Treatment Resorts     Baile Felix  |   Covasna  |   Mangalia

Mountain Resorts      Poiana Brasov   |   Predeal   |   Sinaia

"The Pearl of the Carpathians", situated at 125 km distance from the country's capital, Sinaia is a town-resort endowed with all the necessary facilities for a very pleasant pastime. The town has been turned into a non-stop tourist resort 365 days a year thanks to the climate specific for intra-mountainous valleys, rich in UV and negative ions and with moderate temperatures in all the seasons and snowfalls in winter.

• Altitude 800-1000 m
• Population: 15,000 inhabitants
• Sub alpine climate
• Ideal resort for winter or summer sports: Ski, snowboard, tennis, walking, mountain biking, football or (almost) everything you can think of...
• Day and night entertainment: Night-bars, disco, cinema, museums, occasional shows (Autumn Festival, symphonic events and theatre)

Attractions

Peles Complex-architectural complex (Peles Castle, Pelisor, Corpul de garda and Economatul), built by King Carol I on the left shore of Peles river, in a special place, with a picturesque view, represents the most looked for destination in Prahova Valley. Peles Castle was built during the years 1875-1883, being used by king Carol I as a summer residence; after his death(1914) the castle becomes a museum. Monumental construction if we look at the appearance, the castle was built in a German Renaissance style, but inside we find over 160 rooms that reveal different styles and cultures( German Renaissance, Italian, English, German baroque, French rococo, Spanish). Pelisor Castle is situated to a few hundred meters from the Peles castle and it was built during 1899-1903, having the same architectural style: German Renaissance. Foisorul, the hunting cottage was built in the same time with the castle; after a horrible fire(1931), it was rebuilt at the request of Carol II. Corpul de Garda was built in the same time with the castle but it was rebuilt during 1908-1909 having the same architectural model. Economatul being a German Burg model, was initially built to serve as a modest home , but later it was rebuilt and nowadays it is a hotel.

Sinaia Monastery, after 300 years of existence it continues to watch over the town that carries its name, being the town's spiritual symbol. It contains several sightseeing spots such as:

The Museum of Sinaia Monastery, the first religious museum from the whole country, built in 1895; The tower's Bell that was built in 1892 and weights over 1700 kg. There are many memorial houses from which we mention: George Enescu House-Luminis de Cumpatu Cottage, Nicolae Iorga's Memorial House, Anastasie Simu's House.

The town park includes: Sinaia Casino, built in 1912, being a copy of the one that already existed in Monte Carlo and Bucegi The National Park. Today this architectural jewel, the Casino is looked for several international seminars and meetings. Other important attractions of the resort are: Badea Cartan's Grave(1849-1911) which can be found in the town's cemetery but also Sinaia Arinisul the National Rezervation.

PREDEAL - town in SE central Romania (Brasov county) situated on the watershed between the rivers Prahova and Timis, in the Predeal pass, at the NE foot of the Bucegi Mountains (Southern Carpathians) and the NW foot of the Baiu Mountains (Eastern Carpathians), elevation 1,040 - 1,110 m, 25 km S of the municipality of Brasov and 147 km N-NW of the country's capital (Bucharest); population 7,949 (July 1, 1991) Predeal is also the highest tourist resort in Romania. Cuddled between mountains, it enjoys the freshest air, filled with ozone by the forests that surround the little town. Being right in the heart of Bucegi mountain range, the visitor can enjoy the breath-taking landscapes, take long and refreshing walks or (not for the faint-hearted) climb the wild mountains to embrace two thirds of Romania and see (when the sky is clear) the Danube shining at the edge of the horizon.

Poiana Brasov     Restaurants&Bars     |     Accomodation

Poiana Brasov stretches 13 km away from Brasov, being a famous climate resort, and looked for its winter sports. It is situated at 1020 m altitude, in a large clearing at the foot of the Postavaru Peak, with lots of fancy hotels, cottages and a touristic halt with comercial endowments and all the necessary services.

The resort is dominated by a montan climate, with a clear atmosphere which indicated to persons who suffer from different sicknesses. For fun, tourists can find different choices from covered and uncovered pools, gym, sports fields, a lake with beaches, artificial skating-ring, strolls by couch or by sleight. You cannot avoid the ski paths on Postavaru Peak. The lovely views of the mountains' peaks can be seen by organizing short trips, near the resort or even longer to reach Postavaru and Cristianu Mare cottages, which can be accessed only by cable railway, on Valea Cheii to Cheia cottage or towards Brasov passing by Pietrele lui Solomon.

