Transfagarasan - the road to sky
Transfagarasan is the 92 km road traversing the Fagaras Mountains in Romania.
Built as a strategic military route ( as a response to the 1968 invasion of Czechoslovakia by the Soviet Union), it runs North to South across the tallest sections of the Carpathians Mountains.
The entry gate: Vidraru Dam (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vidraru_Dam ) and
Vidraru Lake (length: 10.3km, width: 2.2km, max. depth: 155m)
More info:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transf%C4%83g%C4%83r%C4%83%C5%9Fan
Some photos:
Built as a strategic military route ( as a response to the 1968 invasion of Czechoslovakia by the Soviet Union), it runs North to South across the tallest sections of the Carpathians Mountains.
The entry gate: Vidraru Dam (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vidraru_Dam ) and
Vidraru Lake (length: 10.3km, width: 2.2km, max. depth: 155m)
More info:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transf%C4%83g%C4%83r%C4%83%C5%9Fan
Some photos: