Transalpina, one of Romania’s most famous tourist mountain roads, is set to reopen for traffic this weekend, according to State Secretary for Transport Irinel Ionel Scriosteanu.

Translpina (DN67C) climbs to an altitude of 2,145 meters, which makes it the highest road in Romania and one of the highest in the Carpathian Mountains. This is why it stays closed during the cold months of winter and spring. According to Scriosteanu, until about two weeks ago, the snow was roughly 5 meters high in some sections.

“I would especially like to thank those who had the difficult mission of clearing the snow on Transalpina, in extremely low visibility and manoeuvring conditions, considering that it snowed until 3 weeks ago,” the State Secretary said in the Facebook post announcing the road’s opening.

Transalpina is one of Romania’s main tourist spots, and some say it is even more beautiful than the (probably) better-known Transfagarasan. It crosses the Parang Mountains from north to south, offering spectacular and even quite wild landscapes.

Transfagarasan, Romania’s other famous mountain road, may also reopen by mid-June, according to Digi24.

irina.marica@romania-insider.com

(Photo source: Facebook/Irinel Ionel Scriosteanu)