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CLOSED UNTIL MAY 31, 2026
Building on the experience of the temporary butterfly house in Odorheiu Secuiesc/Székelyudvarhely, we opened the first permanent butterfly house in Romania, at Praid/Parajd, Harghita county, on the spring of 2012. The building, created for this very purpose, is divided into two parts and is house to a reception area that communicates with a gift shop and to a so called “flying space” with a tropical microclimate that is decorated with tropical plants, a small lake and a circular walkway.
Our butterflies come to us from South-American, African and Asian butterfly farms as puppets. After their arrival, the puppets are installed in a hatchery especially built with this purpose, and, depending on species, wonderful butterflies hatch from the caterpillars after a few days. Each year, the butterfly house can be visited in the warm months and one can watch, usually at the same time, 8 up 9 different common species and several hundreds of specimens from the 6-7 changing species of butterflies.
Because butterflies’ lifetime is of only a few weeks, we are attentive, when changing, to bring new species, thus inviting our visitors to come again and again. Among our permanent guests, we would like to highlight the virtuoso Blue morpho butterfly (Morpho peleides), the graceful Zebra butterflies (Heliconiinae), the ever lazy Owl butterflies (Calligo memnon), as well as the Paper kite butterfly (Idea leuconoe), which floats in the air like a silky sheet. Our butterfly house offers moments of relaxation and of excitement, both to children and to adults.
Open every day from May to September.
TICKETS
• 10 RON - children, pupils, students
• 12 RON - adults, pensioners
• under 3 years old are admitted for free
Strada Küllőmező, Romania
The memorial house dedicated to the revolution of 1848-49 and to the national assembly of Lutița/Agyagfalva, is located on the meadow, where these events took place. The village of Lutița hosted several Szekler meetings, of which two, those of 1506 and 1848, had decisive role in the history of the Szekler people, in both cases were adopted decisions with legislative power. The memorial house presents the national assembly of Lutița and the bravery of the Szekler soldiers from that period, through the contemporary documents, besides hosts a permanent exhibition, which presents to the visitors the events of 1848.
Lutița/Agyagfalva 537212
Located in the centre of Parajd, the upside-down house measures 8×5 metres.
Through the main door, you enter directly into the attic, where the children's room is located. A staircase leads to the ground floor, where is a kitchen, living room and a bathroom.
TICKET PRICES
• under 3 years free
• 10 RON - for children up to 12 years
• 20 RON - for adults
Praid/Parajd 537240, Romania
Lázár Castle, built close to the center of Lăzarea/Gyergyószárhegy village, is one of the most beautiful examples of Transylvanian Renaissance architecture.
The castle with battlements was one of the most attractive 17th-century noble residences in Transylvania. There are Gothic letter inscriptions from the year 1532 in the lobby, which has an ogive vault. The enclosing wall has four bastions. The entrance to the castle’s courtyard is through the gate tower on the southern side.
The castle was built during the time of István Lázár, Gabriel Bethlen's playmate, later a trusted man of the Prince and the supreme royal judge of Giurgeu, Ciuc and Caşin areas. His coat of arms from 1632 is located on the wall of the bastion in the left corner, inside the courtyard. The same year marks the date when the castle was completed.
In 1707, the Imperial Army burned the castle during a campaign of retaliation against the "Kuruc", who opposed the Habsburgs, as was the case of the castle's lord, Ferenc Lázár. His name is linked to the construction and reconstruction of the Knights' House.
Among the outstanding personalities who visited the castle is Prince Gabriel Bethlen, whose mother was a member of the Lázár family. Mihnea Voda of Muntenia hid in Lázár Castle for a year after the Turks banished him, and Petru Rares of Moldavia spent 11 years here, between 1527 and 1538.
Lázár Castle has been repeatedly burned, and in 1842 it fell into ruin, following another fire.
