Sinaia - referat engleza

SINAIA - REFERAT ENGLEZA

Is located in Prahova county, situated on the superior water way of Prahova river, to the SE feet of Bucegi Mountains and SV feet of Baiului Mountains, to 62km NV from Ploiesti and 102km away from Bucharest.

Sinaia is a very important touristic center and the place where national and international conferences take place ; there are special places for winter sports: bobsleigh track-1.500m,13 curves and a difference of level of 132m.;ski tracks with different degrees of difficulty(Carp-2500m-difficult;Papagal-2140m-difficult;Touristic-2800m-medium,etc),sledge tracks etc.

A big number of marked paths, modern highway with access for cars up to the quote 1400; ski-lift with a capacity of 35 persons and 28 persons and chair-lift. Sinaia is a departure point to the chalet of Bucegi Mountains and those of Baiului Mountains.
It has a climate specific to the alpine zones, ozone air and an annual average temperature of 6⁰C.
You can get to Sinaia either by car :Bucharest -Brasov on DN1(E60) from Rasnov on DN73A junction with DN1 or by train:Sinaia station on the line Bucharest-Brasov.
It is a great destination for rest, winter sports, trips and treatment.

ALPIN SKI

Sinaia offer to the tourists a big number of possibilities to practice their favorite sports.

Tracks for the beginners
The beginners have on their disposition Poiana Florilor track with a medium degree of difficulty- 250m - and a difference of level of 50m.
-The skiers with a medium instruction have on their disposition Vanturis track( make the conection between Varful cu Dor and Quote 1400)-2350m, a difference of level of 560m and a medium slope of 24,5%;
-Piramida track(conect Varful cu Dor and Varful cu Dor challet , with a difference of level of 100m, a lenght of 450m and a medium slope of 25,8%);
-Dorului track - conect Varful cu Dor and Dorului Valley challet - with a track of 600m lenght, a difference of level of 150m and a medium slope of 25,8%;
-Fata Dorului track- conect Furnica and Dorului Valley with a lenght of 1180m, a difference of level of 210m and a medium slope of 25,8%.


Tracks for the advanced. Advanced skiers have on disposition difficult tracks too:
-Carp track- connect Furnica peak and quote 1400, has a length of 2500m, a difference of level of 585m and a medium slope of 24%;
-Papagal track- conect Tarla and the electric chair- 450m lenght- , difference of level-150m, medium slope-35,3%;
-1500track- 450m lenght, difference of level-125m and the medium slope-28,9%;
-Turistica track-connect Quote 1400 and Sinaia,-2800m, difference of level -450m and the medium slope-16,6%. SKI FOND
For those who prefer touristic trips or for the fond skiers is recommended the track of the Bucegi Plateau, with a length of 8000m and a difference of level of 100m.

SLEDGE
For practicing sledge there is Drumul Vechi- quote 1300 track -length 300m, a difference of level of 60m and bobsleigh track -Furnica-Sinaia arranged for the competitions with a length of 1500m and a difference of level of 30m.


BOBSLEIGH AND SLEDGE
The competitions of bobsleigh, sledge and skeleton take place on a special track, situated on the west side of the station, towards the road to Alpin Hotel-Quote 1400m.The track has a length of 1500m.Difference of level between the departure point and the arrival point is 134m;there are 13 curves, with a medium slope of 9%, minimal slope of 3% and the maximal point of 14%.Bobsleigh for two persons can touch the speed of 110km/h and the sledge for four persons -120km/h.

CABLE TRANSPORT
Cable installations are various :two electric cabins between Sinaia and Quote 1400 and Quote 1400 -Quote 2000;two chair-lift between Quote 1400-Quote 1950; four ski-lift :Dorului Valley-Varful cu Dor ,Quote 1400- Quote 1500,Varful cu Dor- Varful cu Dor chalet and five baby ski- lifts :Poiana Florilor, Scandurari, Dorului Valley, telecabine, Furnica.

TOURISTIC ATRACTIONS:

1. Peles Castle- built between 1873-1883 by the order of Carol of Hohenzollern , first king of Romania.
   The second flour of the castle was built between 1896-1914 in the German Rennaissance style by the plans of viennes architect Wilhelm von Doderer and those of german architect Johann Schultz , with gottic transformations made by the architect Karinel Liman between 1896-1914. The castle has 160 rooms and a central tower - 66m high.
   The castle was the summer residence of thr royal family(untill1947), today is a museum with colections of paintings, carpets , furniture,etc.

2 Pelisor Castle- situated near by Peles Castle, initialy destinated to prince Ferdinand I, in present museum.

3.Sinaia Monastery -with the old church, was built between 1690-1695, by the order of Mihail Cantacuzino (the sun of seneschal Constantin Cantacuzino), by the model of 'Saint Helene' Monastery on Sinai Mountain.

4.The Casino- building raised up in 1912 by the plans of the architect Petre Antonescu.