Exploring Romanian Country
Today we're traveling further into Romania, where we come across gypsies where they live, we try more authentic Romanian food, and take part in their city celebrations. We go from Tergoviste to Câmpulung, and get a little deeper into Romanian culture. Come with us and see the countryside of this country and discover what the people are all about. Travel Romania.
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Transfăgărăşan, Romania - World Best Road Trip
Transfagarasan: world's best road trip according to Top Gear
The Transfagarasan mountain road or national road 7C is one of the most spectacular roads in the world. It is 90 km (56 miles) long and is located in Romania. It runs trough the Fagaras mountains (trans + Fagaras), a part of the Transsylvanian Alps. The road connects Transsylvania with Muntenia. The Transfagarasan starts at Bascov, near Pitesti. It follows the valley of the river Argea and after mounting to the highest point, it descends to Cartisoara in the Olt valley, where the road ends.
The Transfagarasan rises to a height of 2134 meter and has sharp hairpin turns, a challenge for every driver. The maximum speed is 40km/h (25 miles/h). The road is often closed from October till June due to the snow that is blocking the road. Sometimes the road can be open as late as November, but on the other hand it has been known to snow as late as August so it's always good to check ahead of time on the weather and road conditions.
The road has more tunnels and viaducts then any other road in Romania. On the highest point of the Transfagarasan near Balea Lac (Balea-lake) is located the longest (ca. 875 m/0.53miles), and highest tunnel of Romania. This tunnel is the connection between Transsylvania and Walachia. In September 2009 the British television show Top Gear was filming along the road. Host Jeremy Clarkson claimed the Transfagarasan as the best road in the world.
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Transfagarasan - Vidraru and Balea Lake, Romania
Transfagarasan - Vidraru and Balea Lake, Romania
Drumul DN7C -- Transfăgărășan este o cale rutieră de circulație din România, care începe în comuna Bascov, Județul Argeș de lângă orașul Pitești, în direcția orașului Curtea de Argeș și se termină la intersecția cu drumul DN1 între Sibiu și Brașov, în apropierea comunei Cârțișoara, cu o lungime de 151 km.
Pornit din comuna Bascov, după 61 km dincolo de comuna Arefu începe porțiunea așa numitului Transfăgărășan, pe o lungime de aproximativ 91 km.
Transfăgărășanul este situat pe locul al doilea ca altitudine în România după șoseaua Transalpina (DN67C) cu 2145 m din Munții Parâng.
Primul segment al Transfăgărășanului trece prin fața hidrocentralei de la Vidraru amplasată subteran în masivul Cetățuia. De aici, în apropierea cetății Poenari, drumul urcă pe serpentine și viaducte, trecând prin trei tunele mai scurte ajungând pe Barajul Vidraru, care cu ai lui 307 m leagă Munții Pleașa și Vidraru. Trecând barajul, drumul continuă în partea stângă de-al lungul lacului Vidraru pînă la începutul acestuia. În continuare drumul începe să urce în serpentine, trecând pe la Cascada Capra, pînă la partea sudică al tunelului de la Capra la Bâlea Lac, unde cu o lungime de 887 m străbate Munții Făgăraș. Tunelul Bâlea, cel mai lung tunel din România, cu o înălțime de 4,4 m, 6 m lățime și un trotuar cu o lățime de 1 m, iluminat, dar neaerisit, face legătura cu partea nordică a Transfăgărășanului.
În partea nordică a drumului, după Tunelul Bâlea Transfăgărășanul trece prin rezervația naturală Golul Alpin și Lacul Bâlea, pe la lacul glaciar Bâlea urmat de o coborâre abruptă în serpentine. Trece în apropierea cascadei Bâlea, care este o cascadă în trepte de aproximativ 68 m, cea mai mare de acest fel în România, și se află la altitudinea de aproximativ 1230 m.d.M.
În timpul iernii, de obicei de la 1 noiembrie până în 30 iunie (sectorul cuprins între kilometrul 104 de la Piscu Negru și kilometrul 130 la cabana Bâlea Cascadă), când Transfăgărășanul este închis circulației rutiere, la Lacul Bâlea se poate ajunge cu telecabina, de la cabana „Bâlea Cascadă din apropierea cascadei Bâlea.
Unul din tronsoanele cele mai dificile ale Transfăgărășanului, este cuprins între Lacul Bâlea și Bâlea Cascadă pe o lungime de 13 km. De la Bâlea Cascadă pînă la intersecția cu drumul DN1 sau și drumul european E68 în apropierea comunei Cârțișoara, mai sunt 21 km.
