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Coordinates: 45°35′25.14″N 24°37′42.35″E / 45.5903167°N 24.6284306°E / 45.5903167; 24.6284306
The Transfăgărășan (trans [over, across] + Făgăraș) or DN7C, also known as Ceaușescu's Folly, is a paved mountain road crossing the southern section of the Carpathian Mountains of Romania. It has national-road ranking and is the second-highest paved road in the country after the Transalpina. It starts near the village of Bascov, near Pitești, and stretches 90 kilometres (56 mi) to the crossroad between the DN1 and Sibiu, between the highest peaks in the country, Moldoveanu and Negoiu. The road, built in the early 1970s as a strategic military route, connects the historic regions of Transylvania and Wallachia.
The Transfăgărășan was constructed between 1970 and 1974 during the rule of Nicolae Ceaușescu as a response to the 1968 invasion of Czechoslovakia by the Soviet Union. Ceaușescu wanted to ensure quick military access across the mountains in case of a Soviet invasion. At the time, Romania already had several strategic mountain passes through the Southern Carpathians, whether inherited from the pre-communist era (the DN1 and the high-pass DN67C) or built during the initial years of the Communist regime (the DN66). These passes, however, were mainly through river valleys, and would be easy for the Soviets to block and attack. Ceauşescu therefore ordered the construction of a road across the Făgăraş Mountains, which divide northwestern and southern Romania.
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Snimka gotovo cijele ceste Transfagarasan. Odvoženo 09. lipnja 2016. Cesta još nije bila otvorena, ali smo se uspjeli provući... :)
Transfagarasan - Vidraru and Balea Lake " Drumul DN7C -- Transfăgărășan este o cale rutieră de circulație din România, care începe în comuna Bascov, Județul Argeș de lângă orașul Pitești, în direcția orașului Curtea de Argeș și se termină la intersecția cu drumul DN1 între Sibiu și Brașov, în apropierea comunei Cârțișoara, cu o lungime de 151 km. Pornit din comuna Bascov, după 61 km dincolo de comuna Arefu începe porțiunea așa numitului Transfăgărășan, pe o lungime de aproximativ 91 km. Transfăgărășanul este situat pe locul al doilea ca altitudine în România după șoseaua Transalpina (DN67C) cu 2145 m din Munții Parâng. Primul segment al Transfăgărășanului trece prin fața hidrocentralei de la Vidraru amplasată subteran în masivul Cetățuia. De aici, în apropierea cetății Poenari, drumul ur...
NEW HD VERSION OF THIS CLIP HERE http://bit.ly/ZDkCvH The search is on for the greatest driving road in the world and when the trio of presenters are forced to stop for the night, Jeremy leads the boys down a rather impressive dead end road. Will Romania ever give up its fabled highway to our intreped team? Subscribe to see all the reviews, races and challenges: http://bit.ly/zx9OQI Top Gear YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/topgear TopGear.com website: http://www.topgear.com Top Gear Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/topgear Top Gear Twitter: http://twitter.com/BBC_topgear Click for more Top Gear challenges: http://bit.ly/LVJQj2
Steve Sutcliffe takes on the famous Transfăgărășan Highway in Romania in the Ford Mustang Fastback 5.0 V8, one of the most spectacular roads available to drive in the world. In chapter one of our Great European Driving Roads series, Steve embraces the challenge and shows that if you are a true driving enthusiast, the Transfăgărășan is genuinely a bucket list kind of place to visit. Find more from Ford: Ford of Europe Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fordeurope/ Ford of Europe Twitter: https://twitter.com/FordEu Ford of Europe Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/0/117195985130161924634/posts Ford Blog: http://social.ford.co.uk/
More than 150 kilometres in length the Transfagarasan Highway is Romania’s most spectacular and best known road and, thanks to an appearance on BBC Top Gear in 2009, now one of the country’s most popular tourist attractions. Fully open only from June to October, the road’s highest point is at 2042 metres: the tunnel which links the northern and southern sides at Lake Balea The Transfagarasan - as with everything else in Romania at the time, it would seem - was built from 1970-1974 on the personal orders of Nicolae Ceausescu, who, legend has it, wanted to create a strategic route across the Fagaras Mountains to ferry troops north should Romania be invaded by the USSR (as Czechoslovakia had been in 1968). This legend of course ignores the fact that a perfectly good and far quicker route aro...
http://www.romaniatourstore.com/ Sibiu, the European Cultural Capital in 2007 is one of the most beautiful towns in Romania, being located in the picturesque Transylvania. Located at the foothills of Carpathians, Sibiu has a lot of touristic attractions such as: Transfagarasan Scenic Road, Biertan Fortified Church, Sighisoara Medieval Town, Paltinis Ski Resort. Europe's 8th most idyllic place to live.
Save yourself time, money and effort... don't make all the mistakes so many others make when first starting out... and learn what it takes to go bicycle touring anywhere in the world: http://bicycletouringpro.com/blog/course/?ap_id=youtube In this episode of Bicycle Touring Pro's travel vlog adventures, Darren Alff travels south on the impressive Transfăgărășan Highway in Romania and makes some friends along the way. You've probably seen this wild, twisting road on TV or in magazines photos, but did you know that Romania's second-highest road is located in central Romania and that in just a single day you can ride your bike both up and down this impressive mountain climb. MY SOCIAL NETWORKS Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bicycletouring Twitter: https://twitter.com/bicycletouring ...
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The Transfagarasan Highway in Romania is one of the most beautiful roads in the world. This is a video of our trip there. https://youtu.be/7i3zrm70MrY Lockie's Travel Vlog is where I post to keep my friends and family up to date with what I'm up to. Check back to see new posts or subscribe to get notifications. Music: Andrew Applepie - Berlin https://soundcloud.com/andrewapplepie Silent Partner - Sunday Plans Youtube audio library Silent Partner - Blue Skies Youtube audio library
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