THE STORY OF THE PLACE · SURROUNDINGS
The Buzău valley,
a step away.
Wooded mountains, a clear river and quiet villages. A few views from around us.
THE BUZĂU VALLEY, FROM ABOVE
From us to Lake Siriu.
Pensiunea La Lac stands on the bank of the Buzău, in Păltineni. Upstream, the river runs through Nehoiu and climbs between the mountains to the Siriu dam and lake.
Terrain: Copernicus DEM GLO-30 © DLR e.V. 2010–2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014–2018, provided under COPERNICUS by the EU and ESA. Imagery: contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2025). Water: © OpenStreetMap.
THE BUZĂU RIVER
Clear water,
white stones.
The river runs down between smooth boulders and still pools that mirror the forest. A good place for a walk along the bank, or simply for some quiet.
NEARBY, WORTH A VISIT
Places that are worth the trip.
NatureLacul SiriuA mountain reservoir behind the Siriu dam, set between wooded ridges.
NatureCascada CasocaA waterfall in the Casoca valley near Siriu, between beech and pine forests.
HikeLacul VulturilorThe “bottomless lake” of the Siriu Mountains, at almost 1,420 m — the only glacial lake in the Curvature Carpathians.
FaithBiserica rupestră AlunișulA church carved into the rock in 1274, still holding services more than 700 years later.
HistoryAșezările rupestre de la NucuHermit cells and tiny churches hollowed out of sandstone on the Bozioru hills — “the Land of Luana”.
MuseumMuzeul Chihlimbarului, ColțiThe only museum in Romania devoted to Buzău amber, in more than 160 shades.
NatureTrovanții de la Ulmet“The Old Women”: stones rounded by nature, in the Buzău Land UNESCO Geopark.
NatureFocul Viu de la TercaSmall flames that burn out of the ground non-stop, whatever the weather.
All these places are part of the Buzău Land UNESCO Global Geopark .
Photos and descriptions: Holiday in Romania.