Transfagarasan road trip in Romania – autumn road trips

It’s still August but if you want to try a great “pre-autumn” road trip then head to Romania. This road trip is probably the most spectacular in whole Europe. Stunning views, beautiful lakes and loads of hairpin turns. If this is for you then you should really follow the Transfagarasan mountain road which is 90km long. It drives through the Fagaras mountains and part of the Transsylvanian Alps. This road connects Transsylvania with Muntenia. the road and the road trip starts at Bascov and ends in Cartisoara in the Olt valley.

The road rises to 2134 meter and has many hairpin turns. The maximum speed is 40km and I promise it won’t be slow!  Visit is from July until September otherwise can be closed because of the snow. Sometimes can be open even in November but it always depends on the weather conditions.

Interesting facts about the Transfagarasan mountain road:

• it has more tunnels and viaducts then any other road in Romania
• the longest (ca. 875 m) and highest tunnel of Romania is also located here (near Balea-lake)
• the builders of the road used 6000 tons of dynamite to clear a path for the road on the northern side of the mountains
• 40 soldiers lost their lives during construction

Along the road you can visit:

* the Arges River gorge
* Poenari Castle which was property of Vlad III the Impaler (Bram stoker’s Dracula was based on his personality)
* Vidraru Lake which is a man-made reservoir retained by a dam  – the road runs through the dam
* Balea Lake which is a glacier lake with ice clear, it’s always good to know that the world’s first ice hotel was built here in 2006
* Balea Falls

If you want to discover this spectacular place then visit Romania isn September and follow the Transfagarasan mountain road which can be a little challenging for drivers but it’s one of a lifetime experience.

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Source: http://www.losapos.com/transfagarasan