Balea Lake - Transfagarasan - details and images
Balea Glacial Lake is situated in the Fagaras Mountains, at the head Cârţişoara (at 2034 m altitude), near the highway Transfagarasan. The lake was declared a natural monument and is one of the most beautiful and largest glacial lake in Romania to reach 360 m in size in length and area of 46,508 square meters and 11.35 meters in depth. The lake is situated at an altitude of 2034 m in a glacial basin, ranging between Olt and foot gorge Mountains National Park. Balea Cascada From there the cable car to the lake.
Was built in 2006 near Lake Balea first ice hotel in Eastern Europe.
An area of about 180 hectares around the lake Balea was declared scientific reserve since 1932, which houses many plants (including the edelweiss - Leontopodium Alpinum, bulbucii - Trollius europaeus, vortex Earth - Pedirularis Oederi) and protected the animals (goat Black - Rupicapra Rupicapra, lynx, golden eagle).
Vegetation type the perimeter of the lake is hydrophilic, consisting of sedges and herbs such as: alpine plantain, dandelion alpina, spleen, etc..
Alpine flora also contains gentian, Garofita, flowers and blood Hale corner. Balea edge increases varied vegetation that includes smardar, cranberry, and red flowers Garofita militia, and yellow poppies and edelweiss.
Balea Lac search area is especially delight any enthusiast who rides through the mountain landscape and the existing choice of routes that are a real challenge. Lovely ambient environment makes possible the practice of extremely diverse recreational activities.
At Balea Lake can be reached by car in summer, the Transfagarasan, and for the rest of the cable car, the cottage "Balea Cascada. Fagaras Mountains and lakes also was Capra, Podragu small Podragu large Avrig, Urlea, etc..
A mountaintop lake and a landscape that gives you a feeling of tranquility, away from bustling cities, to convince you to go on Transfaragasan.
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