Brașov County, Romania · Europe
Predeal works well as a base: 10 minutes from Azuga, 15km from Transbucegi.
Predeal is in Brașov County, Romania, with about 5,600 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Azuga, about 6 km away.
Predeal (pronounced [preˈde̯al]; Hungarian: Predeál) is a town in Brașov County, Romania. Predeal, a mountain resort town, is the highest town in Romania. It is located in the Prahova Valley, Muntenia at an elevation of over 1,000 m (3,300 ft). The town administers three villages: Pârâul Rece, Timișu de Jos, andRead more
Timișu de Sus. Predeal is twinned with Macugnaga, Italy.
Beginning in the 2000s, the area experienced a boom in construction, and now many wealthy families own mountain retreats in Predeal. During the 2013 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival, it hosted the cross-country skiing and snowboarding competitions.
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Within an hour or so of Predeal: Bucegi Sphinx (13 km), Transbucegi (15 km), Bran Castle (16 km), Peleș Castle (16 km).
The nearest famous roads are Transbucegi (DJ713), Rucăr–Bran Pass and Transfagarasan (DN7C).
Predeal is in Brașov County, Romania, about 6 km from Azuga.
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A wind-carved rock at 2,216 m on the Bucegi plateau that in profile forms a giant human face, beside the mushroom-shaped Babele formations. Reached by cable car from Bușteni or a hike from the Transbucegi road.
13 km · about 25 min drive
famous road
Alpine 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.
15 km · about 25 min drive
castle
A fortress in Transylvania popularly associated with the legend of Count Dracula, perched on a cliff between Wallachia and Transylvania.
16 km · about 30 min drive
castle
A Neo-Renaissance palace in the Carpathian Mountains, one of the most stunning castles in Europe and a former Romanian royal residence.
16 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
A stunning medieval city ringed by Carpathian peaks, centered on Council Square and dominated by the massive Gothic Black Church.
16 km · about 30 min drive
cathedral
Largest Gothic church between Vienna and Istanbul, named for soot damage in a 1689 fire, in central Brasov.
16 km · about 30 min drive
famous road
A short but dramatic climb from Busteni onto the Bucegi plateau at 2,000m, ending near the Sphinx rock formation.
16 km · about 30 min drive
mountain pass
Historic 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.
24 km · about 30 min drive
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