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The Bucegi Natural Park with an area of 32.663 ha [3] was declared a protected area by Law Number 5 of March 6, 2000 (published in Monitorul Oficial Number 152 of April 12, 2000) [4] and represents a mountainous area (caves, pit caves, canyons, ridges, sinkholes, valleys, waterfalls, pastures and forests), that shelters a variety of flora and fauna.
Soldeu & El Pas de la Casa (Andorra) and L'Hospitalet-près-l'Andorre (France) The highest pass in Andorra. The high-pass is bypassed by the Envalira Tunnel: 2394 m: Road to Kalin Reservoir: Rila Bulgaria: dead end: Pastra village and Kalin Reservoir
Sphinx from Bucegi. The Sphinx (Romanian: Sfinxul) is a natural rock formation in the Bucegi Natural Park which is in the Bucegi Mountains of Romania. It is located at an altitude of 2,216 metres (7,270 ft) within the Babele complex of rock formations. The first photo of the Great Bucegi Sphinx was probably taken in about the year 1900. This ...
The Autostrada A14 or Autostrada Adriatica ("Adriatic motorway") is the second-longest [1] (743.4 kilometres (461.9 mi)) autostrada (Italian for "motorway") in Italy located in the regions of Emilia-Romagna, Marche, Abruzzo, Molise and Apulia.
To the east, the Bucegi Mountains have a very steep slope towards the popular tourist destinations in the Prahova Valley, such as Bușteni and Sinaia. At a higher elevation is the Bucegi Plateau, where wind and rain have turned the rocks into spectacular figures such as the Sphinx and Babele .
Vetta d'Italia, until 1997 considered the northernmost point of Italy, is now located 400 m further north in the Testa Gemella Occidentale Punta Pesce Spada in Lampedusa, the southernmost point The lighthouse of Punta Palascìa, better known as Capo d'Otranto, the easternmost point of the Italian territory Rocca Bernauda, the westernmost point ...
The Rucăr-Bran Pass. The Rucăr–Bran Pass, also called in English the Bran Pass (German: Törzburger Pass, Hungarian: Törcsvári-szoros), is a mountain pass in Romania, linking the counties of Brașov and Argeș.
The main entrance from the park also has a large terrace made of stone, which has views of the Bucegi Mountains, along with the Heroes' Cross on Caraiman Peak. [ citation needed ] On the same side of the castle, on the first floor, is located the lodge of the Cantacuzino Castle, built in Brancoveanu style, bearing stone columns with capitals ...