Since 1967, the castle has undergone renovation and restoration, which is still ongoing. The ultimate goal is to recreate the former splendor of the building, as it is one of the most important Renaissance buildings in Transylvania.
During the renovation, it was designated as an archaeological site. In 2013, the state returned it to the descendants of the Lázár family, which is why the fortune of the castle is still undecided.
Visits on Sundays by prior arrangement!
+40 745 295 925
ENTRY
• adult: 35 RON
• groups over 25 people: 30 RON
• senior citizens: 30 RON
• students: 20 RON
• residents of Lăzarea/Gyergyószárhegy: 20 RON
• children under 7 years: free of charge
• Professional filming/photography fee: 200 RON
Lăzarea 537135, Romania
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The Szekler Border Guard Memorial Center presents the history of the Szekler military organization and border defense in the Eastern Carpathians, starting from the Árpád-era up until the Second World War.
The Szekler Border Guard Memorial Center, created by the Frumoasa Association, is a niche and unique tourist destination in Szeklerland, and, through presenting all the damages and the suffering war causes, also contributes to the strengthening of the modern European pacifism.
Besides the richness of reconstructed scenes with mannequins, an array of modern technical equipment also helps the visitors learn about a thousand years of history.
Tickets:
• Adult: 30 lei
• Students: 15 lei (one must present a valid ID)
Free admission for museum workers, journalists, teachers leading a group, tourist guides.
The exhibition is not recommended for children under 10 years.
Guidance is provided in three languages (hungarian, romanian and english) through an audioguide system.
The length of museum visit: 90-120’
Photography, audio recording and video recording is strictly prohibited!
Opening hours:
Wednesday 10-16
Thursday 10-16
Friday 10-16
Saturday 10-16
*last entry: 15:30
Strada Mihăileni/Szentmihályi út 18, Frumoasa/Csíkszépvíz 537115, Romania
The Henter family of Sepsiszentivány probably built the still standing mansion in the 18th Century, presumably on the spot of an earlier structure connected to the Hadnagy family.
During the 18th Century the ill-fated Ádám Henter Sr. lived and worked here along with his wife, Krisztina Sármasági. Their son, the eventual Baron Ádám Henter Jr. (1714-1781) was born here, and following the Siculicidum he became the King’s Judge of Csíkszék. He, along with his wife, Borbála Nagy of Petk, is remembered by local knowledge as the patron of the settlement, since he offered significant help with restoring the local church. The family’s next member, Baron Antal Henter (1748-1824) served as imperial chamberlain and sheriff of Udvarhelyszék, his wife was Countess Anna Heller. Out of their six children József Henter (1791-1867) was the last male descendant of the family. With his demise the Henter family’s branch, which received the Baron title, completely died out. József Henter, known for his charity, his patronage of the theather and museums, was buried in the family crypt in Csíkszentimre, even though he had lived in Kelementelke. In his will he left a significant sum for building the church’s tower in Csíkszentimre. His only heir was his adopted daughter – the Baroness from Zágon, Irén Szentkereszti.
In 1878 Endre Székely from Pókakeresztúr (1835-1903) the sheriff of Csíkszentmárton bought up the sizable estate and moved in the mansion along with his wife, Adél Babolcs. At this time the local vicar, Sándor Veress noted in the domus historia that „this transaction was very much to the advantage of the village.”
In 1922 the local parish bought parts of the estate from the heirs of Endre Székely, „along with the mansional house and with the outbuildings.” – noted in the domus historia by vicar Balázs Kovács. Later the parish was forced to give up the building of the parochial school in favor of the state, and so in 1948 the denominational school moved into the building. This structure also served as the cultural center of the village while also housing the local cinema from 1934 until the erection of the newly built cultural center, in 1973. István Salló, teacher and cultural organizer created the first village museun of the Csík-basin in the mansion. During the 1970’s a few rooms were still utilized as classrooms, but after this the building stood empty for decades and almost went completely derelict, even though there were several attempts after the regime change in 1989 to restore the building, with the cooperation of the Szekler Museum of Csík.
