All people agreed that it is the best road in the world – Jeremy Clarkson in a Top Gear episode while comparing it to a race track claimed in September 2009 in the British television show that Transfagarasan as the best road in the world. If we look at the word Trasfagarasan you will find that it is a composite name (Trans + Fagaras) which means Fagaras Mountains, the number of this national road is 7C and it is 90KM (56Miles) located in Romania, the road connects Transsylvania with Munteni.
The Tranfagarsan rises to a height of 2134 meter, this road has also a sharp hairpin turns which is really challenging for each driver, but with our expert drivers from Romania 360 you don’t have to worry as we follow all safety procedures.
The road has more tunnels and viaducts than any other road in Romania connecting the south of Romania with Transylvania, going straight across the massive Fagaras Mountains through five tunnels and winding roads that needed 6,500 tons of dynamite to be built.
Following the road further north, you’ll reach Vidraru lake which is a man-made reservoir retained by dam. The dam is 165 Meters high, 305 meters long and it holds 465 million cubic meters of water and it is Ranked the 5th in Europe and 9th in the world.
Transfagarasan was finalized in 1974 after almost five years of hard work done mainly by soldiers and engineers and many man died due to the hard work.
Side note: The road is open from July to November. Avoid summer weekends as the road becomes too crowded with cars!!!