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Palace of the Parliament
Ceausescu-era administrative building in Bucharest, the heaviest building in the world, with guided tours of its state halls.
58 km · about 65 min drive
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Ploieşti
Prahova, Romania · Europe
About Ploieşti
Ploieşti sits on the route: 5 minutes from Ploieștiori, 59km from Peleș Castle.
Ploieşti is in Prahova, Romania, with about 180,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Ploieștiori, about 4 km away.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Ploieşti?
Within an hour or so of Ploieşti: Palace of the Parliament (58 km), Casa Capșa (58 km), Peleș Castle (59 km).
Are there any good drives near Ploieşti?
The nearest famous roads are Transbucegi (DJ713), Rucăr–Bran Pass and Transfagarasan (DN7C).
Where is Ploieşti?
Ploieşti is in Prahova, Romania, about 4 km from Ploieștiori.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 180,540
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Romania
- Region
- Prahova
- Timezone
- Europe/Bucharest
- Coordinates
- 44.9500, 26.0167
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Essential numbers in Romania
Rovinieta (road tax sticker) required for all national roads.
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Worth the detour from Ploieşti
3 notable places within an hour's drive.
restaurant
Casa Capșa
Bucharest's storied restaurant-confectionery on Calea Victoriei, founded 1852, once the meeting place of Romania's writers and politicians: the phrase 'Capșa wit' entered the language. Restored belle-époque salons still serve its famous Joffre cake.
58 km · about 65 min drive
castle
Peleș Castle
A Neo-Renaissance palace in the Carpathian Mountains, one of the most stunning castles in Europe and a former Romanian royal residence.
59 km · about 70 min drive
Driving roads near Ploieşti
4 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 64 kmTransbucegiAlpine road (DJ713) snaking up the Bucegi Mountains past Bolboci Lake toward the 2,000 m plateau near the Babele rock formations, with sweeping hairpins and dramatic Carpathian views.
- 65 kmTransbucegi (DJ713)A short but dramatic climb from Busteni onto the Bucegi plateau at 2,000m, ending near the Sphinx rock formation.
- 80 kmRucăr–Bran PassHistoric corridor road (DN73) between Brașov and Câmpulung, cresting at Fundata (~1,290 m) with pastoral villages, limestone ridges and views of the Bucegi and Piatra Craiului massifs.
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