In 2011 the Mayors’s Office of Csíkszentimre bought the building for 233335 leis. Its restoration took place between 2020 and 2023 with the help of the European Union, within the framework of the Regional Operative Program. The plans for the restoration were carried out by several architectural companies, led by the architect Szabolcs Guttman and coordinated by the Vallum Inc. from Csíkszereda and Szabolcs Korodi.
VISITING PROGRAM
Visits to Henter Mansion are by appointment.
For reservations call +40 788 125 166 at least three working days before arrival, at Monday to Friday between 9AM to 3PM.
Ticket price: 10 RON/person
The garden of the Mansion can be visited free of charge. By scanning the QR codes on the trees, you can learn information about them.
Sântimbru/Csíkszentimre 537271, Romania
The Insect Park is located next to the Mini Transylvania Park, where both giant insects, 2 meters high, and smaller insects made by our team are exhibited. The park is the only one of its kind in Romania and the second in Europe, a similar one can be visited in Poland.
The park displays 18 giant robotic insects, so tourists can see and hear how they behave in nature. These insects originate from our country, ranging from the common tick to grasshoppers, ants, butterflies, ladybugs and even scorpions.
Information:
The park is located at Băile Seiche, near Odorheiu Secuiesc.
Tickets:
• Adult ticket: 25 RON
• Children's ticket (free for children under 3): 15 RON
• Ticket for senior citizens: 15 RON
• Group ticket (minimum 10 people):
• Adults: 22 RON
• Children / pensioners: 13 RON
CAUTION!
!!! People with disabilities are admitted free of charge if they have a document proving this!!!
We look forward to seeing you at the Băile Seiche/Szejkefürdő near Odorheiu Secuiesc/Székelyudvarhely!
Băile Seiche/Szejkefürdő (Odorheiu Secuiesc/Székelyudvarhely) 535600, Romania
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We invite you to travel in time in the only European photography studio that works by only using natural light. Ancient cameras, backgrounds, decors and other antique accessories can be seen. You could look inside cameras that are a hundred years old; you could witness the magic of black-and-white film developing in dark rooms.
Advance reservation: 0746665797
Strada Kossuth Lajos 24, Odorheiu Secuiesc/Székelyudvarhely 535600, Romania
The lake St. Ana, located in the crater of Ciomatul Mare, is the only volcanic lake in Central and Eastern Europe, being the most visited travel destination of the Szeklerland.
The steep walls of Ciomatul Mare’s volcanic cone surround it, with a few higher peaks: Ciomatul Mare (1301 m), Ciomatul Mic (1238 m), Tata hill (1174 m) or Pietros peak (1125 m). Unique in Europe, the lake is at 946 m altitude, with a diameter of 1737 m and a maximum depth of 7 m. From the edge of the crater, 13 temporary brooks, which form during heavy rains, bring water and gravel into the lake.
The lake is fed by rainwater and snow melt. The process of sedimentation began on the northern and western edges, an increasingly thick layer of sludge covering the bottom of the lake. When the weather is fine, especially without wind, you can see bubbles of gas rising from the bottom of the lake, which are actually manifestations of post-volcanic activity. In the north and northeast of the lake, one can see a layer of floating peat about one meter thick.
Cover photo: Fodor István
Lacul Sfânta Ana, Romania
The town hall and the local mineral water bottling plant jointly funded the creation of the Mineral Water Museum in Borsec.
The history of the area, which intertwines with the exploitation of the mineral water, is presented in a special place.
Tourists, as well as locals, have the opportunity to see over 100 objects and photos, from labels on mineral water bottles to containers that transported water 200 years ago.
The oldest exhibit in the Mineral Water Museum is a bottle used to store mineral water in the late 1800s.
Aleea 7 Izvoare, Borsec 535300, Romania
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The curative effects of Szejke's mineral water were documented since the 18th century.
