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View from Ceahlău massif, Romania
Lofty legends
The Carpathian Mountains cover about a quarter of Romania's land area, cutting a huge horseshoe through the country's centre. Although our panoramic perch isn't the range's highest summit (that would be the 2,545-metre Moldoveanu Peak), this massif known as Ceahlău may be the stuff of more legends, from tales of gods and devils to hyped-up histories of Roman conquest. Maybe the most famous involves a rock called Panagia – said to have been a beautiful peasant girl who climbed Ceahlău to court the sun itself, eventually turning to stone while waiting for her lover to emerge from the clouds.
Lofty legends
The Carpathian Mountains cover about a quarter of Romania's land area, cutting a huge horseshoe through the country's centre. Although our panoramic perch isn't the range's highest summit (that would be the 2,545-metre Moldoveanu Peak), this massif known as Ceahlău may be the stuff of more legends, from tales of gods and devils to hyped-up histories of Roman conquest. Maybe the most famous involves a rock called Panagia – said to have been a beautiful peasant girl who climbed Ceahlău to court the sun itself, eventually turning to stone while waiting for her lover to emerge from the clouds.
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