- Parajd » Salt Mine
The saltbed in Parajd is one of the biggest sources of salt in Europe. The salt block has an elliptic form, its diameters ranging 1.2 km and 1.4 km; while the mine’s deepest point is 2700 meters.
- Korond » Ceramics
Korond, a significant parish in Hargita county is to be found on the south side of the Sóvidék, formerly known as Udvarhelyszék. Korond’s name today is equivalent with Erdély’s folk ceramics manufacture center.
- Farkaslaka » The House of Birth of Tamási Áron
The house now stands as a musem, where the personal objects of the renown Székely writer can be seen.
- Farkaslaka » The Tomb of Tamás Áron
One of the most renown Székely writer, Tamási Áron had in his testament that after his death he should be burried next to the two oak trees that are ro be found near the church in Farkaslaka. The ceremony of his funeral was attended by famous personalities of that period.
- Szováta » Medve-tó (Lake Bear)
The town is renown for its numerous salt-water lakes and large salt rocks. Its largest lake is Lake Bear (named after its form, that is similar to an outstretched bear); it came about between 1870 and 1880.
- Szárhegy » Lázár castle
The most well known tourist attraction in Gyergyószárhely is the beautiful Lázár castle, which is the finest example of Erdély’s Renaissance style of construction. To the present day the castle belongs to the descendants of the Lázár family, for its poor condition it was saved from the communist nationalization.
- At 25 km from Gyergyószentmiklós » Gyilkos-tó (Lake Red)
The lake Gyilkos-tó (formerly named Red Lake) is a natural river bar in the Hagymás Mountains. It was in 1837 when it got formed when a landslide in the nearby mountain created a barrier that the Red Creek filled up.
- At 27 km from Gyergyószentmiklós » Békás-szoros (Frog’s Pass)
The Békás-szoros a tektonic trough in the Hagymás Mountains, situated in the North part of Hargita county formed in the valley of the Békás Creek. The highest surrounding peeks of the Békás-szoros are: Kis-Cohárd (1344 m), Csíki-bükk (1264 m), Oltár-kõ (1154 m), Mária-kõ (1125 m).
- Tekerõpatak » Súgó Cave
Held as one of the most important caves in the East-Carpathians, the Súgó cave is placed in the North-Eastern part of Harghita county. The cave and its surroundings expands on a 17 hectare area, is a natural reservation.
- Csíksomlyó » The pilgrimage of Csíksomlyó
The pilgrimage and monastery of Csíksomlyó draws back its origins in the 15 century. Durring this period the grey friars settled down and built the first gothic monastery between 1442 and 1448. Voivode of Transylvania, John Hunyadi had contributed to the building with the takings he acquired in the Ottoman War. The only remains of the monastery is its portal and the basement window. The church and the monastery was protected by a great stone wall that gave protection to the dwellers. In the upcoming centuries they withdrew behind these stone walls from the enemy attacks.
- Csíksomlyó » Salvator chapel
The chapel from the 15th Century with Middle-Ages motifs, was built probably to mark the victory of John Hunyadi in Belgrad. It was rebuilt in 1780, and was extended in 1878. Once it was surrounded by a stone wall and the guard lived in the nearby hermitage.
- Tusnádfürdő » Lake Saint Anna
Lake Saint Anna is a crater lake located in a volcaninc crater, near Tusnádfürdõ. The lake is part of the Natural Reserve of Mohos which includes the two craters of the Csomád Mountains. The other one, besides the Lake Saint Anna, is the Mohos muskeg. The lake can be approached on road from Sepsibükszád.
- Tusnádfürdő » Lake Csukás
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