Between 1871 and 1890, the Szejke Baths and the surroundings of the village became the property and the beloved destination of Orbán Balázs. Thanks to him, Szejke rose from the rank of a "peasant bath".
In the center of the settlement were the thermal baths with 24 bath tubes, and a pool with cold water fed by Attila's Spring. The locals used to drink water from the Sarolta Spring to the North. In the locality, villas had begun to be built. The tourists had at their disposal the Székely Mózes Restaurant with a hundred seats where they could party with gypsy music. The death of Orbán Balázs ended the blossoming of the small resort.
After a decade of efforts, the exhibition opened on 21 May 2008. The visitors can admire the pitchers that stored mineral water at Szejke and the carts pulled by buffaloes for carrying it, which have become representative of Odorheiu Secuiesc.
Geologist Bányai János, the one who has identified and mapped about 2500 mineral springs in the Szeklerland, was a renowned researcher. The museum exhibits just a part of his impressive collection of rocks and minerals, along with the portraits of the scientists who once adorned the walls of his working room.
Odorheiu Secuiesc 535600, Romania
The Szekler Museum in Ciuc financed the Mineral Water Museum in the center of Tușnad. The design and layout of the exhibition was carried out by Csíki Természetjáró and Természetvédő Egyesület (CsTTE - Tourism and Nature Protection Association from Miercurea Ciuc) and the Ars Topia Foundation, with the help of designers and students from Hungary and Transylvania, as well as aid from local people.
The Mineral Water Museum draws attention to the value of the mineral waters in the region, to the history of drinking water and to the spa tradition. The location of the museum is in Tusnad village, a locality where locals, tourists and travelers stop to collect mineral water from the natural springs. Thus, the museum offers the opportunity for those interested to glance at another type of tourism that is quiet and calm, wears boots and has a special theme.
The museum is in a building that has the shape of a yurt, because it presents the path of the mineral water from the steam baths of the Scythian and Magyar shamans to the present day spa tradition. The building has 40 square meters (the area of the internal exhibition), and the total exhibition reaches 60-90 square meters (internal and external space).
Text and photo sources: http://csikimuzeum.ro; https://www.eco-turism.ro/
Tușnad 537335, Romania
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TEMPORARILY CLOSED
The museum is closed between 1 November 2022 and 1 May 2023. Visits by appointment only.
The Aragonite Museum is open between 1 May and 1 November. It is located vis-a-vis Melcului Hill, on DN13A, in the former grinding plant.
Aragonite is a crystallized mineral, enriched with carbonated calcium by salty mineral waters.
The museum presents the history and technique of aragonite polishing, an original collection of pieces that were made in the same building, some 100 years ago.
The aragonite objects and artefacts arrived in 1890 at the World Exhibition in Paris (vases, ashtrays, lamps, cups, fruit, etc.).
We look forward to greet you in the first and only museum of its kind in Europe.
DN13A 1469/b, 537060, Romania
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The museum, founded in 1998 and reorganized in 2006, operates together with the "Kelemenek Rhapsódia" Folklore Society as part of the Maroshévíz Cultural Center belonging to the Ministry of Culture.
The area of the museum is approx. 270 square meters, consisting of five rooms and an entrance hall.
The visitor walks along a circuit, where on the left he finds the small reception hall of the "Masters' room", here is the logo of the museum "On the Road to Father Nucu". Moving on, we discover the "Thread of Life", the central theme of the museum, which shows the life of a simple person in the area at every stage of life, accompanied by photo documents and words of wisdom.
