Balea Ice Hotel - Fagaras Mountains - photos

Snow-covered valley of Balea and the Transfagarasan in winter - The descent 0.22 km away

Snow-covered valley of Balea and the Transfagarasan in winter - The ascent 3.71 km away
The Fagarasi Mountains can be easily approached from the north, mainly by using the Transfagarasan Road. This high altitude mountain road is only accessible during the summer months (throughout its entire length), but from the Balea Waterfall station (Statia Balea Cascada) you can also reach the Balea Lake by cable car.

Stan Valley Canyon in winter 26.71 km away
The Stan Valley is a picturesque canyon, even in winter. In fact, when the stream is frozen and covered with a layer of snow, exploring the canyon becomes much quicker and easier.

Stan Valley Canyon 27 km away
The Stan Valley is located near Lake Vidraru, southwest of it, in the Fruntii Mountains. Those who have visited the Seven Ladders Waterfall will appreciate this canyon, outfitted with infrastructure for tourist accessibility.

Poenari citadel - Arges valley 27.93 km away
The Poenari citadel is located on the southern slope of the Fagaras Mountains, on the western side of the Transfagaras road, in the Arges Valley, about 4 km from the Vidraru Lake dam. Along a steep incline, a concrete staircase leads up to the castle, which is built atop a mountain.

Snow-covered valley of Balea and the Transfagarasan in winter The ascent 3.71 km away
The Fagarasi Mountains can be easily approached from the north, mainly by using the Transfagarasan Road. This high altitude mountain road is only accessible during the summer months (throughout its entire length), but from the Balea Waterfall station (Statia Balea Cascada) you can also reach the Balea Lake by cable car.

Billy-goat lake, Closed Gates Retezat Mountains 134.57 km away
The most unique ridge trail of the Retezat Mountains is the Closed Gates.Below, at an altitude of 2070 m above sea level, is the Billy-goat lake.

The Devil's Iron Path Aussois, Savoy, Rhône Alps 1393.57 km away
The Devil's Iron Path (Via ferrata du Diable) is a multi-part via ferrata, located above a spectacular waterfall (Cascade du Nant), in a gorge, below the Victor-Emmanuel fort. For me, this climbing route presented the greatest challenge so far (2015).

The Cave of Thieves (Pestera Hotilor, Tolvajos) Apata 78.85 km away
The Cave of Thieves, located in the Olt Gorge at Racos, is situated at the source of the Tepeu creek. From the karst spring that emerges from the cave, one of the branches of the creek originates.

Fairy Cliff (Peretele Zanelor) via ferrata route Vadu Crisului 221.81 km away
In Vadu Crisului, in the Padurea Craiului Mountains, on the right bank of the Crisul Repede, you can find the newest, in chronological order (2015) the fifth Transylvanian, new type of via ferrata route. I will not count here the traditional iron paths, the high-mountain hiking trails, partly secured with iron cables, or the rock canyons with iron ladders and footbridges.

Natural stone bridge Aglen 268.78 km away

Abandoned copper mine Tsar Asen, Pazardzhik 361.76 km away
The turquoise waters of this mine lake are extremely beautiful but dangerously poisonous. Do not descend to the shore or touch the water!

Abandoned Sports Hall Varna 375.25 km away
An abandoned sports hall in Varna, with an unfinished dormitory and tennis courts across three levels.

Dvete nishi s kozirkata (The two niches with the visor) Nochevo 416.85 km away

Kodzha in (Golyamata Peshtera, Big Cave) Nochevo 416.95 km away

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