Transfăgărășanul trece peste 830 podețe, 27 viaducte; pentru construcția lui a fost necesar să fie dislocate mai multe milioane de tone de rocă; pentru aceasta s-au folosit de exemplu: 6520 tone de dinamită, din care 20 de tone numai la tunelul Capra -- Bâlea și multe alte materiale de construcții.
Zona montană înaltă a DN7C este deschisă pentru circulația rutieră doar în perioada iulie-octombrie a fiecărui an, întrucât drumul este înzăpezit pe timp de iarnă, iar dezăpezirea lui este nepractică. Iarna, pe acest drum accesul rutier este permis pe versantul sudic doar până cel mult la cabana Capra (kilometrul 104 - Piscu Negru, județul Argeș)), iar pe cel nordic până la Bâlea-cascadă (kilometrul 131).
Chiar și în timpul verii, traseul este unul periculos, cu deosebit de multe viraje, iar limita de viteză este impusă la 40 km/h.
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Transfagarasan & Transalpina in one day - Romania 2019 - HD, best roads in the world
Transfagarasan & Transalpina in one day - Romania october 2018 - HD, best road in the world, no drone, no top gear
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Transfagarasan - English
The Transfăgărășan (trans [over, across] + Făgăraș) or DN7C is a paved mountain road crossing the southern section of the Carpathian Mountains of Romania. It has national-road ranking and is the second-highest paved road in the country after the Transalpina. It starts near the village of Bascov, near Pitești, and stretches 90 kilometres (56 mi) to the crossroad between the DN1 and Sibiu, between the highest peaks in the country, Moldoveanu and Negoiu. The road, built in the early 1970s as a strategic military route, connects the historic regions of Transylvania and Wallachia.
History: The Transfăgărășan was constructed between 1970 and 1974 during the rule of Nicolae Ceaușescu as a response to the 1968 invasion of Czechoslovakia by the Soviet Union.
Built mainly by military forces, the road had a high financial and human cost. Work was carried out in an alpine climate, at an elevation of 2,000 metres (6,600 ft), using roughly six million kilograms (5,900 long tons; 6,600 short tons) of dynamite, and employing junior military personnel who were untrained in blasting techniques. Many workers died; official records state that only 40 soldiers lost their lives, but unofficial estimates by workers put the number in the hundreds.
The road was officially opened on 20 September 1974, although work, particularly paving of the roadbed, continued until 1980.
Route: The road climbs to an altitude of 2,042 metres (6,699 ft), making it the second highest mountain pass in Romania after the Transalpina. It is a winding road, dotted with steep hairpin turns, long S-curves, and sharp descents. It is both an attraction and a challenge for hikers, cyclists, drivers and motorcycle enthusiasts. Due to the topography, the average speed is around 40 km/h (25 mph). The road also provides access to Bâlea Lake and Bâlea Waterfall.
The road is usually closed from late October until late June because of snow. Depending on the weather, it may remain open until as late as November, or may close even in the summer; signs at the town of Curtea de Argeș and the village of Cartisoara provide information.
The Transfăgărășan has more tunnels (a total of 5) and viaducts than any other road in Romania. Near the highest point, at Bâlea Lake, the road passes through Bâlea Tunnel, the longest road tunnel in Romania at 884 m (2,900 ft).
Along the southern section of the road, near the village of Arefu, is Poenari Castle. The castle was the residence of Vlad the Impaler, the inspiration for Bram Stoker's Count Dracula.
The northern section is used for annual cycling competitions, including the Tour of Romania, and the 22 km (14 mi) section to Bâlea Lake has been used since 2011 for the Sibiu Cycling Tour. These sections are considered to be similar in difficulty to hors catégorie climbs in the Tour de France.
Cultural references: The Transfăgărășan was featured in a segment of the British TV show Top Gear, in the first episode of Series 14 (November 2009). Host Jeremy Clarkson proclaimed that the Transfăgărășan was the best road in the world, a title the presenters had previously given to the Stelvio Pass in Italy. The road has also been dubbed Ceaușescu's Folly.
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Transalpina - English
The Transalpina or DN67C located in the Parâng Mountains group, in the Southern Carpathians of Romania, is one of the highest roads of the Carpathian Mountains. It connects Novaci, south of Parâng Mountains, to Sebeş in the north.
It is said that the road was built under King Carol II and rebuilt during World War II by German troops. Also a story has it that Nicolae Ceauşescu had the Transfăgărășan Road (DN7C) built during the communist regime just to surpass the Transalpina.
The road has its highest point at the Urdele Pass, where the elevation is 2,145m above sea level. Given the high altitude, the road is closed during the cold months of the year. Works began in 2007 in order to transform this spectacular road into a modern highway (148 km), allowing a rapid transit between Oltenia and Transylvania.
