Annals of the „Constantin Brâncuşi” University of Târgu Jiu, Economy Series, Special Issue/2014- Information society and sustainable development

TRANSALPINA CAN EASILY BE CONSIDERED THE DIAMOND COUNTRY LANDSCAPES, ADVENTURE AND MYSTERY

CONSTANTA ENEA, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, FACULTY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, UNIV. CONSTANTIN BRANCUSI OF TARGU –JIU e-mail:constanta_ [email protected] CONSTANTIN ENEA, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR FACULTY OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, LAW AND ADMINISTRATIVE SCIENCES, UNIV. CONSTANTIN BRANCUSI OF TARGU –JIU e-mail:[email protected]

Abstract: If Transfăgărăşan is pearl Romanian mountains, the road easily qill be considered the diamond country landscapes, adventure and mystery. Hell 's Kitchen has developed and evolved naturally. Have no certainty of success and money required to carry out the infrastructure first and then see if investors come, so we can not blame the local authorities find here. The difficulties encountered in implementing funding programs made for funds to obtain hard enough. In this paper, I will briefly mention some ideas that could make the two cities, the holder of administratively to Rancière, the burgeoning tourist development area of . I sincerely hope uhat there is among us and other people with vision who want to stand up and take action to provide a decent future for our children.

Keywords: tourism, adventures, mystery, evolded naturally.

Clasification JEL : M40, M41

1. Introduction:

Parang Mountains is one of the main mountain ranges in Gorj county, the highest peak of - Parângul Mare (2519 m). This chain with 14 peaks over 2000 meters and heights a beautiful glacial lakes, beyond the limits of Gorj. This is Hell's Kitchen, one of the regions of to be considered blessed in terms of natural beauty at the foot of Bath Iron Novac settlements and to the top of the doll (2508 meters) where opportunities are opened in front of amateur adventure tourists are how much, on so interesting. The natural area is part of the picture Rânca tourism potential with great complexity, diversity and attractive landscaping, this is reflected in the structure and value: geological structure manifested mountainous and sub forms, different in appearance, the river (valley narrow, steep slopes) and forest cover which occupies most of the surface [1]. Hell's Kitchen is the most spacious and comfortable area in Parang mountains area and is a huge tourist potential, already stated in weather stations and rest with continuous operation. Hell's Kitchen is an inspired choice both in winter and summer, especially for tourists who want to escape the busy city for a few days and spend moments of relaxation.

2. Rânca Resort - a destination for adventure lovers but also for those who want to enjoy the tranquility

Ranca is located at an altitude of about 1,600 m on the southern slopes of Parang Mountains near the top Corneş Mare, just 62 km northeast of Targu Jiu. The geographical position of the area and the recent arrangement of the old Trans - Alpine route easy advantage in attracting tourists minimum 6 counties, Gorj, Mehedinti, Dolj, Olt, Valcea, Arges and partly in Bucharest, tourists avoid covering the additional distance 70-100 km in the Jiu Valley resorts Rusu and Straja - Farkaslaka Petrosani, 140 km to resort Păltiniş Olt Defile or 100-130 km on the DN1 crowded resorts in the Prahova Valley [2]. So mountainous area called Hell's Kitchen resort is a piece of heaven for those who want to retire in nature, but is also a place full of history. Is known since Roman times, when to reach the Dacian fortresses Drastic, soldiers built the road will Trajan in 101 AD Thus began the story of a path connecting the two parts of Romania, a journey that takes your breath away with the beauty and purity of the landscape.

