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Balea Lake

Southern Section Of The Carpathian Mountains, Romania

On nature show: Balea Lake in Romania

Balea Lake represents a splendid monument of nature with about 180 hectare of land around , declared natural reservation since 1932. The landscape is spectacular, especially in the winter, when there’s a lot of snow there and the ice on the lake. You are assisting here to a veritable nature spectacle!
Balea lake is surrounded by mountainous moraines, terraces and chines and features two chalets open all year round.
In this overwhelming scenery of austere beauty, be it summer or winter, you can admire mountain vegetation, numerous complex glacier valleys, splendid waterfalls and forests.

Must also be mentioned the fact that the first Ice Hotel in Eastern Europe was built near the lake in 2006.
If you visit this area you have the opportunity to admire the Balea Waterfall, located in the Fagaras Mountains, one of the most famous waterfalls in Romania, is at an altitude of 1234 meters and the water falls from 68 meters.

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