"We need to improve our health" - with this phrase the tourists begin to communicate with the inhabitants of the Romanian village of Sovata. Foreigners have high hopes for this balneological resort, because Sovata has really helped many people get rid of various diseases. Therefore, thousands of people come here to plunge into the pristine nature and feel its power.
In principle, Sovata is a large boarding house, which only lacks the daily routine. If the village had hours of work, nobody would be surprised.
How to get there
Sovata is in the Eastern Carpathians in Central Transylvania, in the Pride hollow. The village is located at an altitude of almost 500 meters above sea level and is surrounded by large hills. Basically, they come here by private car. From the capital of Romania Bucharest - 350 kilometers. The nearest points are Shegesvar and Marosvasharhei, they are located 60 km from the village.
You can get there by train - from the Romanian town of Bacau transfer costs about 90 EUR one way.
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Lakes
Sovata is a variety of solar thermal lakes. They are called Ursus, Alunis, Verde, Rosh, Mierlei, Sherpilor. The most famous is Ursu, or, as the locals call it, the "Dead Sea of Transylvania". In translation, Ursu means "bear". This is the largest solar thermal lake in Europe.
On Ursu go for mineral water. And on the surface of the lake formed a layer of fresh water, which delays sunlight and heats the entire surface. The temperature of the lake is 20-24 degrees Celsius.
You can swim here only from the end of June to September. The fact is that at a depth of one and a half meters, when the water thoroughly takes away heat, the temperature reaches 50 degrees. This, you know, is very hot.
Another effective lake in the treatment plan is Negru, or Black Lake. It contains many minerals and organic substances. On the banks of Ursu and Negru are balneotherapies
Treatment in Sovata
The Sovatov's hospitals are equipped with modern equipment that allows you to quickly restore strength and restore health. Here you will be offered warm bathrooms, wrapped in mud, hold electro-and hydrotherapy sessions.
The resort's climate is good for treating diseases of the musculoskeletal system, digestive system, gastrointestinal tract, getting rid of gynecological diseases. Also, people who have problems with the veins, the endocrine system will help here.
In addition, Sovata is great for children. Here you can come for prevention: rest with the whole family, gain strength and return to workdays
Hotels Sovata
On the territory of the resort there are several comfortable hotels. Tourists either choose them themselves, or already use them on a ready-made ticket. The hotels are not far from lakes and hospitals, so that vacationers do not bother with long walks from the room and back.
The average cost of living in a 3-star hotel varies from 40-50 EUR per night. Luxury hotels rent rooms for 150-170 EUR. You can rent a large guest house for an individual at 7-10, then each night will cost only 20-30 EUR per person. At the same time you will receive your villa with a fenced territory, where you can do whatever you want.
Ski resort Sovata
The village of Sovata is also known as a ski resort. Its tracks are on the south-western slope of Mount Gurgiu. Flat ski fans come here, the slopes here are simple, so the extremals are sad yawning.
Near the Sovata there are two complexes - both with trails a little more than a kilometer, lifts, rental of necessary equipment and other necessary things.
- To learn how to milk a cow - Sovata is known as a village with developed agrotourism. Here you can learn the various wisdom of rural life. For example, you will be shown how to care for pigs, how to handle a cow, at which time it is better to collect chicken eggs. By the way, children are delighted with such fun.
- Take salt baths - it's not even discussed. To visit Sovata and not plunge into salt is like buying a carrot in Tula. Or to leave Ivanovo without a bride. Or do not go to Barcelona to football.
- Pray at a depth of 120 meters - the church is located at the depth of the Pride mine. Maybe it was there for impressionable people who are even looking underground for God's hunting.
Fun, sightseeing and sightseeing Sovata
Unique attractions of the village are its climate and lakes. Actually, tourists come here for this. As for other funny moments, then for impressions you need to go to your neighbors.
For example, not far is the village of Korund, famous for its wood sculptures and ceramics. And 10 kilometers from Sovata there is a salt mine called "Pride". It justifies its name and can really be proud of itself, because this mine is one of the largest in Europe. The inhabitants of the Roman Empire also descended to it.
Today the mine is a natural procedural one: people with respiratory illnesses come down and breathe by the fact that they are here.