Travel through Romania’s Fagaras mountains via the vast Transfagarasan Highway. Let your driver navigate the winding roads while you take in views of mountains, valleys, and lakes spread over 150 km. Watch out for highlights like Balea Lake, Argeș Monastery, and Cozia Monastery along the way.
Start your journey with pickup in Sibiu and drive onto Transfagarasan Highway, one of Romania’s highest pass roads. Stay alert as your driver points out the glacial Balea Lake, with depths reaching 2034 m. After some tunnels and hairpin turns, see the hydroelectric dam with views of Vidraru Lake.
Pass by the ancient orthodox monastery of Curtea de Arges. Learn about the Arges region’s importance as a site of pilgrimage and prayer since the 16th century and as the burial place of the Romanian royal family.
On the way back, see Cozia Monastery, one of Romania’s oldest monasteries. Discover the storey of its construction by Mircea the Elder in 1388 and its current use as a tomb and a home to medieval art.