Poiana Brasov

Poiana Brasov is a winter resort in Romania. It is a travel destination with international reputation and a district in the Brasov city. Tourists can choose from 12 ski slopes with various difficulty, sports fields, a lake, nightclubs, bars and restaurants. Accommodation is available in luxury hotels, Bed-and-breakfast villas or huts. Poiana Brasov is the most popular Romanian ski resort and an important tourist center preferred by many tourists not only from Romania, but also from Italy, France, Germany, Switzerland and other European states.


It is located at about 1,312 yards (1,200 m) above sea level near the city of Brasov in Romania and it is easily accessible by road. There are regular buses operated by Brasov Transit (RAT Brasov) which ply the 12 km route between Brasov and Poiana Brasov. The resort also runs minibuses to take visitors from hotels to the base of the ski runs from where they can hike or take a cable car to Cristianu Mare or Postavaru summits. Poiana Brasov is surrounded by four mountains: the already mentioned Postavaru (1,799 m), Piatra Craiului (2,238 m), Bucegi (2,505 m) and Piatra Mare (1,848 m).


Poiana Brasov has a temperate-continental climate. The average temperature in summer is 20 C and in winter -4 C. There is a snow cover of about 50-60 cm which lasts from mid-November until mid-March, for about 120 days a year. However one can expect snowfalls since the end of September.


The resort is recommended for treatments against asthenic forms of nevrosis or fatigue, anemia and endocrine illnesses, respiratory system diseases. Temperatures in winter often go as low as -15C.
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