Transalpina - Driving in One of World's Most Spectacular Roads

Winding its way through valleys and plateaus up to 2,145m above sea level, a height not reached by any other mountain passage in Romania, the Transalpina road offers breathtaking views together with lots of driving excitement.
The road was built under King Carol II. That’s the reason why Romanian locals in the area call it The King’s Road (“Drumul Regelui”). It was opened in 1938, when it was inaugurated by King Charles II in Poiana Sibiu and it was rebuilt during World War II by German troops, when they needed a road for military purposes, but remained inaccessible for most normal drivers and vehicles until only a few years ago. In 2007 it started the works to transform this spectacular road into a modern highway (148 km), allowing a rapid transit between Oltenia and Transylvania. Located in the Parâng Mountains group, in the Southern Carpathians of Romania, it’s the most spectacular roads of the Carpathian Mountains.