Follow in the footsteps of the Top Gear team, and travel the Transfagarasanul in Romania. Hire a 4x4 or sporty car from Tipoa Car Hire from either of the two Bucharest airports Baneasa Airport or Otopeni Airport and head North West for 85 miles / 137 kmThe Transfagarasan road starts in Bascov, Romania, a village near the town Pitesti.
The road was built between 1970-1974 by Nicolae Ceausescu, he wanted to provide a strategic road over the mountains.
Building the road over the Transfagarasan in Romania required considerable material efforts, and came at a large human cost as many soldiers lost their lives.
This romanian mountain road (or national road 7 C) is one of the most spectacular and challenging roads in the world to drive, it rises to a height of 3013 meter.
The maximum speed you can achieve on Transagarasan is 40 km/h (25 miles/h).
The road is closed between October until June because of snow.
If you make the trip to Romania, to drive the Transfaragarsan you should also visit the Vidraru Lake, this reservoir created by the dam in 1966.
The fresh air from there, and the silence is inspirational.
The Transfagarasan at 2034 meters, and is the second highest road in Romania. The highest being the Transalpina, with 2145 meters.
