famous road
Transbucegi (DJ713)
A short but dramatic climb from Busteni onto the Bucegi plateau at 2,000m, ending near the Sphinx rock formation.
28 km · about 35 min drive
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Râu Alb de Jos
Dâmbovița County, Romania · Europe
About Râu Alb de Jos
Râu Alb de Jos is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Bărbuleţu, 28km from Transbucegi (DJ713).
Râu Alb de Jos is in Dâmbovița County, Romania, with about 1,300 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Bărbuleţu, about 4 km away.
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What is there to see near Râu Alb de Jos?
Within an hour or so of Râu Alb de Jos: Transbucegi (DJ713) (28 km), Peleș Castle (29 km), Transbucegi (29 km), Bucegi Sphinx (32 km).
Are there any good drives near Râu Alb de Jos?
The nearest famous roads are Transbucegi (DJ713), Rucăr–Bran Pass and Transfagarasan (DN7C).
Where is Râu Alb de Jos?
Râu Alb de Jos is in Dâmbovița County, Romania, about 4 km from Bărbuleţu.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 1,263
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Romania
- Region
- Dâmbovița County
- Timezone
- Europe/Bucharest
- Coordinates
- 45.1365, 25.3474
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Rovinieta (road tax sticker) required for all national roads.
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Worth the detour from Râu Alb de Jos
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
castle
Peleș Castle
A Neo-Renaissance palace in the Carpathian Mountains, one of the most stunning castles in Europe and a former Romanian royal residence.
29 km · about 35 min drive
famous road
Transbucegi
Alpine road (DJ713) snaking up the Bucegi Mountains past Bolboci Lake toward the 2,000 m plateau near the Babele rock formations, with sweeping hairpins and dramatic Carpathian views.
29 km · about 35 min drive
photogenic
Bucegi Sphinx
A wind-carved rock at 2,216 m on the Bucegi plateau that in profile forms a giant human face, beside the mushroom-shaped Babele formations. Reached by cable car from Bușteni or a hike from the Transbucegi road.
32 km · about 35 min drive
mountain pass
Rucăr–Bran Pass
Historic corridor road (DN73) between Brașov and Câmpulung, cresting at Fundata (~1,290 m) with pastoral villages, limestone ridges and views of the Bucegi and Piatra Craiului massifs.
34 km · about 40 min drive
castle
Bran Castle
A fortress in Transylvania popularly associated with the legend of Count Dracula, perched on a cliff between Wallachia and Transylvania.
42 km · about 50 min drive
landmark
Brașov
A stunning medieval city ringed by Carpathian peaks, centered on Council Square and dominated by the massive Gothic Black Church.
59 km · about 70 min drive
cathedral
Black Church, Brasov
Largest Gothic church between Vienna and Istanbul, named for soot damage in a 1689 fire, in central Brasov.
59 km · about 70 min drive
Driving roads near Râu Alb de Jos
- 28 kmTransbucegi (DJ713)A short but dramatic climb from Busteni onto the Bucegi plateau at 2,000m, ending near the Sphinx rock formation.
- 29 kmTransbucegiAlpine road (DJ713) snaking up the Bucegi Mountains past Bolboci Lake toward the 2,000 m plateau near the Babele rock formations, with sweeping hairpins and dramatic Carpathian views.
- 34 kmRucăr–Bran PassHistoric corridor road (DN73) between Brașov and Câmpulung, cresting at Fundata (~1,290 m) with pastoral villages, limestone ridges and views of the Bucegi and Piatra Craiului massifs.
- 77 kmTransfagarasan ViewpointThe summit of Romania's spectacular mountain highway, called 'the best road in the world' by Top Gear, with views of Balea Lake and the Fagaras range.
- 77 kmTransfăgărășan HighwayRomania's spectacular mountain road crossing the Carpathians - 'best road in the world' per Top Gear
- 77 kmBâlea LakeA glacial lake at 2,034m crowning the Transfăgărășan, reached by car in summer or cable car in winter.
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