Poiana Brașov is the most popular
Romanian ski resort and an important tourist centre preferred by many tourists not only from Romania, but also from
Italy,
France,
Germany,
Switzerland and other
European states.
After the 2010s modernization, the ski area has expanded from 50
hectares to 80 hectares and the slopes length was increased from 13.8 km
to 23.9 km. most slopes now have
snow cannons installed. In 2013, it hosted figure skating, alpine skiing and speed skating in the
European Youth Olympic Winter Festival.
It is located at about 1,020 meters (3,379 feet) above sea level near the city of
Brașov in Romania and it is easily accessible by road. There are regular buses operated by Brașov Transit (RAT
Brașov) which serve the 12 km route between
Brașov
and Poiana Brașov. The resort also runs minibuses to take visitors from
hotels to the base of the ski runs from where they can hike or take a
cable car to Cristianu Mare or
Postăvaru summits. Poiana Brașov is surrounded by four mountains: the already mentioned Postăvaru (1,799 m),
Piatra Craiului (2,238 m),
Bucegi (2,505 m) and
Piatra Mare (1,848 m).
Poiana Brașov has a temperate-continental climate. The average
temperature in summer is 20 °C and in winter -4 °C. There is a snow
cover of about 50–60 cm which lasts from mid-November until mid-March,
for about 120 days a year. However one can expect snowfalls from the end
of September.
Poiana Brașov is host to a number of hotels and restaurants, the
majority of which cater for foreign tourists. Two of the better known
restaurants are
Șura Dacilor (
The Dacians' Barn) and
Coliba Haiducilor (
The Outlaws' Shack).
[citation needed] There is also one nightclub,
Capra Neagră (
The Chamois), adjacent to a pizza place which plays a mixture of Europop and dance music.
Amongst other attractions in Poiana Brașov visitors can find traditional
mulled wine and a pepper spiced alcoholic drink known as
țuică as well as other traditional Romanian fare.
