Property Description
Housing
Two rooms fully equipped, in a new building (2014), at the foot of Bucegi with a special view at the Baiu mountings. Parking, fully equipped kitchen, TV cable, individual central heating.
You visit the Royal Peles Castle of Furnica. Restaurants and coffee, including the famous Taverna Sarbului, as well as other historic buildings and the castle park.
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At the edge of Dambovita, this city is located in the Prahova Valley, between the Bucegi Mountains to the west and the east Baiu Mountains.
Sinaia, 45 km south of Brasov and 63 km northwest of Ploiesti (the capital of jude?), place of popular resort, the result of the royal family’s most illustrious personalities of the country.
Distant 125 km from Bucharest, Sinaia is often called the Pearl of the Carpathians to the natural beauties that surround it
History
The first written mention of the village dates from 1581 when is reported the presence of the St. Nicholas Chapel. From 1690, the Prince Mihail Cantacuzino built a monastery named after Sinaia Mount Sinai, Egypt where he performed a pilgrimage as a thank you to have escaped an assassination attempt in the area of ??Prahova2. The foundation of the monastery takes place in 1695.
It was at the end of the nineteenth century Sinaia really took off when King Carol I of Romania there had built a pleasure castle, Peles Castle, he spends summer royal residence and when in 1880 Sinaia gets city status. Many homes are built there, the Pelisor Castle for Ferdinand Crown Prince and his wife Mary, a casino, a station on the new railway line.
The magnificent Peles Castle is the heart of a huge park. Architectural mingling Southern German Renaissance and Italian Renaissance outside, Combined Peles within it all European styles and Art New ornamentation.
The king of the king and the king of India, the royal castle and its dependencies on the status of the new regime. After the Romanian Revolution of 1989, Peles Castle, now a museum and once again become king of the king.
Sites and Monuments
Peles Castle, the royal residence built in (PHONE NUMBER HIDDEN) for King Carol I of Romania, is the largest tourist attraction in the region.
Castle Pelisor which is close by, frame for the crown prince Ferdinand.
The Sinaia Monastery, which gives its name to the city.
The villa Luminis ((PHONE NUMBER HIDDEN)), George Enescu’s holiday resort, the great musician.
Casino, 1912.
Royal Station, 1913 The Orient Express, where he was assassinated in 1933, the Romanian Prime Minister Ion Duca by Fascist Legions of the Iron Guard.
The Natural Park of Bucegi.
Climate
The average temperature is 8 ° C (January: -4 ° C June 15 ° C). There is an average of 900 mm of rain per year. The snow is present from November to April in general. Sinaia is also a spa town.
Ski in Sinaia
Sinaia’s ski slopes are situated at 2000m altitude. Here you can experience the best high altitude ski in Romania. The ski season starts in December and lasts sometimes until May.
The access to the slopes is possible from the city center, by the first cable to Cota 1400 and then to the second cable to Cota 2000. You can also go to Cota 2000 using the 4-seat express chairlif. To Cota 1400 can also go by car. The ski slopes are divided on the two sides of the mountain. To the east side, towards the city, the most spectacular slopes, the black ones. The slopes follow the line and there is a great variety of off-piste possibilities. All the slopes end in the same point, which is the cable car station at Cota 1400. The demanding land is working out, so there is no time for getting bored.
The new express 4-seats chirlift gives you the opportunity to explore the eastern side of the mountains, where it’s some intermediate and beginner slopes. It is a great place for snowborders too. When you are is plenty of powder and rough terrain. All the black slopes are located on the eastern side. The new chailift offers a quick alternative to going downhill. On the west side of the mountain there is the great Sun Valley. Here there is the Dorului Hut, at the end of the chairlift line. The Sun Valley has a milder aspect and you can experience it for a break, Dorului Hut is a great place to spend some time. The high altitude and the white surroundings makes the place perfect for a bath during winter. If you plan to enjoy the sun, do not forget the sun blocking cream !! The atmosphere is also warm, you can serve snacks, have lunch or just have few drinks. Of course, here you can find fiert (warm wine).
