The springs of Teleajen River are located in Ciucas Mountain and the river traverse along the Prahova region from North to South. His valley offers to our eyes a lot of sightseeings – mountains,high hills,lakes and gorges.
Climate is a temperate-continental one, with very long summers and cold winters, with an average of temperature 7 Celsius Grades. The air is extremely pure and ozonated because of the big and old forests, and due to this fact this area is one of the greenest in whole Europe.
Access:
• DN1 Bucuresti - Ploiesti (75 km), then DN1A Ploiesti - Cheia (70 km) - Brasov;
• DN1A Brasov - Cheia (50 km);
• railway Bucuresti - Ploiesti, then Ploiesti - Maneciu, after that, the route continues alog the way Cheia - Brasov
Turistic potential
The Teleajen Valley, a link between Prahova and Brasov county, is intersected in its middle by the road DN1A and it is scattered all over with stylish villages (Maneciu, Valenii de Munte, Cheia, Izvoarele, Slanic), with a highly developed tourist infrastructure.Although the national road splits the valley in two, pollution and noise are not present when you become lost in the forests and glades with springs.
It is a top rated area as concerning its places for recovery, relaxation, but also cycling.The centres of interest are the resorts Cheia, Slanic and Ciucas Mountains, which will offer you quiet places and tender peaks, great valleys for camping.The Teleajan Valley is a place to die for, because of its mountaineering competitions, the family men looking for peaceful and refreshing places, and also the camp fire.
Natural Attractions
-Teleajen Valley,articficial lake Manaciu;
-Slanic Prahova Resort – faimous for its salina and mine salt; 7 salt lakes, The Green Stone;
-Bratocea clough, Bratocea Sfinx, Beer’s Valey. Sheepfold’s Valley;
-Fishing in Manaciu Lake, near 20 km from Cheia;
-Muntele Rosu Chalet – moder complex which offers accommodation and roumanian international cousine;
-The old Ciucas Chalet – now ruins, with a splendis view over Ciucas Mountain ( 3 hours from Muntele Rosu Chalet );
-You can do trekking,hiking or escalade in the whole area of Ciucas Mountains;
-Also sightseeings from: Tigaile Mari Peaks,Ciucas Peak,Siriu Peak
Cultural Attractions
-Cheia Monastery, build in 17th century.You can admire pictures and frescoes made by Naum , faimous painter, and icons made by Gherghe Tatarascu;
-Nicolae Iorga Memorial House in Valenii de Munte;
-Zamfira Monastery (Maneciu Village)
-Suzana Monastery near 6 km from Cheia,paintings made by Gheorghe Tatarascu;also you can visit a museum with old artifacts;
-Crasca Monastery;
-Rupestral remains from Alunis
-Ambers’s Museum in Colti Village
Sports and Fun
You cand do in Ciucas Area a lot of sport such as:
-mountain byke
-atv,snowmobile
-ski
-hiking,trekking,mountaneering,escalade
-fishing
-hunting
Also you cand spent good free time in local restaurants and bars, with offers to the tourist specifical products and food from traditional roumanian cousine.
