Henri Coandă International Airport 2 hr 3
Sinaia Casino (36 min) Now a congress center, this early 20th-century former casino features glitzy halls & an art gallery. TransBucegi (36 min) Jepii Mari River (57 min) Bolboci Lake (51 min) Remote artificial lake ringed by forested cliffs, with hiking trails in the nearby Bucegi Mountains. Poiana Stânei (59 min) Cabana Padina (1 hr 7) Hikers' refuge & restaurant in the Bucegi Mountains, with rare alpine flora & rock formations. Peleș Castle (36 min) Neo-Renaissance residence of King Charles I with a museum of national heritage artifacts. Leaota Mountains (1 hr 51) 2,133-meter-high mountain offering hiking & cycling in an alpine wilderness environment. Sinaia Monastery (36 min) Venerable monastery complex with 15th-century origins including a museum, a church & a tomb. Bucegi Natural Park (1 hr 4) Mountainous national park & nature reserve, home to distinctive, iconic rock formations. Cascadele Vânturiș (39 min) Orzei Gorges (1 hr 3) Canyon, mountain, and lake Ialomita Cave (1 hr 13) Visitors don hard hats to explore this cave, set in a gorge & featuring a monastery at its mouth. Howling Waterfall (49 min) A hike through the forest leads to a waterfall tumbling down jagged rocks & linked to a local myth. |