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Azuga city and resort is situated between Sinaia
international resort (12 km) and Predeal ski resort (6km).
Azuga is at the foot of the Bucegi Mountains (Carpathians - Transylavanian
Alps), elevation 1,110 m.
There are 38 km to Poiana-Brasov and 147 km to country's capital
(Bucharest)
The longest ski run in Romania, named Sorica, is here and is accesible
by a modern chair-lift.
Azuga-Busteni, have cool summers (July average 15.5°C) and cold
winters (January average -3°C).
Here you can find a tonic and stimulative climate, with clean, ozoniferous
air, rich in ultraviolet radiations.
On top of the Caraiman Massif, at 2,484 m altitude, there stands
a memorial (a 40 m high cross, made of steel), build between 1926-
1928, in honour of the country's heroes who lost their lives during
the First World War.
Busteni has "Babele" and "Sphynx" - wind-modelled
stone shapes in the Bucegi Massif, accessible throw cable car. A
modern chair lift is in construction to the Diham and Poiana Izvoarelor
cottages.
The second cable car from the top of Caraiman mountain link Busteni
with Pestera hotel and the unique Monastery in the cave.
SKI: Do you want to ski? The Bucegi Massif has numerous runs and
ski lifts, accessible by cable-car.
The position of Azuga has many advantages: 36 km
from Brasov and near principal Romanian resorts:: Predeal 6 km,
Busteni 4 km, Sinaia 12 km.
The city is nested in mountains: on North-West there is Clabucetului
Predealului Massive (highest peak Clabucetul Azugii 1586 m), on
the South-East there is Baiului and Garbovei Mountains with peaks
over 1700 m (Cazacu Peak 1753 m, Stevia Peak 1901m).
In the Northeast part of town there is the largest ski facilities
in this mountains: Sorica Slope - the biggest in Romania, and Cazacu
slope. Ski chairs are on every slope, and at the bottom there are
bars, restaurants, ski rentals and cottages.
Accommodations in Azuga:
Flora Villa ***
(16 seats in double rooms provided with own bathroom, Cable TV).
The villa offers to its clients cover parking and sauna. Flora Villa
is placed at 100 m far from the ski-chairs and from the Sorica slope.
Hotel Azuga **
(15 rooms with 2 and 3 places, bathroom, cable TV). Placed near
the rail station and the main road which pass alongside Prahova
Valley (E60).
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