 2 weeks stay in Ploesti in January I spent the weekend in Poaina Brasov (and because I don`t find Poiana Brasov in the VT destination list I put it under "Carpathian Mountains")
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I don't know how to the describe the sensation I had when we were climbing the Carpathians. Probably because I am a fan of the gothic novel, this mountain has an special connotation for me. So visit...
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The Carpathian Mountains of Romania
We must have been in the Carpathians at one of the best times for wildflowers. The various shades of green and the abundent colors of the flowers made for dramatic landscapes. I have never heard the...
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