Rânca, a newly developed resort, is located towards the south end of the Transalpina road.
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Epic Road - Transfagarasan & Transalpina Romania
PetrolHead and BRP CanAm Spyder lover is back on the road. This time I went to Romania win my BRP CanAmSpyder F3s to check the notorious roads of Transfagarasan DN7C and Transalpina DN67C
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4:10 - Barajul Vidraru reservoir at Transfagarasan
5:50 - Martin Pohanka talks about Transalpina road DN67C
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Starting point Transfagarasan road (Cartisoara, Romania): DMS
45°43'39.0N 24°34'27.1E
Top of Transfagarasan road
45°36'23.7N 24°36'46.3E
Reservoir at Transfagarasan road
45°21'58.5N 24°37'53.7E
Transalpina road best part - Start
45°25'34.2N 23°37'16.1E
Transalpina (Ranca Ski resort)
45°17'30.0N 23°41'18.9E
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The Transfăgărășan (trans (over, across) + Făgăraș) or DN7C, also known as Ceaușescu's folly is the second-highest paved road in Romania, and considered by some to be the most dramatic. Built as a strategic military route, the 90 km of twists and turns run north to south across the tallest sections of the Southern Carpathians, between the highest peak in the country, Moldoveanu, and the second highest, Negoiu. The road connects the historic regions of Transylvania and Wallachia, and the cities of Sibiu and Pitești.
The road was constructed between 1970 and 1974, during the rule of Nicolae Ceaușescu. It came as a response to the 1968 invasion of Czechoslovakia by the Soviet Union. Ceaușescu wanted to ensure quick military access across the mountains in the event the Soviets attempted a similar move into Romania. Consequently, the road was built mainly with military forces, at a high cost both financially and from a human standpoint—roughly 6 million kilograms of dynamite were used on the northern face, and the official records mention that about 40 soldiers lost their lives in building accidents.
The road climbs to 2,034 metres altitude. The most spectacular route is from the North. It is a winding road, dotted with steep hairpin turns, long S-curves, and sharp descents. The Transfăgărășan is both an attraction and a challenge for hikers, cyclists, drivers and motorcycle enthusiasts alike. Due to the topography, the average speed is around 40 km/h. The road also provides access to Bâlea Lake and Bâlea Waterfall.
The road is usually closed from late October until late June because of snow. Depending on the weather, it may remain open until as late as November. It may also be closed, at times, because of weather conditions (it occasionally snows even in August). There are signs at the town of Curtea de Argeș and the village of Cartisoara that provide information on the passage. Travellers can find food and lodging at several hotels or chalets (cabane) along the way.
It has more tunnels (a total of 5)[1] and viaducts than any other road in Romania. Near the highest point, at Bâlea Lake, the road passes through Bâlea Tunnel, the longest road tunnel in Romania (884 m).
Among the attractions along the southern section of the road, near the village of Arefu, is the Poienari fortress. The castle served as the residence of Vlad III the Impaler, the prince who inspired Bram Stoker's Dracula character. There is a parking area and a path to the ruins.
The northern section is used as a part of yearly cyclist competitions Tour of Romania (Romanian: Turul României). The difficulty of this section is considered to be very similar to Hors Categorie climbs (literally beyond categorization) in the Tour de France.
Transfăgărășan - the best road in the world
Transfagarasan: world's best road trip according to Top Gear
The Transfagarasan mountain road or national road 7C is one of the most spectacular roads in the world. It is 90 km (56 miles) long and is located in Romania. It runs trough the Fagaras mountains (trans + Fagaras), a part of the Transsylvanian Alps. The road connects Transsylvania with Muntenia. The Transfagarasan starts at Bascov, near Piteçti. It follows the valley of the river Argea and after mounting to the highest point, it descends to Cartisoara in the Olt valley, where the road ends.
The Transfagarasan rises to a height of 2134 meter and has sharp hairpin turns, a challenge for every driver. The maximum speed is 40km/h (25 miles/h). The road is often closed from October till June due to the snow that is blocking the road. Sometimes the road can be open as late as November, but on the other hand it has been known to snow as late as August so it's always good to check ahead of time on the weather and road conditions.The road has more tunnels and viaducts then any other road in Romania. On the highest point of the Transfagarasan near Balea Lac (Balea-lake) is located the longest (ca. 875 m/0.53miles), and highest tunnel of Romania. This tunnel is the connection between Transsylvania and Walachia. In September 2009 the British television show Top Gear was filming along the road. Host Jeremy Clarkson claimed the Transfagarasan as the best road in the world.