Harghita

Harghita is a county in Transylvania, Romania, part of the Szeklerland. The county is renowned for its spa resorts and mineral waters.

Cities

 * — a small resort best known for its mineral springs
 * — a former copper mining town
 * — famous for its mineral water and its location in the Carpathian mountains
 * — the village famous for pottery
 * (Székelykeresztúr) — a Hungarian community with a 15th-century Gothic church
 * — has a fortified church built by the Székely Hungarian community
 * (in Hungarian: Csíkszereda) — has an 18th-century fortified castle
 * (Székelyudvarhely) — its Haáz Rezső Museum features exhibits dedicated to Szekler village life, Szekler arts and crafts, and the history of the region
 * (Gyergyószentmiklós) — near the Red Lake and Cheile Bicazului canyon
 * (Tusnádfürdő) — a health resort with the Ciucaş Lake (Szent Anna tó)
 * — the highest town in Harghita County

Other destinations
Ski resorts:
 * (Hargitafürdő)
 * (Marosfő)
 * (Maroshévíz)

Understand
Harghita consists primarily of mountains, connected to the Eastern Carpathians, such as the Ciuc and Harghita Mountains; volcanic plateaux, foothills, and the more densely populated river valleys.

The mountains are volcanic in origin, and the region is known for its excellent hot mineral springs. Harghita is known as one of the coldest regions in Romania, although summers can be quite warm.

It is in this county that two of the most important rivers in Romania, the Mureș and the Olt, originate. These rivers' origins, near the villages of Izvoru Mureșului and Sândominic, are only a few miles apart; yet the Mureș flows west to the Tisza, while the Olt flows south to the Danube. In the western part of the county the two Târnava rivers (Târnava Mare and Târnava Mică) flow to the Târnava Plateau, which is part of the Transylvanian Plateau.

Harghita's spectacular natural scenery includes Sfânta Ana Lake, a volcanic crater lake near the town of Băile Tușnad; Lacul Roșu a mountain lake in the northeast near the town of Gheorgheni, and Cheile Bicazului, a dramatic, narrow canyon formed by the Bicaz stream.

Get in
For information on Odorheiu Secuiesc visit their Tourinfo site.

The Bicaz Pass (Cheile Bicaz, Békási szoros) in the north of the county is a scenic sinuous highway connecting Transylvania with its eastern neighbouring province, Moldavia.

See

 * Miko fortress near Miercurea Ciuc.