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Balea Lac
2008.07.26
Balea Glacial Lake is a real monument of nature (formed in a glacial circus), is 360 meters long, 240 meters broad and 11 meters dept
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Balea Glacial Lake is a real monument of nature (formed in a glacial circus), is 360 meters long, 240 meters broad and 11 meters dept
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Situated at 2 034 meters of altitude, the lake is between the Defileul Oltului (Olt Canyon) and the foot of Piatra Craiului Mountains.
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Situated at 2 034 meters of altitude, the lake is between the Defileul Oltului (Olt Canyon) and the foot of Piatra Craiului Mountains.
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Schematically, Fagaras Massif is consisted of an eastern
The first chalet at Balea Lake was built in 1904 by SKV and inaugurated in 29 th of august 1905.That chalet was just a simple construction made by stone and consisted of a single room. During the 1st War conflicts,in 1914,there were only two chalets
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Schematically, Fagaras Massif is consisted of an eastern
The first chalet at Balea Lake was built in 1904 by SKV and inaugurated in 29 th of august 1905.That chalet was just a simple construction made by stone and consisted of a single room. During the 1st War conflicts,in 1914,there were only two chalets
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It is accessible by car during the summer, and the rest of the year by a cable car from the “Balea Cascada” chalet.
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It is accessible by car during the summer, and the rest of the year by a cable car from the “Balea Cascada” chalet.
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Since 1932, the lake and about 180 ha of land around it were declared scientific reservation. It must also be mentioned the fact that the first ice hotel in Eastern Europe was built near the lake in 2006.
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Since 1932, the lake and about 180 ha of land around it were declared scientific reservation. It must also be mentioned the fact that the first ice hotel in Eastern Europe was built near the lake in 2006.
