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Archive for October, 2011

Fagaras Mountains – the highest mountain range in Romania

Thursday, October 6th, 2011

Romania’s highest mountain range are Fagaras. Compact mountain range stretches over 70 km between the Red Towerbreakthrough (Tornu Roşu) and Curmâtura Foii pass which separates it from the chain of Piatra Craiului mountains. Any amateur of mountain excursions will find something for himself in Fagaras Mountains. Western and Central part resembles the Tatra Mountains. With the highest mountains of Romania (Moldoveanu [...]

Retezat – the third mountain range of Romania

Thursday, October 6th, 2011

Retezat range, one of the highest ranges of the Carpathians mountains, is characterized by rocky landscapes and massive cliffs. You can see there many glacial lakes and the cows that graze at an altitude of over 2000 meters. These mountains are very scenically gorgeous, relatively easily accessible and well (as for Romania) developed. Higher peaks of “Mountains Cut” (as it [...]

Dracula’s castles in Romania

Tuesday, October 4th, 2011

Romania is inseparably associated with the literary figure of Count Dracula. Everyone who wants to visit places associated with him should go to Bran Castle and the Poenari fortress. Castles are distant from each other for about 60 km. Bran Castle appearance corresponds to the description of the literary establishment Carpathian vampire but the relationship to the original [...]