The first room is his childhood. Here we find the cradle, toys and didactic elements, such as the bag, notebooks, textbooks, the blackboard, or the calculator typical of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. At the entrance to the children's room, there is a small door that requires you to bend down, this is a form of forced respect, but also a defense against historical aggressions. Here, too, we can find clay pots, figurines, objects for personal use, made by children with woodcarving, from various materials. The second room, the "Youth Room", presents the wedding scene, as well as an impressive collection of folk costumes, some of which are more than 100 years old, with various influences (from the Moldavian area through Corbu-Tulgheş Street to Marosfalu), from the upper regions, the from the lowland Maros, Beszterce, Nagy Szeben, but also from the Căngăi zones) keeping together the traditions left behind by those who were involved in farming, sheep breeding or forestry in these areas.
We note that work clothes are very simple, while festive ones are embellished with different decorative repertoires, and men's shirts are distinguished by two versions: the pre-war one-piece, later the two-piece, shirt and lapel.
Through the 18th-century portico with traditional windows, we enter the third room, which contains a huge collection of household objects both inside and outside. We take into account the dish bowl decorated with flower motifs, but also the charcoal iron available in two versions, the larger one is used by adults, the smaller one by children and girls for studying and also for ironing collars and cuffs. There is also a prayer corner, an icon and a pendulum clock, wall protectors.
The hall is designed for temporary exhibitions, where, depending on the season, you can find everything from painted eggs to military objects. The museum also contains other items of interest, such as an old wooden refrigerator, a hand mill, handicraft tools, shepherd's artworks, and documents that are currently not open to the public due to lack of space.
Visiting program: daily from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m
On days off and public holidays only for groups upon prior registration.
Bulevardul Nicolae Bălcescu 55-57, Toplița 535700, Romania
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The Haáz Rezső Museum in Odorheiu Secuiesc is an ethnographic, local history, art and natural history museum in the central area of Szeklerland - a territory in the Southeastern part of Transylvania.
The Haáz Rezső Museum is one of the oldest institutions of education and culture, both locally and in the whole region. The first inventory (Protocollum) of the reformed college (an institution founded by Count János Bethlen), made in in 1797, has been preserved to this day, and is proof of the fact that besides the library, it also had a collection of antiquities, numismatics and geology. At that time, there was already a drawer of physics and natural sciences, a collection of natural curiosities, relics, the coats of arms of the benefactors, and flags.
While other initiatives remained unsuccessful, the collection of folk art founded by Rezső Haáz (1883-1958), an art teacher, counting about four thousand objects, became an individual museum. The collection is public since 1913, and in 1950 it became a state museum (raion), having its own headquarters in 1978.
The museum received one hectare of land in front of the grave of Balázs Orbán in Seiche. Starting with 1972, a row of the Szekler gates was erected - the beginning of an open-air museum.
Opening times:
1st February – 31st March
Tuesday – Friday: 9am – 5pm
Saturday – Sunday: 10am – 2pm
1st April – 31th August
Tuesday – Friday: 9am – 6pm
Saturday – Sunday: 10am – 6pm
1th September – 31st October
Tuesday – Friday: 9am – 5pm
Saturday – Sunday: 10am – 2pm
1st November – 31st January
Tuesday – Friday: 9am – 4pm
The Museum is closed on Mondays, on church and state holidays.
Permanent exhibition:
• THROUGH THORNS… Chapters from the 350-year history of the Reformed College in Odorheiu Secuiesc
Strada Beclean 2, Odorheiu Secuiesc 535600, Romania
The museum pays tribute to one of Transylvania’s most influential 20th-century figures, Bishop Áron Márton, while also presenting the history of 20th-century Transylvania through the perspective of the Hungarian community. Áron Márton’s life journey is exceptionally suited to illustrate the contradictory historical events, political changes, dictatorships, and restrictions of freedom through which the minorities of Transylvania had to remain faithful both to the Christian commandment of love for one’s neighbor and to their national culture. Our exhibition helps visitors understand the present-day situation of Transylvanian Hungarians – in many ways thought-provoking, yet in even more ways a source of pride – and shows interactively the unique Transylvanian path of today, above which, like a “guiding light,” Bishop Áron Márton’s exemplary life and legacy point the way.
