Discover Bușteni Day Trip Tour
Visão Geral do Tour
Bușteni is a small mountain town in the north of Prahova County, Muntenia, Romania. It is located in the Prahova Valley, at the bottom of the Bucegi Mountains, which have a maximum altitude of 2,505 m (8,219 ft).
Its name literally means tree-logs in Romanian. One village, Poiana Țapului, is administratively part of the town, formerly a separate commune prior to 1950. According to the 2011 census, it has 8,894 inhabitants.
Bușteni's average altitude is 875 m (2,871 ft). It is one of the most popular mountain resorts in Romania,[citation needed] with year-round tourism opportunities, including skiing and mountain climbing.
3D view of Bușteni
The town and the surrounding mountains were the sites of military confrontations in 1916, during World War I (see Romania during World War I).
A large commemorative monument (about 25 m (82 ft) high), Heroes' Cross (Crucea Eroilor) lies atop nearby Caraiman Peak, at nearly 2,260 m (7,410 ft).
The monument is lighted at night and is visible from virtually everywhere in Bușteni.
Check Cantacuzino Castle and tell me if you want to visit it!
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Ponto de Encontro
North Train Station