Munţii Bistriţei-Bistritei Mountains

Cheile BicazuluiBicaz Gorges

(They were formed by the Bicaz river, linking Transylvania and Moldova: Red Lake – Ardelean Bicaz .)

Cascada Cailor – Munţii Rodnei

Horse Falls - Rodna Mountains (the highest and most beautiful waterfall in Romania)

Munţii BucegiBucegi Mountains(They are among the most visited mountains in the country, offering guests

a large number of hiking trails of different difficulties.)

Crucea Eroilor Neamului

National Heroes Cross- Monument of historical and touristic significance- on the Caraiman peak (2291 m) from Bucegi Mountains, built between 1926-1928, in the memory of Romanian heroes who died in World War I.

Marele Sfinx din Bucegi Great Sphinx of Bucegi- It is a form of relief developed on sandstones and conglomerate, located on the Bucegi plateau at an altitude of 2216 m (Measuring 8 m high and 12 m wide it has the same height as the Egyptian Sphinx.)

It has a length of 160 m and a level difference of 58 m.

Canionul şapte scări, Munţii Piatra Mare

Seven Stairs Canyon, the Great Stone Mountains

CANYON = a very deep and narrow valley with steep walls and narrow bottom, through which rivers flow stormy, forming vortices.

Munţii Făgăraş- Făgăraş Mountains

Cascada Bâlea-Balea Falls

Lacul Bâlea- Bâlea Lake

Transfăgărăşanul – leagă Muntenia cu Transilvania

Transfăgărăşan Road- connecting Wallachia with Transylvania. Built over Fagaras Mts, the highest mountain range in the country, it is called "the road from the clouds‘.

Transalpina (Drumul Regelui) – Munţii Parâng

Transalpina ( King’s Road) -in Parâng Mountains- is the highest, the most beautiful and oldest road in Romania.It is the highest road in the whole chain of the Carpathian Mountains.

Rezervaţia geologică DetunataDetunata Geological Reservation- In the form of basalt columns * of blackish gray color, with an amazing regularity, straight or curved, these columns are stacked next to each other, like the pipes of an immense orga.

* BASALT = dark volcanic rock, employed in constructions and pavements

Vârful Detunata Goală – Munţii Metaliferi

The Bare Detunata Peak - the Ore Mountains

Rezervaţia “Grădina Zmeilor” sau “Căpitanul şi soldaţii”

‘The Garden of Dragons” Reservation or" The captain and the soldiers‘-located on Meseş Mount from Apuseni Mts, the territory of Salaj, at 70 km from the city of Cluj-Napoca. It is a geological reservation composed of numerous, huge cliffs, with spectacular forms.

Parcuri naţionale-National Parks

Retezat

Rodnei

Bucegi

Parcuri naţionaleProtected animals from National Parks

Capra neagră-the Chamois

Ursul brun-The brown Bear

Cocoşul de munte-

The Capercaillie

Acvila-the Eagle

Peştera Muierii (Muierilor), jud. GorjThe Muierii Cave (Women Cave), Gorj County- The first electrified cave from Romania.

Peştera Scărişoara sau Gheţarul de la Scărişoara, M-ţii Apuseni

Scărişoara cave or Scărişoara Glacier, Apuseni Mts. It hosts the largest underground glacier in Romania.Right at the entrance guards ‘the ice seal' . (left image)

Peştera Urşilor - M-ţii Apuseni, Bears Cave - Apuseni Mts, the territory of Bihor

county. The interior is impressively by the diversity of stalactites and stalagmites, and by the sheer amount of traces and fossils of cave bear, disappeared 15 000 years ago.