At the same time, the exhibition, which presents the complex historical contexts, offers visitors the opportunity to recall their own families’ 20th-century stories and to share with their children and grandchildren memories of those times, whose tragedies must never be repeated. For teenagers, we have also prepared museum education programs designed to help them learn in an explorative and engaging way about the 20th century and about the life and teachings of Bishop Áron Márton, whose message remains meaningful and relevant even today.
sat. Sandominic, 1762, A katolikus templom szomszédságában, DJ125, Sândominic 537275, Romania
The Museum, founded in 1946 from the collections of the Unitarian Gymnasium, bears the name of its founder, the ethnographer-scholar dr. Molnár István (1910-1997). In the seven decades of its existence, the institution has played an important role in the cultural life of the city.
Besides its regional ethnographic values, the museum attracts visitors with its rich archeological, local history, natural sciences and fine arts collections.
Permanent exhibitions: archeology-local history; outdoor ethnography section with two folk architecture monuments (Păltiniş House, 1853 and Tarceşti House, 1780, households, Szekler gates); an industrial exhibition hall, an underground exhibition of local agriculture, ceramics, flora and fauna of the land.
DN13C, Cristuru Secuiesc, Romania
A museum has opened in Rugănești/Rugonfalva, near Cristuru Secuiesc/Székelykeresztúr, inviting you to take a trip down memory lane!
Enter the Nostalgia Museum, where memories of the past come to life! This special exhibition will bring you objects and experiences that were once part of our everyday lives but are now rare. At the Museum of Nostalgia, bicycles, motorbikes and kitchen utensils tell the story of a bygone era. The walls are adorned with wall hangings that give an insight into how our ancestors lived and decorated their homes.
Whether you come alone or with your family, the Nostalgia Museum is an unforgettable experience for all ages. Discover the beauty of the past and experience the magic of nostalgia with us!
537323, Rugănești 537323, Romania
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The Upper Olt and Mures Museum hosts a permanent ethnography exhibition and numerous temporary exhibitions in the fields of archaeology, history, literary history and geography.
The museum is part of the Museum of the Eastern Carpathians.
Petőfi Sándor 23, Miercurea Ciuc/Csíkszereda 530003, Romania
Szőcs Lajos, whose family has three generations of straw hat makers, has decided to set up the first Straw Hat Museum in the country at Crişeni.
The museum was established in a traditional renovated farmhouse. In the first room displays the straw hat models in the country, the middle room displays different objects of use and decoration, and the last room presents the hatter technique, all the way from straw harvesting to the finished hat. It is also possible to see and even try the largest hat in the country, with a diameter of two meters and a weight of 2.65 kg. 500 m of straw and 1.5 km of thread were used for its manufacture.
In the courtyard of the Museum, the visitor can admire an extraordinary collection. More than 600 stones sculptured by nature, with special shapes such as duck, dove, cap, etc. There is also a five-meter hat in the yard.
The museum can be visited daily. If it's closed, ask at the bar.
Gergely 229, Crișeni 537006, Romania
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The Szekler Museum of Ciuc, as an institution, was born in 1950.
Since 1970, the headquarters of the Szekler Museum of Ciuc is the Mikó Castle Fortress, known as “the Fortress", the oldest and most important historical monument in Miercurea-Ciuc/Csíkszereda.
The museum’s collections:
1. Plastic arts, with 7823 works from 207 artists;
2. Ethnography, including folk furniture, wooden and metal objects used in agriculture, objects used in animal husbandry and shepherding, objects used in milk processing, folk handicraft items, folk ceramics and folk musical instruments: cello, folk violin, clarinet and trumpet. The textile collection (3336 pieces) is made of indoor textiles and folk costumes;
3. An open-air exhibition with peasant houses and Szekler gates built of wood;
4. Archeology, a collection of 90,000 objects of clay, stone, bone, metal, etc., jewelery, numismatics;
5. Old books, a collection containing the old inventory of the Library of the Franciscan Order from Şumuleu Ciuc, the library of the Roman Catholic Gymnasium, manuscripts, printouts, magazines, archival materials and the toolbox of the Franciscan Book Binding from Şumuleu;
6. Natural sciences, including the following collections: "Mineral Waters", "Herbarium", "Birds and Mammals", "Minerals and Rocks";
