town of Curtea de Argeș and the village of Cartisoara provide information. The Transfăgărășan has more tunnels (a total of 5) and viaducts than any other road in Romania. Near the highest point, at Bâlea Lake, the road passes through Bâlea Tunnel, the longest road tunnel in Romania at . Along the southern section of the road, near the village of Arefu, is Poenari Castle. The castle was the residence of Vlad the Impaler, the inspiration for Bram Stoker's Count Dracula. The northern section is used for annual cycling competitions, including the Tour of Romania, and the section to Bâlea Lake has been used since 2011 for the Sibiu Cycling Tour. These sections are considered to be similar in difficulty to hors catégorie climbs in the Tour de France. Cultural references The Transfăgărășan was featured in a segment of the British TV show Top Gear, in the first episode of Series 14 (November 2009). Host Jeremy Clarkson proclaimed that the Transfăgărășan was "the best road in the world," a title the presenters had previously given to the Stelvio Pass in Italy. The road has also been dubbed "Ceaușescu's Folly". In 2022, it was featured in The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan. Gallery See also List of highest paved roads in Europe List of mountain passes Seven Wonders of Romania Trollstigen Tourism in Romania References External links Map sources for the summit: Official Site (in Romanian) Transfăgărășan Photo Gallery Riding a Motorcycle on the Transfagarasan Transfagarasan Road Roads in Romania Sibiu County Argeș County Mountain passes of Romania