Peştera Vântului, M-ţii Pădurea Craiului

The Cave of the Wind, Craiului Forest Mts

(the largest cave in Romania)

Salina Praid, jud. Harghita – M-ţii Gurghiului

Salt mine, Harghita County - GurghiuluiMouintains(one of the largest rock salt mine in the country)

rock salt =crystallized cooking salt, taken as such from a salt cave

Focurile vii, com. Lopătari, jud Buzău Vivid fires from Lopătari village, Buzau County

(a natural phenomenon caused by gas emanation which surfacesthe crust cracks forming burning flames, lit by the sunlight)

Lacul Roşu-Red LakeIt is the largest mountain lake of natural dam in Romania, located near the

Bicaz Gorges and not far by the town of Gheorgheni, Harghita county.

Barajul şi Lacul Vidraru-VidraruDam and Lake

Vidraru Lake is an accumulation lake on the Arges River.The road that passes over the dam is the spectacular Transfăgărăşan road.

Dunărea la Cazane- the Danube Defile

(a sector of the Danube Gorge at passing through the Carpathian Mountains)

Statuia regelui Decebal -Statue of King Decebal(It is carved into a cliff on the Danube riverbank, near the

town of Orşova.It is the tallest rock sculpture in Europe - 55 m)

Delta Dunării-The Danube Delta

Moldoviţa

Voroneţ

Humor

Arbore

Putna – founded by Stephen the Great (here is the tomb of

the ruler)

M ă n ă s t i r i d i n B u c o v i na-Monasteries from Bucovina

Unique in the world for the high quality of the exterior painting ,they are preserved until today. There are famous colors: blue of Voroneţ, red of Humor and green of Arbore Monastery.

Mănăstirea Cozia -Cozia Monastery seen from the other side of the river Olt

Mănăstirea Curtea de Argeş-Curtea de Arges MonasteryIt is one of the most famous architectural monuments of Romanian Land. The legend says that in order to build this monastery, Master Manole built

his wife, Ana, between walls. .

Mănăstirea Bârsana, Maramureş-Barsana Monastery, Maramures

(Wooden Churches of Maramures are recognized for high steeples above the entrance and the

massive roof.)

Cimitirul Vesel din Săpânţa, jud. Maramureş-The Merry Cemetery from Săpânţa, Maramures CountyIt is famous for the colorful tombs crosses, for the naive paintings representing scenes from the life and occupation of the

persons buried there. On some crosses there are even lyrics,often on a humorous tone, about the persons concerned.

Ulpia Traiana Sarmizegetusa

The Capital city of Roman Dacia)

Suntem aici de peste 2 000 de ani.We are here for over 2000 years .

Sarmizegetusa Regia – Orăştie Mountains(Dacia’s capital city)

Ruinele Curţii Domneşti Târgovişte-The ruins of Targoviste Princely Court

Cetatea de Scaun a Sucevei-The Fortress of Suceava

Cetatea Neamţ-The Fortress of Neamt

Castelul Huniazilor (Corvinilor)-The Hunyad Castle (the Corvin),

Hunedoara

Castelul Bran - Bran Castle (Dracula’s Castle)

Castelul Peleş din Sinaia,

Peles Castle in SinaiaThe summer residence of kings of Romania, was built at the

wish of King Carol I of Romania

Monumental ensemble from Targu-Jiu (Sculptural Ensemble of Constantin

Brancusi)

Coloana infinită-Column of the Infinite

Masa tăcerii-The Table of Silence

Poarta sărutuluithe Gate of Kiss

Iaşi – Palatul Culturii-The Palace of Culture

Timişoara -The Orthodox Cathedral

Craiova – The Musical Fountain

Constanţa – Tomis Harbor

Braşov – The Black Church

Sibiu –Market Square(the European Cultural Capital in 2007)

Bucureşti – The Parliament Palace

Arcul de Triumf-

The Arch of Triumph

Ateneul Român-

Romanian Athenaeum

Teatrul Naţional-The National

Theatre

Opera Naţională-The National Opera House

Bucureşti – the main cultural center of the country

Muzeul Naţional al Satului “Dimitrie Gusti”-"Dimitrie Gusti" National Village Museum

Inaugurated on May 10, 1936 in the presence of King Charles II, it became one of the biggest attractions of the city.

Salaj County Salaj County

ZALAU

„Gh. Lazar” Secondary School