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36 Annals of the „Constantin Brâncuşi” University of Târgu Jiu, Economy Series, Special Issue/2014- Information society and sustainable development DN 67C, as shown in the current documents, is the highest alpine road in our country, and is known by some and as "the King's Highway" because it was rebuilt during the wars of King Charles II. After reconstruction in 1933, has been road rehabilitation during the Second World War, the Germans needed this access route for military reasons. Since then no one has put a stone in the pavement of the access roads by the year 2011. Dubbed therefore DN 67C, this road connects Novac Sebes. It is a little known trail which sometimes rises to over 2,000 meters - Urdele Pass (2,141 meters), but it is extremely beautiful and wild [2]. However, as a state, Hell's Kitchen was established as a tourist destination since 1930. Resort was born thanks to Dumitru Brezulescu who decided that this is a good place for tourism. The young man joined in 1902 in a project villages Gorj transformed over the years, the most popular bank interwar Romania. Even the five cottages were built Rânca People's Bank funds "Gilort" (the name comes from the river that flows from the Parang Mountains, crossing Novaciul and flows into Jiu) [3].

During this period, more than 60 years, paving and road bridges were continuously degraded. Only a quarter of the road crossing the Parang Mountains was asphalt. On some portions Transalpina was a real test of endurance for machinery and a test of strength and skill for drivers who dared to pass through sharp rocks or straight into the abyss. The trail was easier traveled by bicycle or motorbike. If Transfăgărăşan is pearl Romanian mountains, the road will easily be considered the diamond country landscapes, adventure and mystery. Today, the road is paved at 100%. Access can be either Novaci or Sebes, either Olt Valley - Brezoi - Voineasa - otter - Obârşiile Lotrului. National Road 67C was upgraded from Sebes, and Bengeşti, Gorj county, under a project entitled "Trans Alpina". Officials in White says the project will exceed in size, difficulty of implementation and the famous Transfagarasan price. The nearly 150 miles of road were covered with asphalt and roadway width, according to the project should be at least eight feet (even serpentine). Even if these promises have been met, the road has become one of the most popular in the country because of the beauty and the spectacular area. Accommodation in the area is no longer a problem in the mountain Ranca the kind accommodations, hostels, hotels, chalets and holiday houses or villas that you can rent or reserve online. Most accommodation options are in Hell's Kitchen, states with nearly 5,000 places for tourists, scattered in three hotels (one to four stars, three other stars) and over 400 hostels and holiday homes tour regime. Prices of accommodation practiced here start from £ 20 for one person, per night, and get to £ 150, depending on the category of tourist unit. The average price of accommodation in a hostel but three daisies is £ 50 per night, and for a day full board is added £ 60-100 per/person. Who wants to be staying at the other end of the portion spectacular Transalpine, that is close to Obârşia Lotrului has far fewer options available (if you exclude the possibility of finding an accommodation in the resort Voineasa). Pensions Oaşa lakeside heaven on average £ 120 per night for a double room. About the same rates are applied and the few hostels in Obârşia Lotrului There are also a very cheap option Chalet Şureanu, lying west of Lake Oaşa, 18 km away, where a bed costs just £ 7 per night. Unless you are willing to sleep in a bed old military with three or seven people in the room, and a shower outside in the open air. Usually tourists who arrive in the area on the road will go Gorjului to Rânca mountain resort and forget to wonder what's next after this stop. Transalpina bypasses Peak doll, then they think adventurers reached the clouds. The highest point of the road is Urdele Pass, which reaches a height of 2,141 meters. Dizziness gives mountaintop clouds walking above you and you feel that you ruler over all the land. The colors and shades of autumn fill their soul with peace, one infinite blue raptor furrow High. In the Transalpina there are several glacial lakes, of which the best known is Lake Galcescu. With an area of 3.2 hectares, Lake Galcescu is the longest glacier lake in Gorj County. The maximum depth of ten meters. It is situated at an altitude of 1,950 meters and is naturally populated with fish. Around Lake Nature Reserve protects rare as the flower -de- corner and wild peony. Name of the lake comes from the tangled trail through jnepi and junipers that leads to the lake, a place where the river flows Lotru. Abundant fauna did not need artificial stocking of Lake Galcescu. The road can be covered in about five hours over Zănoaga Iezer mountain resort Rânca by Step Urdele [4]. Another tourist attraction is the spectacular waterfall Devils, 12 meters high. It can be reached easily from Obârşia Lotrului Chalet, located ten minutes walk from the waterfall. Also, less than an hour walk from the chalet

