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A 20–25 m, two-tier waterfall hidden in a narrow valley of giant boulders and spruce on the western slope of the Vlădeasa massif; reached on foot from Stâna de Vale along a marked trail of about 8 km.
Romania's highest peak (2,544 m), in the Făgăraș Mountains, joined to Viștea Mare by a narrow ridge. It is climbed on long trails, from Valea Rea, the Sâmbăta Valley or the Viștea Valley.
The wooded 960 m mountain that rises straight out of central Brașov: the “BRAȘOV” letters, views over the old town, a nature reserve, marked trails and a cable car from its foot.
A karst plateau at around 1,200 m in the heart of Apuseni Natural Park, with meadows, sinkholes and spruce forest. Marked trails lead from Cabana Padiș to Cetățile Ponorului, the Galbena Gorge and Groapa de la Barsa.
Romania's longest and highest limestone ridge, 25 km long, with La Om Peak at 2,238 m, the Zărnești Gorge, Curmătura Chalet and trails for every level.
Romania's best-known ski resort, above 1,000 m beneath Postăvaru: 12 slopes, cable cars almost to the summit and, in summer, forest trails and views over Brașov.
Romania's first national park, created in 1935 in the Retezat Mountains: granite ridges above 2,000 m, Peleaga Peak (2,509 m) and more than 80 glacial lakes, crossed by waymarked trails.
The village of white houses in the Trascău Mountains, winner of a Europa Nostra award in 1999, at the foot of the Piatra Secuiului limestone massif (1,129 m), behind which the sun rises twice in summer.
The highest range in the Eastern Carpathians, with Pietrosul Rodnei Peak (2,303 m), glacial cirques and Iezer Lake; a national park and biosphere reserve, most often climbed from Borșa.
