Europe · Mountain
Transfagarasan Highway
A hairpin mountain road built as a military project, open in summer only.
- Place
- Sibiu · Romania · RO
- World region
- Europe
- Type
- Mountain
- ID
- DST-0264
Why go
A hairpin mountain road built as a military project, open in summer only.
The road climbs to over 2,000 metres through the Fagaras mountains and is closed by snow most of the year. Balea Lake at the top is the destination.
Signature experiences
- Balea Lake and the summit hairpins
- Poenari Citadel
- Vidraru Dam viewpoint
Interest tags
road tripmountainsphotographyhiking
Good for
Road trippersMotorcyclistsPhotographers
Best months
Jul-Sep (road open)
Avoid months
Oct-Jun (closed by snow)
Ideal stay
1 days
Nearest airport
SBZ · Sibiu
Pace
Active
Cost tier
Budget
Peak crowd level
Moderate
Country ISO
RO
