Some scenic roads:
1. Mures Valey betwen Arad and Deva (E68)
2. E 81 (Sebes - Sibiu)
3. E574 (Campulung - Rasnov - Poiana Brasov - Brasov) (2 castles: Rasnov and Bran)or Campulung - Rasnov - Predeal - Brasov) between Predeal and Brasov: high traffic!
4. 67C Sebes - Lake Vidra - Novaci (no asphalt, high altitude!)
5. 7A Petrosani - lake Vidra - Brezoi (sections with no asphalt)
6. Tusnad (Road 12) - Bixad - [Lake St Ana (toll 5 RON)] - Balvanyos (ruined castle on the top of the peak)
7. 12 A: Miercurea Ciuc - Frumoasa (lake, but closed) - Lunca de Jos (old HU-RO border) - Palanca
8. 13A Sovata (Salt Lakes - ex. Bear's Lake) - Praid (Salt Mine) continuing with 13 B to Gheorgheni (very good serpent asphalt road, no traffic (at Lazarea old hungarian renaissance castle) continuing with 12C to Bicaz (bad shape asphalt, but must to see that cliffs and the landscape and the Lacu Rosu (Red Lake or Killer Lake as Hungarian people name it)
9. National Road 15: Bicaz - Poiana Teiului - Toplita - Reghin (not very good asphalt)
10. Bistrita - Vatra Dornei (under construction)- Carlibaba - Sangeorz Bai - Borsa - Nasaud - Bistrita (bad shape)
11. Bistrita - Vatra Dornei - (Gura Humorului) - Campulung Moldovenesc - Radauti (old romanian stave churches)
12. NR 15 Danube Valley: Moldova Noua - Orsova - Drobeta Turnu Severin or Orsova - Baile Herculane (generally avoid south Romania if you want scenic roads except this)
You can link all this road:
Hungary - Nadlac - Arad - Deva - Hateg - Caransebes - Resita - Anina - Moldova Noua - Orsova - Baia de Arama - Targu Jiu - Petrosani - Lake Vidra - Poiana Sibiu - Sibiu - Carta - Transfagarasan - Curtea de Arges - Campulung - Rasnov - Predeal - Sinaia - Predeal - Brasov - Sfantu Gheorghe - Bixad - Lake St. Ana - Balvanyos - Targu Secuiesc - Casinu Nou - Tusnad - Miercurea Ciuc - Frumoasa - Lunca de Jos - Frumoasa - Miercurea Ciuc - Odorheiu Secuiesc - Praid - Sovata - Balauseri - Sighisoara - Biertani -Sighisoara - Balauseri - Targu Mures - Balauseri - Sovata - Praid - Gheorgheni - Bicaz - NR 15 - Toplita - Reghin - Bistrita - Vatra Dornai - Campulung Moldovenesc - Suceava - Radauti - Campulung Moldovenesc - Borsa - Nasaud - Dej - Cluj Napoca - Oradea - Bors - Hungary
Huhh ... is that enough?
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