7. Arms Collection;
8. Religious art.
PERMANENT EXHIBITIONS:
• The Story of the Mikó Caste
• The Franciscan printing workshop from Şumuleu Ciuc
• Pace of time in Ciuc (Csík)
• Preserved sacred art tresures
Piața Cetății 2, Miercurea Ciuc 530132, Romania
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The museum in Gheorgheni bears the name of its founder, Tarisznyás Márton (1927-1980), historian, curator and ethnographer, who mapped the traditional folk world of Gheorgheni area.
The museum hosts three permanent exhibitions. The first is divided into two categories: the Szekler-Magyar and Armenian folk ports in the Gheorgheni area, along with the folk port of the Csangos, the Romanians from Voşlobeni and the Gypsies from Gheorgheni, and the tools and materials used to weave them.
The second exhibition displays minerals, rocks, crystals and fossils found in the Gheorgheni area and not only, and in the third exhibition we can see the paintings of János Karácsony.
Note that the mineral exhibition is one of the largest collections of its kind in the country, in terms of diversity.
Besides these, of course, there are temporary exhibitions and many thematic activities at different times of the year.
The building hosting the Tarisznyás Márton Museum was built between 1770 and 1778, in Baroque style. It is one of the oldest private houses of the city.
Text source: http://www.visitgheorgheni.ro
Strada Rákóczi Ferenc 1, Gheorgheni 535500, Romania
Discover Transylvania in one day!
Mini Transylvania Park is the only multicultural, thematic mock-up park in Romania, where visitors can see a scaled-down copy of Transylvania's most important historical buildings. The park is located in Szejkefürdő/Băile Szejke, near Székelyudvarhely/Odorheiu Secuiesc.
In the area of about 8000 square meters we recommend to our visitors:
• our open-air exhibition, which presents scale models of more than 80 of the most significant castles, fortified churches, mansions and other monumental buildings in Transylvania;
• most of them are part of the national heritage and UNESCO World Heritage;
• a mini-Szekler train tour;
• buffalo carriage rides;
• the Mineral Water Museum;
• exhibition of the Szekler gates;
• the Orbán Balázs Visitor Center;
• playground.
Tickets:
• Ticket for adults: 40 lei
• Ticket for children (free for children under 3 years): 25 lei
• Ticket for retirees: 25 lei
• Adult group ticket (minimum 10 people): 35 lei
• Group ticket children / pensioners (minimum 10 people): 20 lei
* Ticket price for the Mini Transylvania Park includes admission to the Orbán Balázs Visitor Center.
Tickets for the Mini Secler Steam:
• Adult ticket: 10 lei
• Children's ticket: 5 lei
The idea of the Transylvanian mini-park came from Szekler Legendarium's team. The scale models exposed in our park present the most important buildings of the region's nationalities, in their golden age.
The scale models were made by Németh Hajnal Auróra and Vajda Domokos born in Cristuru Secuiesc, with the contribution of historical graphic artist Gyöngyössy János.
Baile Szejke, Odorheiu Secuiesc/Székelyudvarhely 535600, Romania
The Fairy Glade is a group of mineral springs, which flow in open-air pools. The place has a wardrobe and resting points.
In 2009, the Ars Topia Foundation decided to build traditional baths in Borsec, using voluntary work.
For ten days, young people from Hungary and Transylvania worked together with the locals to arrange these baths. Since then, the baths enjoyed great success among visitors.
The project achieved several goals, such as: building swimming pool with mineral water, foot baths, changing rooms, gazebo, sunbeds.
