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| | Tourism - Carpati Mountains - Sinaia |
 | | SINAIA, town in SE central Romania (Prahova county), situated upstream the river Prahova, at the foot of the Bucegi Mountains (Southern Carpathians), elevation 798-971 m, 62 km NW of the municipality of Ploiesti (seat of Prahova county) and 121 km (79 mi) NW of Romania's capital (Bucharest); population 15,730 (July 1, 1991). |
 | | Sinaia is one of the most important resorts of the country, providing the most important resorts of the country, providing the best conditions for holidays and treatment, in all seasons, to people of all ages. |
 | | Historical monuments: the Sinaia Monastery, founded in 1690 - 1695 by Spatharus Mihail Cantacuzino, attached to which there is also a museum of Romanian religious art; the Peles Castle, built over 1875 - 1883 in the style of the German Renaissance, with Gothic elements. |
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