Baile Felix -    Accomodation

All-Season resort of national importance, Baile Felix is situated in NW Romania (Bihor county), in the Cris Plain, elevation 140 m, in a hilly area with beach and oak tree woods, 8 km S of the municipality of Oradea (seat of Bihor county) and 22 km SE of Bors (border checkpoint to Hungary).

Many mineral springs with thermal waters (20-48°C), oligothermal, radioactive, sulphurated, calcic, sodic, bicarbonated waters known since the beginning of the millennium. Fossil sapropelic mud.
The soothing effect of the waters on articular and muscular pain and on various rheumatic neuralgias accounts for the fame of cures in the resort for the treatment of inflammatory rheumatic diseases (rheumatic polyarthritis, rheumatoid spondylitis, conditions after acute articular rheumatism), degenerative (spondylosis, arthritis, polyarthrosis, lumbar sciatica) and abarticular rheumatic diseases (tendonitis, tendomyositis, scapulohumeral perriarthritis etc.), central and peripheral neurological disorders (hemipareses, parapareses etc.), gynecological diseases (chronic metrosalpingitis, minor pubertal or menopausal disorders.
The resort boasts modern treatment establishments equipped with facilities for baths of warm mineral water in tubs and pools, kinetotherapy in pools with thermal mineral water, applications of warm mud, physiotherapy, inhalations and aerosols etc., which provide optimal conditions for treatment also in the cold season of the year. Numerous gymnasiums, saunas, swimming pools etc.

Covasna-    Accomodation

Town in E central Romania, in the homonymous county, lying in E Brasov depression, at the W foot of Vrancea Mountains, elevation 550-600 m, 31 km E of municipality of Sfântu Gheorghe (seat of Covasna county).

Many springs (about 1,000) with carbogaseous, bicarbonates, chlorosodic, ferruginous, iodinated, brominates, hypo tonic and hyper tonic mineral waters recommended in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases (myocardial infarction, no sooner than three months after discharge from hospital, ischemic cardiopathy, compensated mitral and aortic insufficiency, arterial hypertension, conditions after superficial and profound phlebitis, varicose ulcers, operated valvulopathies), hepatobiliary disorders (biliary dyskinesis, noncalculous chronic cholecystitis, conditions after liver operations, chronic pancreatitis), digestive disorders (chronic hyperacid gastritis, chronic gastric and duodenal ulcers) and associated diseases (obesity with cardiovascular complications, respiratory neurosis, asthenic neurosis, etc.). Treatment opportunities are offered by facilities for warm carbogaseous water baths in tubs, mofettes (emanations of dry carbon dioxide), fountains for internal cure, electro-, kinetic- and hydrotherapy installations, aerosols and inhalations, gyms. The resort has a hospital for cardiac diseases and two children's sanatoriums specialized in sequels after hepatitis. Bottling station for mineral waters.

Touristic attractions

Devil’s pond, laid out as large fountain. A permanent noise can be heard coming out of it, caused by emanations of carbon dioxide.
The Fairies Valley- a tourist place. On the first Sunday of August it’s celebrated a shepherds’ folk feast Nedeea mocaneasca- an ancient tradition of the Romanian shepherds, their folk songs and dances, riding on horses and of fighting without weapons and a ceremony of the marriage proposal as well as a "bride kidnapping".
The tilted plane, an ingenious transportation device built in the last century, made up of two platforms which glide on rails at a level difference of more than 300 m; the lower platform, less charged, is pulled with a cable by the descending heavier platform at the altitude of 1113 m. It is unique in Romania and in Central and Eastern Europe and among the few in Europe.

Mangalia -    Accomodation

Mangalia, whose current name derives from Byzantine Greek ("Pangalia" or "Pancalia" - "the most beautiful" - mentioned in the 12th century on a map from Pisa), is the southernmost resort on the Romanian coast of the Black Sea, built on the place where in Antiquity there was the flourishing Greek city of Callatis (founded in the 6th c. B.C. by Greek colonists from Heraklion) Here, as at Eforie Nord, Eforie Sud and the spa of Neptun, a wide variety of therapeutic treatments are available, including mineral-rich mud baths, thalassic-therapy and the world-famous Romanian Gerovital cure. Medical staff is highly qualified and clinics and consulting rooms remain open all the year. So you can combine professional treatment with all the pleasures of a seaside sojourn.

The resort has two modern treatment bases - one at the Mangalia health hotel (over 500 places in two- bed rooms) which is equipped with its own treatment facilities (four pools for sulphurous-water kinetotherapy, an electrotherapy section, two hydrotherapy sections, a pneumotherapy section, medical gyms and massage parlours, geriatrics cabinets, tests and functional explorations laboratories, acupuncture cabinets, pools with heated seawater, etc.), and the other at the Balneal Sanatorium for medical recovery.

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