Covasna: Hotels and Accommodation
Accommodation in Covasna
Muntele Puturosu, also known as Puciosu, reaches an altitude of 1,143 metres and is part of the Ciomad-Balvanyos Massif. When planning a trip to Covasna, you can find a hotel specifically suited to your needs.
Nature
Muntele Puturosu is the southernmost above-ground occurrence of post-volcanic phenomena in the Eastern Carpathian range. Puturosu Cave, also known as Grota Puturosu, is a 14-metre-long natural mofette and is considered the largest natural mofette in Europe.
Cheile Vârghișului is located in the northern part of the Perșani Mountains and is crossed by the Vârghiș stream. The area offers opportunities for hiking and speleology.
Balta Dracului is a gas eruption that keeps a whirlpool of mud and mineral water in motion.
Culture
The Haszmann Pál Museum in Cernat is housed in the neoclassical mansion of the Damokos family. The grounds feature Transylvanian houses and gates, a watermill, and carved Transylvanian funerary monuments made of wood and stone. The museum also organises traditional craft workshops on furniture painting, woodcarving, and decorating Easter eggs.
The fortified Roman Catholic Church of Saint Emeric in Ghelința dates from the 13th century, preserves architectural elements from the Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance, and Baroque periods, and is considered one of the most valuable sacred buildings in Covasna County.
The fortified Unitarian church of Aita Mare has five-metre-high enclosing walls and two opposing bastions. The church also has a stone pulpit made of four carved panels and a stone balustrade dated 1710.
The Museum of Transylvanian Life is housed in the 17th-century Kálnoky Castle and displays original weapons, reconstructions of contemporary clothing, books belonging to the aristocracy, and old musical instruments. Guided tours of the castle begin on the hour after reservation.
Things to Do
The Covasna–Comandău narrow-gauge forest railway was built in 1882 and is an industrial heritage attraction. Some sections of the forest railway are currently used for tourism. An excursion train pulled by a steam locomotive runs through Valea Zânelor.
Valea Zânelor has walking trails suitable for strolling and jogging.
Spa
The balneoclimatic spa resort of Covasna has hotels with therapy facilities, wellness and spa areas, and private mofettes. In Covasna County, mineral water is used for spa treatments for internal or external application, while carbon dioxide emissions in mofettes are used for balneotherapeutic treatments.
Food and Drink
Malomkert Center offers a Kürtőskalács workshop where visitors can bake their own chimney cake. There is also a workshop on making homemade potato bread.
Further regional information can be found on Sfântu Gheorghe.
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