Community: Predeal
Predeal resort is located in central Romania, on Prahova Valley, between the rivers Prahova and Timis, at the foot of the Bucegi Mountains North-East of these mountains and Baiului Mountains to the North-West. Predeal city is situated at the highest altitude in Romania, between 1030 m -1110 m. Predeal is approximately:
* 140 km distance from Henry Coandă airport in Bucharest
* 25 km away from Braşov town
* 25 km away from Peleş Castle in Sinaia
* 30 km away from Bran Castel. The mountainous climate of Prahova Valley area, with cool summers and cold winters, makes Predeal resort to be a real tourist interest in all seasons. Predeal city offers a lovely scenery and is recommended for relaxation and for recovery from convalescence for its air with its high moisture and not pollutedt. Accomodation. The resort has sufficient places throughout the year, which is distributed in hotels, villas, guesthouses, cottages, camping and accommodation houses, authorized private homes. The poi
The culinary competitions in Predeal are a great attraction because added to all these, the culinary chefs specialized inside country and abroad are a real delight to watch, taste and smell, with food that enchants any gourmand. Tourism is the main objective that we are proud of, and we to make an art out of it. Moreover, by its location between the mountains, by the beauty of places and clean and ozonized air, by its proximity to the capital, Predeal has always been a magnet for outstanding people of our country who have found here a place of peace and rest. We mention some of them, who had homes in the town of Predeal: family Bratianu, Professor Zelea Codreanu, Marshal Ion Antonescu, the family of the industrialist Mociorniţa, the Royal House, Gheorghiu Dej and Nicolae Ceauşescu.
History
Establishment and development in time is related to the completion of road and, afterwards, the railway, as a direct link between the commercial city of Brasov and Tara Romaneasca. As historical landmarks we mention: 1674 - Duca Voda's document that mentions Prahovei Road as "A path and scale for merchants"; 1736-1738 - Russian-Turkish-Austrian wa
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Local resources
Being a mountaineous town, located urbanly speaking at the highest altitude in Romania, from Predeal resort spring many important regional water catchment resources. We mention that from here spring Timiş and Prahova, but also spas mentioned even since 1760, but, unfortunately, they are not exploited. These spas are Izvorul Câmpineanu, Izvorul Val
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Traditions
Predeal is located at the confluence between Ţara Românească and Ardeal, being a passing point through the moutains between the two regions of the country. The place's history is not vey old, and, as a consequence, traditions have influences from the two regions above-mentioned, without any specific local traditions.
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