The route 73A from Rasnov to Predeal is a scenic, winding 20-plus kilometers lined with tourists and campers, as well as picnickers and backpackers roadside. Connecting with E60, the main route from the capital, Bucharest to Brasov, the asphalt is good quality.



Offering views of the Prahova River and the magnificent Bucegi Mountains, the E60 route makes for a pleasant ride into Sinaia. To the north, Predeal (1033 meters) is Romania's highest skiing location and marks the entrance into Transylvania. To the south, enroute to Sinaia, we pass through the village of Azuga with its dusty streets and industrial structures. Next, we pass through the unspiring, heavy trafficked resort town of Busteni which is surrounded by the dynamic Caraiman and Costila mountain peaks.



We arrived into the town of Sinaia known as the Pearl of the Carpathians with the most popular ski resort and Romania's famous palace, the Peles Castle. The resort town is said to have earned its name from Mihai Cantacuzino who founded the Sinaia Monastery after his pilgrimage to Israel's Mt. Sinai in 1695. The monastery has two churches dating from the 17 th and 19th centuries, as well as a history museum exhibiting the first Romanian translation of the Bible (1688). – BGR& HSR