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37 Annals of the „Constantin Brâncuşi” University of Târgu Jiu, Economy Series, Special Issue/2014- Information society and sustainable development Obârşia Lotrului to Rânca Iezerul Lake is sitting at 1,900 meters altitude, near the springs Gilortului. The lake has an area of three hectares and a depth of 1.5 meters. Besides these spectacular sights are: top Parângul Great and Small Cindrel and skull; Lake Iezerul - spread over 3 ha, but with a maximum depth of only 1.5 meters, and before getting to the resort can be visited Gorj two important goals: Cave Woman (Baia de Fier) Polovragi Cave (Polovragi), located just five kilometers from Novaci objectives that can fill at least half a day.

3. A tourist route that deserves to be covered, ie, route Rânca Resort - Lake Galcescu

Mountain biking, river rafting on Yellow, slipping storms on Tyrolean climbing and climbing assisted by cavers are some of the pastimes that tourists eager adrenaline can live on land Bihor. Gorj County is one of the regions of Romania to be considered blessed in terms of natural beauty, from the hills Gorjului up doll on top (1508 meters), the opportunities that open in front of amateur adventure tourists are as many on so interesting. Karst areas, like the famous doll plateau are ideal for mountain biking or hiking, but there are places to start exploring some caves by unexpected beauty. In this regard, there are monitors very skilled climbers and cavers who can guide amateur adventure through caves Gorj or Parang Mountains scenic trails. Climbing and climbing tours are among the activities most commonly requested by travelers, the more so as the monitors are climbers try numerous expeditions in the country and abroad. All the fun and entertainment section , Rânca resort has a small advantage, unlike other tourist towns Alpine area. Besides the many restaurants at Rânca find a nightclub. Moreover, it was put into a lift extended from 800 to 1,500 feet long, which will serve three runs, one floodlit. The ski and tubing are the major winter activities Rânca. If this does not satisfy gustirile slopes finest, at the northern end of Alpine near Cabana Sureanu is Şureanu ski area with seven runs of length totaling 6 km. In summer you can step through the dozens of hiking trails, with durations on average two to six hours, the main starting points are Obârşia Lotrului and Rânca [5]. Regarding the sports that can be practiced even at high difficulty can include: - Winter sports: skiing, snowboarding, snowmobiling, sledding, ski touring; - Ranca summer sports: hiking, ATV, parasailing, off road, motorcycle, cycling, canyoning, rafting, fishing and hunting, water walking ball, summer tubing. The most popular trails in the area [6]: - Cabana Rânca - Mount doll - coal tip - tip drab - Lake Galcescu; marking: red tape; duration: 6 -7 hours. This is the best route. This road connects Lotrului Novaci - origin - Sebes Alba. On this road about 10 km from the tourist area Rânca after passing the tip doll starts tourist trail marked with red. The route is restored without problems. This route continues to resort Rusu. After passing the tip Mohoru branch route. A straight version Parangu Mare reach that cottage Rusu, and the other from right down in the bucket reaches lakes and Lake Galcescu. - Cabana Rânca - Peak doll - Olteţului saddle; red triangle; duration: 5:00 . - Lake Galcescu - Lake Birds - Pit Seacă - Obârşia Lotrului; red triangle; time: 7 h 30 min. - Obârşia Lotrului - Lake Galcescu - Parângul Mare - Chalet Rusu; marking: red tape; lasting 12-13 hours. Thus, once in origin, continuation thread Lotru besides its flow clockwise until Stefanu bridge, located upstream of ancestry. From there begins the tourist trail through the woods beside the river. The route is marked with a red cross. Attention! The mark is old and difficult to see on some portions. (Origin - Galcescu Lotrului 3-4 hours). Also Petrosani can climb west on the road to cottage Rusu about 6 Km. From here you can choose to resort Rusu lift up or down about 1.5 h Further trail is marked with red and climb Parangu Mare and still on top of cut stone, the trail branches. A variant is straight forward and reach the national road 67C respectively Ranca tourist area. The other option left down in the bucket reaches lakes and Lake Galcescu. - Obârşia Lotrului - Pit Seacă - Top Capra - Poiana Muierii - Chalet Voivod; marking: unmarked trail up to the intersection with the red triangle; duration: 10:00. Next, I will describe a tourist route that deserves to be covered, ie, route Rânca Resort - Lake Galcescu: This route starts from Hell's Kitchen, where mountain resort in 1992 have two to three Vilis heritage and huge Army hut, perched on a knoll reinforced with a stone wall. From Hell's Kitchen, on the horizon, there is Seme and pyramidal "Doll". It can go pretty easy on the top where there is a huge plateau, which might trace, light, a football pitch. The road to Galcescu, tourists can deviate from the road will face will appear only when two peaks: the right one with a hard climb path unfriendly and a cross on top and left a giant plump. The first is coal, second, grimly. Here comes the doubt: tourists do not know which to cross, one is damn steep and second "devilish" long. Of "happiness" should not put such a question: These paths have "struck in the leg" both. After the "escalating" Coal, often walking four, meets a long saddle, up the valley in front of drab. Moving to the top drab vast majority of tourists suddenly feel the need to have another jacket on them or throwing cloaks would not rain being the house in the highlands. Quite often dogs are found Latos, and shepherds disinterest of the time element. Everyone will tell you that you get to Galcescu in about an hour, although there are at least two and a half hours. After passing the last peak, it crosses a ridge smooth and

