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By polixcohon
@polixcohon (15)
Romania
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@polixcohon (15)
• Romania
29 Dec 06
Another place that you can visit in romania is Paltinis.
History:
Paltinis is a mountain resort in Transylvania, Romania, 35 km south-west from Sibiu in the Cindrel Mountains.
It is situated at 1440 m altitude, being the highest resort in Romania. It lies in a conifers forest, and it is a popular winter destination and in the summer it is sought for its calm, for its fresh air and for the easily accessible trekking routes.
It was founded by an association - Siebenburgischer Karpatenverein (S.K.V.) - in 1894 and three villas from that period still exist. Currently there are 4 hotels, 6 chalets and 17 villas and an increasing number of private holiday houses.
At the entrance in the resort, there is a Romanian Orthodox monastery, the place where the Romanian philosopher Constantin Noica spend the last period of his lifetime.
It is administered by the city of Sibiu although it lies on the territory of some communes from the region.
Here you have some pictures from Paltinis:
http://www.mylot.com/w/image/836427.aspx
http://www.mylot.com/w/image/836434.aspx
http://www.mylot.com/w/image/836436.aspx
@polixcohon (15)
• Romania
28 Dec 06
http://www.mylot.com/w/image/830099.aspx
It is a Delta Dunarii picture.
@GigiFrana (114)
• Romania
28 Dec 06
Yes, Delta Dunarii is a superb place, like many others in Romania!
@polixcohon (15)
• Romania
28 Dec 06
History:
Starting with the 15th century, the Danube Delta ( Delta Dunarii) was part of the Ottoman Empire. The Treaty of Paris of 1856 which ended the Crime War, Danube Delta together with two districts of Southern Bessarabia was included in the Principality of Moldavia and was estabilished an international commission wich made a series of works to help navigation. In 1859, it becamed part of United Principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia and later Romania.
Nature:
It host over 1,200 varieties of plants, 300 species of birds as well as 45 freshwather fish species in its numerous lakes and marshes, The Danube Delta has been entered to the UNESCO list of World Heritahe Sites (1991) and Biosphere reserves. Around 2,733 km2 of it are strictly protected areas.
This is a place where milions of birds from different places of Earth( European, Asian, African, Mediteraneean) come to rest and eat during the migration seasons. Many others hatch here.