Muntii Fagaras Travel Guide

  A little piece of heaven
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  • A little piece of heaven
      A little piece of heaven
    by Aprilbell
  • Transfagarasean
      Transfagarasean
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  • A small waterfall
      A small waterfall
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  •   Muntii Fagaras
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  •   Muntii Fagaras
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Things to Do  

Balea lake and waterfall

Balea lake and waterfall, Muntii Fagaras

 Aprilbell Says:  On the top of Fagaras Mountains you'll find the Balea lake and a very beautiful waterfall. 

Vidraru lake

Vidraru lake, Muntii Fagaras

 Aprilbell Says:  One of the attractions of Fagaras Mountains is Vidraru Lake. A beautiful place to be at. 

Visit Dracula's castle

Visit Dracula's castle, Muntii Fagaras

 zaffaran Says:  If you drive along Transfagarassan Road you shouldn't miss remains of Vlad Tepes's castle. They are only ruins because a big part of the castle collapsed in the end of 19th century. This is the real place where famous Vlad Tepes ( called Dracula) used to live- not Bran which... 

Hotels  

Cabana Balea Lac: Another mountain hut

Cabana Balea Lac: Another mountain hut, Muntii Fagaras

 zaffaran Says:  I didn't stay in this mountain hut during my visit to Muntii Fagaras, but I thin it's a good idea to stay there as it's a perfect starting point to make some trips to the mountains. Although the place may seem to be too touristy, it's worth considering , and what is more-... 

Cabana Paraul Capra: A mountain hut

Cabana Paraul Capra: A mountain hut, Muntii Fagaras

 zaffaran Says:  A good location -quite high in the mountains (1600 m), a good starting point for some hiking , a restaurant with decent food available (the price included breakfast), a very friendly atmosphere; nobody spoke English , one waiter spoke some German. Too high price for the... 

Warnings Or Dangers  

treacherous trails

treacherous trails, Muntii Fagaras

 Taffi Says:  The hiking trails through the Fagaras mountains look all right on a topographic map, but in reality we found many paths overgrown, badly indicated or ... well in some cases we just simply did not find them. When we tried to follow the "blue rectangle" trail, this turned out... 

Traffic jams

Traffic jams, Muntii Fagaras

 zaffaran Says:  Sometimes you may get stuck in a very special trafic jam- and then patience is your best weapon... 

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Snow on the road in July

Snow on the road in July, Muntii Fagaras

 zaffaran Says:  Something that you can expect even in summer-SNOW. But thanks to local authorities the road was possible to drive. 

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 Sometimes you may get stuck in a very special trafic jam- and then patience is your best weapon... 

 

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Transfagarassan Road

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 Transfagarassan Road was the road I wanted to drive along since the very moment I got to know about it. I felt a bit unsure because according to our schedule we were to drive there on 1st of July and... 

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Fagaras Mountains

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 Fagaras Mountains are the tallest Mountains in the country. Which makes them one of the most frequent holiday destinations. The landscapes, the nature and the road itslef are just breathtaking. 

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Where sheep go up into the sky...

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 Quite close to the city of Sibiu you'll find this mountain range. It is not for the inexperienced hiker but a communist-era road goes straight through it: the famous "Transfagarasan". 

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Muntii Fagaras

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 The highest mountain are Fogaras. And the highest top is Moldoveanu. If you go there you can go for a week on height over 2000 mnpm and you can admire so view like this on the photo. 

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would you come for a ride???

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 usually, I go in the mountains for hiking or climbing some peaks...but I really liked this road, TRANSFAGARASAN.... 

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