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38 Annals of the „Constantin Brâncuşi” University of Târgu Jiu, Economy Series, Special Issue/2014- Information society and sustainable development soothing, where the majority of tourists make stops. Complex glacial perfect view on the ridge, with a smaller lake, Vidal, which flows into the sea through a creek Galcescu cheerful. Other lăculeţe looking pond seen in the area where only shrubs that grew Shorties jnepi and junipers are adapted to strong winds here. Up down, tourists will pass a language elongated snow that lasts almost all year here. In a huge valley, which locals know as lakes bucket at the end of six hours away by steep Parang, lies Lake Galcescu and nearly ten other smaller lakes. But even there, it is seen that doll have known better, and also should not be underestimated coal and dreary. The lake covers 3.2 hectares, the largest glacier lake in Gorj. It's pretty cold her, because the altitude is over 1,900 feet. The lake has two large banks that tourists can install the tent quiet. However, it is best left off the plateau lake, where the parapet range is closer and better protects the wind. By fâşneţii seen trout waters, which often fool a hook. Fishermen have already called the most deviously fish. And how important the lake is not without mystery stories, Galcescu is also part of a small legend. It is said that the lake would communicate just with the Black Sea, the legend born after a man drowned here and has not been found. However, geographers say that depth is more than ten meters. From Galcescu, you can make day trips to Parângul sea or Cindrel highest peaks of Parang group. When tourists are satisfied with the lake and its surroundings, although it is likely that they are bored, they can descend on a mixed route through meadows and forests. Can follow the Lotru river that flows from the lake, and reach Obârşia Lotrului cottage, just a few kilometers from the town of Petrosani. This is just void of trails very attractive and very frequented by tourists. There is so, as I stated previously, many more routes in which tourists have a choice [11].

4. Conclusions:

Do not forget that the road will, was nominated for an excellence award in Paris in 2012, where according to UN Special Rapporteur World Commission on Environment and Development, the road will emphasize on the fact that "Our common future - Sustainability - is the kind of development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs. So we were and are among those who believe and support the development in this area, and in our opinion that Hell's Kitchen is a resort with a great future, regional interest, which must be addressed mainly tourists coming from the south- west of the country, a tourist who now formed mountain sports that comes from an area with average financial strength. I think it is a big mistake trying to make a five-star resort at the European level, as long as the chances of attracting foreign tourists are almost zero because of the existence of this type of ski infrastructure exist in their countries of origin or closest to them.

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