Govt. plans to build biggest ski resort in Romania

Romania is an ideal country for exciting outdoor activities, no matter the season of the year, Romania’s resorts have some beautiful landscapes and slopes that are worth visiting by tourists, for winter sports, cycling and hiking and this is due to the preserved various aspects of pure nature and wildlife.

In line with the idea of expanding tourism in Romania, the country's Minister of Tourism Mircea Titus Dobre has publicly announced the government’s plans build a new ski resort in Romania’s Fagaras Mountains.

The new ski area will comprise of over 150 kilometers of slopes, almost double of entire Romania's ski capacity, which currently totals some 175 kilometers of slopes.  This new project is included amongst some proposals listed in a new Tourism Master Plan which was recently approved by the Romanian government meeting.

The minister has also had a meeting with mayors in the area and with the heads of the Sibiu, Brasov, and Arges county councils, to negotiate as to how they will share jurisdiction over this complex project. And according to him, the project will be entirely financed from the state budget, the minister added.

However, there's limited information about the project as to the cost and when it will be ready. But Romania's Minister for Tourism had told local media that the project's origins date back nearly 50 years to 1968, but that, the first step would be made this year.