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G r a n d H o t e l B a l v a n y o s
GU I D Eto the qualiy attractions & activities
G r and Hote l Balvany os
Balvanyos, Romania
Tel: 40-267-360700F ax: 40-267-360310
Email : o [email protected]
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Gym
The hotel has a fully equipped gym
for those who like to keep in trim
whilst on holiday.
O road tours
Explore the beauful forest on our
4x4 o road tours that promise an
adrenaline-rising adventure.
Wine tasting
Learn the secrets of wine on
our special tasng events in a
fun, sociable and modern
environment.
Folk music and dance
Relax on our folk dance shows
performed to tradional
Hungarian or Romanian music by
professional groups.
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Organized excursions
We organize day trips to the most
popular tourist desnaons of the
country: Bran Castle, Parajd Salt
Mine, Red Lake, Bekas canyon,
Corond.
Cart journey to the St.
Ana lake
Join us on a short but lovely
adventure trip to the mysterious
surroundings of lake Saint Ana.
Savour local delicacies on the road
such as palinka, kurtos kalacs.
Organized ATV trips
Our ATV trips oer you a lot of
excitement and diversity in one
of the nest landscapes of the
Carpathians with endless forest.
Rating
We organize raing tours for
those of our guests that enjoy
challenging recreaonal acvies.
Nestled in the middle of the forest, Grand Hotel Balvanyos,
now fully refurbished, oers an elegant, friendly and
relaxed environment for rest, incenves, meengs or just a few
days o.
The hotel is conveniently located at walking distance to the most
popular tourist aracons in the area such as the Snking Cave,
Gyilkos Cave, Bird Cemetery, Buogo Swamp, the ruins of Balvanyos
fortress, numerous mineral water springs and mofees.
The protected area of Saint Ana Lake and Mohos Swamp is unique in
Eastern Europe and shouldnt be missed.
Grand Hotel Balvanyos
Tourist Attractions
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Blvnyos
Blvnyos Spa
The Spa was formed thanks to postvolcanic
acvies that resulted in the formaon
of numerous mineral water springs and
natural mofees highly appreciated for their
therapeuc properes.
Because of their unique composion, the
mineral water springs are used to treat the
disorders of the digesve system while the
gas emissions of the mofees show greatresults in treang cardiovascular diseases.
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With its excellent facilies and convenient locaon,
Grand Hotel Balvanyos oers guests the opportunity to experience
a range of acvies during their stay.
Grand Hotel Balvanyos
Activities & Entertainment
Campfre
Sing around the campre can
be very relaxing, especially aer
a visit to the great outdoors. So
try something dierent and put a
twist on some of the tradional
acvies on your next vacaon.
Tasting traditional
specialities
Whether it be barbecue, ox
roasng, kurtos kalacs or csoroge
(hungarian crispy crullers) baking,
mulled wine or brandy tasng,
there is something for everyone.
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Blvnyos
Blvnyos ortress
This is one of the early medieval castles found
in the area. It is esmated to have been built
between the 10th and 11th century.
The ruins of the Blvnyos fortress are at
a short walking distance from Balvanyos
Bath, on a 1029 m high hilltop. There is a
wonderful view from its only square shaped
tower to the resort.
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The medieval church of Gelence was built
in gothic style and dates back to the 13th
century.
This church is one of the most valuable
architectural monuments of the enre
region and contains priceless frescos about
the legend of the great Hungarian king
Saint Laszlo.
Its casee ceilings date back to the 13th and
15th centuries.
Gelence
Saint Imre Catholic Church
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Blvnyos
Stinking Cave
This is the largest natural mofee in Europe
and it is succesfully used in the treatment of
cardiovascular diseases.
Strong emissions of hydrogen sulphide and
carbon dioxide emanate from the cave, as a
result of the volcanic acvity a million years
ago.
The yellow coloured sulphur deposit on thewall indicates the level of the lethal gas.
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Mikes Castlepage15
The castle is nestled at the foot of the
Carpathian Mountains right next to hundreds
of hectares of untouched wilderness.
The Park with its special microclimate
and century old trees and ponds oers a
magnicent view to the mountains with its
century old trees and ponds.
The house has been carefully restored andoperates as a guesthouse.
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Blvnyos
Buog Swamp
Buogo is a sour watered swamp with a
1 hectare surface located on the le side of
Balvanyos stream.
It is a natural reservaon where rare plants
grow such as moor grass, bog berry, bog
rosemary, marshberry.
page07Kzdizentllek
Perk
The Perk hill that rises above the
village Kzdiszentllek is the most
important pilgrimage site in Covasna county.
On the peak of Perk there can sll be seen
the remains of Szentllek fortress.
A chapel was built in the honour of Saint
Stephen, the rst chrisan king of Hungary.
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Blvnyos
Killer Cave
The biggest and most dangerous cave on
the Pucioasa hill, because the level of the
killer gas is not indicated by yellow coloured
sulphur deposit.
Just like the Sning Cave, it once worked as a
sulphur mine.
Inside the cave the level of the killer carbon
dioxide gas is high because of the refuse thataccumulated at the entrance.
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It is an open-air exhibion presenng the
folk architectural heritage of Covasna county,
tradional cras tools, grave cravings, and
an important collecon of ethnographical
and historical arfacts.
It gained reputaon thanks to its unique
agricultural equipment park, technical
history repertory, spectacular collecon of
cast-iron stoves and due to the folk craworkshop-camps.
Csernton
Haszmann Pl Museumpage13
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Blvnyos
Bird Cemetery
It is an open gallery of a surface sulfurous
mine, having the accumulated volcanic gases
at the boom.
Birds ying below the level of the gas fell
dead on the ground, that is where its name
comes from.
The poisonous gas is mostly carbon dioxide
but also contains carbon-monoxide.
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The town is unique in Europe due to its
yard space centre and its secessionist styled
buildings built in the 18th and 19th
centuries.
The reformed church in the centre is one of
the biggest churches in Transylvania.
The Guild Historical Museum Kzdivsrhely
gives the factual reality of the towns past.This instuon gives home to the periodic
exhibions of the ne arts.
Kzdivsrhely
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In the secondary crater of the Ciomatu massif
another lake was formed but it got lled up
with decaying remains of old trees, dry leaves
and the area turned into a bushy, lightly
forested, boggy land, called the Mohos.
Only a few smaller lakes remind you of the
existence of the former Mohos lake.
It is a orist reservaon covered with pineand various rare plants dang from the ice
era.
Ciomatu natural conservation area
Mohos Peat-Bog
The lake was formed in the twin crater of the
Ciomatu massif. It is the only lake in Eastern
Europe with a volcanic origin.
The lake is not fed by any brook or stream,
the only water supply is the rain, therefore
its water is nearly as pure as dislled water.
The Saint Ana lake is surrounded by
legends, mysteries and miracles. Even theshape of the lake is not usual; it looks like a
large tear-drop.
Ciomatu natural conservation area
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