Breaza town in Prahova Valley was categorized and ranked as second in
the world after Davos (Switzerland), in terms of air quality. With a
mild climate, similar, but with an air slightly more powerful, are
classified and resorts, Predeal, Poiana Brasov, Tusnad, Borsec, Campina,
Busteni, Azuga, Sinaia, etc.. The Carpathian Mountains are the eastern
wing of the great Central Mountain System of Europe, curving 1500 km (
900 miles) along the borders of Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia,
Poland, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia and Montenegro and northern Hungary.
Romania contains by far the largest area of the Carpathians, and forms
the eastern and southern boundaries of the region. 55.2% of the
Carpathian region is located within Romania. 47.4% of Romanian territory
is part of the Carpathian mountain range. The Romanian Carpathians are
divided into three groups: Eastern Carpathians, Southern Carpathians and
Western Carpathians. The highest peaks are in the Southern Carpathians -
Moldoveanu (2544 m/8,346 feet) and Negoiu (2535 m/8,316 feet) The
Carpathians' ensemble is characterized by its varied landscape owing to
the different types of relief particularities (glacial, karstic,
riverine, structural-lithological), the alternation of mountainous and
depressions units, gorges and valleys and the diversity and
configuration of the vegetation. They contain the highest concentration
of large carnivores in Europe, with estimates of over 6000 brown bears,
2500 wolves and some 1750 lynx living in the region. The Romanian
Carpathians represent an exceptional tourist attraction. The flora of
the Carpathians includes 1350 species, among which 116 are endemic. The
Carpathian floral year begins at the end of February - the beginning of
March, with the colsfoot, the snowdrop, the hollow wort and the
pheasant's eye. The rose bay flowers at the beginning of June, when the
mountain slopes above the juniper belt become red being covered by the
splendid carpet of rose bay. It is indeed a sp
