Transfagarasan Road - one day trip from Bucharest

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1. The Cathedral from Curtea de Arges is the burial place for Romanians kings and queens. King Carol I and King Ferdinand and their queens Elisabeth and Mary are buried in the main church, and King Carol II, King Michael, and Queen Anne are buried in a new chappel. Also here we discover the legend behind the sacrifice of Manole, the builder.

   30 min

2. The real fortress of Dracula, located in Arefu village, Poienari is on the top of the mountain. We have to climb 1480 steps to rich the fortress, but it is not so hard as you expect. Sometimes the access is forbidden due to brown bears attacks. Otherwise, we cand see it from the road.

   2 h

3. One of the biggest dams in Romania, Vidraru was built on the Arges river to control it. Now here we produce annual energy of 400 GWh.

   15 min

4. "The most beautiful road in the world" - Jeremy Clarkson (BBC - Top Gear). Built by Nicolae Ceausescu as the secret road for the army, in the 70s, now is a tourist attraction. Is open only from 1st of July to the 1st of November. During winter and spring, we can go to the highest point only by cable car.

   2 h

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How it compares in Bucareste

• Its from-price is 127% above the median of the 277 viagens de um dia we list in Bucareste.
• Its length is typical for the group.
• By number of reviews it ranks 139 of 277.
• The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About Bucareste

Avenidas belle époque, igrejas ortodoxas e monumentos comunistas em torno de uma animada cidade velha: Bucareste, capital da Roménia.

O vasto Palácio do Parlamento, um dos maiores edifícios administrativos do mundo, domina o centro como um legado marcante da era Ceaușescu. A Calea Victoriei, a grande avenida, passa pela sala de concertos com cúpula do Ateneu Romeno, pelo antigo Palácio Real que abriga o Museu Nacional de Arte e pela Praça da Revolução, onde decorreram os acontecimentos de 1989.

Top-ranked sights in Bucareste: Palace of Parliament (Palatul Parlamentului), Revolution Square (Piata Revolutiei), Arcul de Triumf (Arch of Triumph).

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