Mountain Road Trip To Transfagarasan Road And The Ice Castle
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Mountain Road Trip To Transfagarasan Road And The Ice Castle
Drift in one of the most exciting adventures with the spectacular Transfagarasan road featured in the world famous automotive program „Top Gear”, where a stunning waterfall of majesty surrounds you through a landscape in which the brown bear hovers - making this wonderful place a unique moment in everyone’s life. Balea Lake is the destination where the land of ice castles, black goat, Carpathian mountain peaks, impressive tunnels and the authentic taste of lake trout will always remind you of this amazing experience.
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Route: Sibiu – Balea Waterfall – Balea Lake – Carta Fortress – Brukenthal Palace Avrig – Sibiu 170 km +
Optional:
The Mud Castle 185 km +
The Mud Castle 185 km +
Upside-down House 190 km +
Horse riding 190 km +
Time: 6- 9 hours
Transfagarasan Road
Transfagarasan Road
The most spectacular road in Europe with its 90 km that reaches an altitude of over 2000 m in the alpine leap of majestic Carpathian Mountains it is the host of the most adventurous rally competitions.
Balea Waterfall
We will stop to admire a 60 meter charming waterfall in a fairytale landscape that can be admired from the cottage that bears his name.
Balea Lake
It is a gorgeous lake at an altitude of 2000 m, a place where its legend with Balea, the brave shepherd is still alive and a wonderful winter stopover for the most adventurous tourists who would like to test the experience of the Ice Castle.
Balea Lake Tunnel
One kilometer tunnel that connects the two counties Sibiu and Arges. This tunnel brings us to the other side of the Mountain in front of the Arges Rescue from where you can admire the second half of Transfagarasan road that stretches to the giant Lake Vidraru.
Carta Fortress
It is a land with over 800 years full of history where we will find out its interesting story and we will understand why its river has never been frozen.
Brukenthal Palace
A short visit at the sunset on the shore of the Olt river, where Brukenthal balls rang when Queen of the Night start flouring, a place where we can taste the unique flavour of the elderflowers juice from this garden.
Back To Sibiu
Optional:
The Mud Castle
A land rooted from fairy tales and a castle with an unusual shape, which seems to have been built by Hobbit’s is made only from natural materials. Its unique beauty made this place one of the most popular tourist destinations in the past year.
The Upside-down House
At the foothills of Fagaras Mountains there is a house where everything is upside-down. With its 7 degree incline even the smallest items and details are turned on their head. The purpose is to lose all the points of stability and create a sensation of dizziness.
Riding horses in Avrig Valley
