Discover Romania Part 2

raiculetzz (39)in #traveling • 6 years ago

The Transfăgărășan (trans [over, across] + Făgăraș) or DN7C, also known as Ceausescu's Folly, 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 kilometers (56 mi) to the crossroad between the DN1 and Sibiu, between the highest peaks in the country, Moldovan and Negoiu. The road, built in the early 1970s as a strategic military route, connects the historic regions of Transylvania and Wallachia

The Berca Mud Volcanoes are a geological and botanical reservation located in the Berca commune in the Buzău County in Romania. Its most spectacular feature is the mud volcanoes, small volcano-shaped structures typically a few metres high caused by the eruption of mud and natural gases.

Făgăraș Citadel is a historic monument in Făgăraș, Romania.

The Danube Delta is the second largest river delta in Europe, after the Volga Delta, and is the best preserved on the continent.[1] The greater part of the Danube Delta lies in Romania (Tulcea County), while its northern part, on the left bank of the Chilia arm, is situated in Ukraine (Odessa Oblast). Its approximate surface area is 4,152 km2 (1,603 sq mi), of which 3,446 km2 (1,331 sq mi) is in Romania. With the lagoons of Razim–Sinoe (1,015 km2 (392 sq mi) with 865 km2 (334 sq mi) water surface), located south of the main delta, the total area of the Danube Delta is 5,165 km2 (1,994 sq mi). The Razim–Sinoe lagoon complex is geologically and ecologically related to the delta proper and the combined territory is listed as a World Heritage Sit

Corvin Castle, also known as Hunyadi Castle or Hunedoara Castle is a Gothic-Renaissance castle in Hunedoara, Romania. It is one of the largest castles in Europe and figures in a top of seven wonders of Romania

Peleș Castle is a Neo-Renaissance castle in the Carpathian Mountains, near Sinaia, in Prahova County, Romania, on an existing medieval route linking Transylvania and Wallachia, built between 1873 and 1914. Its inauguration was held in 1883. It was constructed by Charles I.

Boilers are a sector in the Danube defile when passing through the Carpathian Mountains. They have a length of about 9 km. In some places the Danube narrows up to 230 m, making navigation difficult. The river is bordered by vertical, rocky walls. Maximum depths of about 75 m. In the boilers sector, the water drainage speed exceeds 5 m / s.

The Big Boilers have a length of about 4 km, ranging between Greater Ciucarul (on the territory of Romania) and Veliki Strbac (Serbia)

The Constanța Casino is a casino in Constanța, Romania, located at 2 Elisabeta Boulevard along the Black Sea. Considered a symbol of the city, it was built in Art Nouveau style according to the plans of Daniel Renard and inaugurated in August 1910. The last major repairs took place in 1986-1988, and the building is currently closed.[1] It is listed as a historic monument by Romania's Ministry of Culture and Religious Affairs

The name of the ladder was attributed to the memory of Francis Rákóczi II, who led the Revolution of the Magyars (the Courts' Revolt) at the beginning of the 18th century against the Austrian rule in Transylvania. On April 5, 1707, Rákóczi was installed as the prince of Transylvania, the service being held in a chapel built on the site of the Roman Catholic Church today. The revolution ended four years later, in 1711, with the peace signed in Satu Mare.