Bucegi Plateau: Babele & the Sphinx
Babele și Sfinxul
Strange wind-sculpted rocks on the Bucegi Plateau at about 2,200 m, including the "Old Women" rock pillars and the human-faced Sphinx rock, reached by cable car.
On the Bucegi Plateau, wind erosion has carved a group of mushroom-shaped rock pillars called the Babele ("Old Women") and a rock called the Sphinx, which resembles a human face from certain angles. They sit amid open alpine meadows, and on clear days the views are superb. The usual route is to take the cable car up from Bușteni, then walk about 20 minutes to the Sphinx. Fit hikers can continue to the Caraiman Cross, built in 1928. The cable car is sometimes suspended for maintenance, so check before you set out. It is cold and often foggy on the plateau, so bring windproof and warm clothing. The site is about 50 km from Brașov.
Opening hours
Cable car operation subject to daily announcements
Nearby sights
- Ialomița Cave & Monastery
- Caraiman Peak & Heroes' Cross
- Urlătoarea Waterfall
- Sinaia Cable Car & Cota 2000
- Cantacuzino Castle
- Rhein Cellars Azuga
- Pelișor Castle
- Peleș Castle