The area is extremely beautiful, and it lies from the beginning of Iezer Papusa Mountains through the Rucar-Bran Passage ( between Bucegi an Piatra Craiului Mountains), an very old route which tied up Muntenia to Ardeal region
Climate is a temperate-continental one, with very long summers and cold winters
Acces:
· Predeal - Rasnov - Bran - Moeciu (ramificatie din DN1), aprox. 25 km
· DN73 Brasov - Bran - Moeciu, aprox.25 km
· Campulung - Rucar - Moeciu - Bran - Brasov (transmontan)
· DN Sibiu - Fagaras - Zarnesti – Bran
Located at less than 13 Km from the famous Bran Castle, Moeciu de Sus will please you with its specific beauty. The breathtaking landscape invites anyone to walks. The name of Moeciu comes from the mountain river that flows through the village, and so Moeciu de Sus means Upper Moeciu. Pine forests on the Mountains that surrounds the village, creates a large ozone concentration in the air. Subalpine climate with cool summers, the average temperature is 16 C
In any direction you may want to roam from Moeciu de Sus, there is no chance to get bored. Ski enthusiasts can reach in 20 minutes by car the new ski slope in Bran, or 40 minutes to the Poiana Brasov ski resort.
Moeciu is famous for its home made smoked cheese, and the cheese in tree bark. Every meal here tastes better, because everything is home made and pure biological food.
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Attractions
Mountains:
Iezer Papusa Mountains;
Piatra Craiului Mountains;
Bucegi Mountains;
Defile and Gorges:
Valea si Cheile Dambovitei;
Prapastiile Zarnestilor;
Cheile de la Cetateni;
Cheile Rasnoavei – climbing & bungee jumping paradise in Romania;
Caves
Dambovicioarei’s Caves
Natural Reservations and Parks
Piatra Craiului National Park;
Bucegi National Park;
Iezer – Papusa National Park;
Cultural Attractions
Historical
Ancient Roman Fortress-Jidava (at 4 km from Campulung);
Poienari Fortress (at 2 km from Capatanenii Pamanteni, on DN 7C), it was builded an the mountain Cetatuia by Vlad Tepes (Vlad Dracul) (sec. XIV);
Geto-dacic Fortress Cetateni (at 26 km from Campulung);
Negru Voda’fortress-Cetateni (sec. XIV);
Brasov’ Citadel - was build in 1395 at King Sigismund from Luxemburg counsel. At that time the most powerfull citadel in Transilvania;
Bran Castle;
Oratii Fortress;
Rasnov Fortress – the biggest peasants fortress (sec XII-lea);
Biserica veche Sfantul Nicolae Ciudovoret din Rasnov - cea mai veche biserica romanica de rit ortodox din sud-estul Transilvaniei (ridicata in sec. al XIV-lea, ctitorita de Radu Voda, tatal lui Mircea cel Batran.)
Religious
Negru Voda’ monastery in Campulung Muscel (1215);
Baratia Church-Campulung (sec. XIV);
Domneasca Church-Campulung(1567);
Subesti Church-Campulung (1551);
Old Church Sfantul Nicolae Ciudovoret from Rasnov – the oldest romaniac orthodox church in Transilvania
Cultural Attractions
George Toparceanu – national poet - Memorial House in Namaiesti (la 6 km de Campulung pe DN 73);
Ships & Shepards festival and Cheese festival – at the end of september. It is a national festival in Romania which celebrate the harvest, when the shepards are coming down with the animals from the mountains.
Monuments :
Mateias Mausoleum – at 11 km from Campulung on DN 73 ( mausoleum and historical museeum complex, dedicated to the heroes of WW1)
Sports
Trekking,Hiking and Mountaineering;
Mountain Byke;
Paragliding;
Speology;
Ski;
Enduro;
Bungee Jumping;
Horse riding;
