We continue the ride east to visit Corvin Castle, encountering some unlikely sand dunes along the way that are 500 miles from the sea en route to our hotel a short distance from the incredible Transalpina (AKA ‘Devil’s Path’), Romania’s highest road. It’s the next day we take on this famous route over the Transylvanian Alps, keeping eyes peeled over this breathtaking mountain range for the local wildlife - not only is this great motorcycle country, it’s also home to a third of the wild bears and wolves in continental Europe. Before long we’ll be on the unbelievable Transfăgărășan Highway, a serious highlight of this trip and a road once hailed by Jeremy Clarkson as “one of the best roads in the world… like all of the bends of all of the racetracks in the world joined together”, as we make our way to Brașov for a two night stay.
You have a day off here in the medieval town of Brașov, nestled in the Carpathian Mountains and famous for it’s Saxon walls and ancient Gothic Church. If you’d prefer to stay on two wheels over exploring on foot, there's the opportunity for more saddle time with a rideout to the mud volcanoes in Berca or the bear sanctuary only a short distance away from the hotel. Leaving Brașov we ride north to the birthplace of Vlad the Impaler (the real life inspiration for Dracula) and visit a working salt mine before continuing over the beautiful Transylvanian mountains for our final night in Romania in the vibrant, 2000 year old city of Cluj-Napoca.
