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The Chalet |
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Racatau |
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ROMANIA
Transylvania It takes you about two and a half days by car to get
into the walking area. Be attentive to the harvesters and horses on the
highways in Romania and the - sometimes - big holes in the road. Don’t drive
at night! And keep your speed. The police loves your money! In the area we were going to (in 2000) we had , at
home, the impression that finding current maps and possibilities to sleep and
eat on the route should have given too many problems. So, we stayed at a
“chalet” in the middle of an almost undiscovered walking area: Transylvanian
hill and mountains scenery, caves and special flora and fauna. |
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Easter
2000: many day-walks out of a chalet in the village of Racatau, about 45
kilometers south west from Cluj. The chalet was situated on an island in a river,
surrounded by green summits of the Transylvanian hills and mountains. It is
one of the most idyllic places we ever saw. In the morning horse and cow went
out for their daily dinner in the hills, in the evening they came back…….on
their own. The local guide Nelou guided us along the finest
spots and brought us in contact with the local residents. Such as those
living on the uplands of Marisel. 2007: the chalet is still there, but closed. The
guide is working in another country - as many Romanians - . The road to
Racatau is even worse than in 2000.
But: still it is an area of formidable beauty! |
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Alternative: between Huedin and Gilau, the northern
border of the area, you can find more and more places to sleep and eat. From
here great day-walks can be made. In Cluj they offer nowadays suitable
walking maps.
Softride
is a private tourist organization. They can help you in planning and
organizing your trip to and stay in Romania. Whatever you want. Visit their
website. More interested in the Danube Delta and birds? Visit
Chettusia. |