3 Days on Transfăgărășan
A road trip across Romania's legendary mountain road
Three days from Curtea de Argeș through Vidraru, Bâlea Lake and Cascada Capra to Sibiu, on one of the most spectacular roads in Eastern Europe.
The route, stop by stop
A small historic town at the foot of the Carpathians, known for its monastery and as the southern starting point of the Transfăgărășan.
A 166-meter arch dam on the Argeș river, on the southern Transfăgărășan, opening onto a long alpine reservoir surrounded by forest.
Bâlea Lake is a high-altitude glacial lake in Romania’s Făgăraș Mountains, known for dramatic views, sharp mountain light and direct access from the Transfăgărășan road.
A two-tiered waterfall on the Capra valley, on the southern side of the Transfăgărășan road, surrounded by alpine forest.
Sibiu is a historic Transylvanian city with a perfectly preserved medieval old town, surrounded by towers, squares and pastel facades.