Last Updated on februarie 15, 2014
The Transalpina or DN67C located in the Parรขng Mountains group, in the Southern Carpathians of Romania, is one of the roads of the Carpathian Mountains. It connects Novaci, south of Parรขng Mountains, to Sebeล in the north.
It is said that the road was built under King Carol II and rebuilt during World War II by German troops and it is called The Kingโs Road by the locals. Also a story has it that Nicolae Ceauลescu had the Transfฤgฤrฤลan Road (DN7C) built during the communist regime just to surpass the Transalpina.
The road has its highest point at the Urdele Pass, where the elevation is 2,145m above sea level. Given the high altitude, the road is closed during the cold months of the year. Works began in 2007 in order to transform this spectacular road into a modern highway (148 km), allowing a rapid transit between Oltenia and Transylvania.
Rรขnca, a newly developed resort, is located towards the south end of the Transalpina road.