There are indicator panels in widely circulated languages, hand-painted on wood and decorated with floral motifs specific to the area.
Year after year, the number of tourists visiting these baths is on the rise, but locals also use these mineral waters for different treatments.
The Fairy Glade also has belvedere points and picnic or sunbathing areas.
There is no program or entrance fee.
📷 Rédai Botond
Poiana Zânelor, Strada Stadionului, Borsec 535300, Romania
The Snail’s Hill is a geological reserve that spans an area of 8 hectares at Corund/Korond. It is considered the largest aragonite occurrence in Romania, receiving a national protected status since 1980.
The study of the aragonite in the area date from the 18th to 19th centuries. János Bányai (1938) argues that precipitation processes formed the carbonate deposits from saline, carbonated solutions with low temperature.
The water spring from Snail’s Hill is in the form of a natural, active spring. The water appears at the base of the carbonate deposits or through the cracks of the rocks, bubbling smelly gas. The freshly depositing material is aragonite and calcite.
Knop Vencel, the teacher of Czech origin invited to take courses at the Zlatna Industrial School of Stone Sculpture and Grinding, began de exploitation of aragonite in 1909. The teacher moved to Corund and established the Aragonite Polishing Factory. The peak of exploitation and processing of aragonite in Corund is placed between 1931-1939. As a result of these mining activities, the diverse forms of natural deposits were harmed, but nowadays a wald through the rocks gives a unique opportunity to discover the beauty of aragonites and banded calcites.
You can visit the reserve on your own on a nicely maintained visitor path. If you need more professional guiding, please call the phone number to book your visit.
You can buy simple visiting ticket, or you can opt for a combined ticket, which contains the entrance fee for the Salty bath UNICUM, lying on the foothill of the rocks.
Entry fee: 5 RON
Dealul melcului, Corund, Romania
Fântâna Brazilor bog is located at an altitude of about 950 m, in the central-western part of the Praid-Dealu volcanic plateau, in Gurghiu Mountains.
The Fântâna Brazilor bog was declared a Natura 2000 site in 2007. It appears as Luc or Ruc in the literature, but locals generally call it Datka. It is the Westernmost bog with pine trees in the Eastern Carpathians. The bog is surrounded by a spruce forest (Vaccinio-Piceetum abietis).
Among the important fauna species are the red forest frog (Rana dalmatina), the red mountain frog (Rana temporaria), salamandra (Salamandra salamandra), and the mountain lizard (Zootoca vivipara).
You can visit the peat bog on a visitor trail constructed with the help of the local community. If you visit on your own, please don't forget to pay the entrance fee at the small shop right before arriving at the entrance. You will discover along the path the specific processes and flora of the Siberian marshlands and forests, even insectivore plants and poisonous ones.
If you need more professional guiding, please book your time at the phone number attached here.
Text and photo source: https://www.korpa.ro/
DC50, Fântâna Brazilor 537063, Romania
Tinovul Mohoş is located in the eastern corner of the Ciomatu Mare Massif, at the southern foot of Mohoş Peak (1177 m) at an altitude of 1050 m. It has a diameter of 800 m, an area of 80 ha and a depth of 10 m. Tinovul Mohoş is actually an alpine peat bog. From the ancient lake, only 13 puddles of water remained. The view of the pine trees growing on the peat layer, as well as the thick bilberry bushes, offer a great sight.
Among the rare species of the reserve are the carnivorous plants of the quaternary era such as the round-leaved sundew (Drosera rotundifolia), Drosera obovata, the english sundew (Drosera anglica) and the bog cranberry (Vacccinium oxicoccos). There are also species from the last ice age: the bog-rosemary (Andromeda polifolia), the black crowberry (Empetrum nigrum) and the hare's-tail cottongrass (Eriophorum vaginatum).
Photo source: http://www.greenharghita.ro
Tinovul Mohos, Romania