The Vargyas Gorge

The Vargyas Gorge natural area is the most spectacular karst region of Szeklerland. It is situated in the northern part of the Perșani Mountains (Eastern Carpathians in Romania), close to the village Homoródalmás (Mereşti) on the border of two counties (Harghita and Covasna). The gorge is 4 km long, being Read more…

Vitus Géza Memorial House 

This memorial house was built in the courtyard of St. András parish from the inheritence of forest engineer Géza Vitus – born in Szentegyházasfalu, but descended from here – and his wife, Kelemen Emerencia. Although the house is not the birthplace of Géza Vitus (it was demolished in the meantime), Read more…

School Museum in Minele Lueta

School Museum in Minele Lueta is a section of the Museum of Ethnography mentioned above but located in Lövétebánya and not in Szentegyháza. The museum shows the conditions of studying and the school equipments used in the old days. There are three rooms in the museum: one is furnished as Read more…

Children’s Philharmonic

There are 100 children singing and 40 playing instruments in Children’s Philharmonic (the children called themselves ”Fili” in short). The ”band” was founded by music teacher Haáz Sándor in 1982 who has been conducting the ”band” since. In their repertoire you can find: short classical pieces, unique folk song covers, Read more…

Forge

Forge: the region between Kis-Homoród stream, Vargyas stream and Tolvajos stream used to be rich in iron ore, from which the richest proved to be the one in Lueta. This is why the mining process of iron-ore happened mostly there. The smelting of the iron ore happened in metallurigcal furnaces Read more…

Baize fuller in Minele Lueta  

Taking advantage again of the freefall of the water people from Vlăhița transformed the channel of Kis-Homoród stream and Vargyas stream making it possible to build almost 20 baize fullers. The origin of this profession goes back to centuries in this region. During the fuller proccess they thickened and prepared Read more…

The Madarasi Hargita Mountains

The Madarasi Hargita Mountains are located in the Kelemen-Görgény- Hargita volcanic mountain range with a mostly andesite relief. It has heights between 1500-1800 m and its highest peak is 1801 m above sea level, which is called Madarasi Peak or also known as The Saint Mountain of the Szeklersz. The longest Read more…

Szökő Wetland

Szökő Wetland is one of the most beautiful wetlands in Szeklerland, remained in a good condition. It is located on the North-East slope of MadarasiHargita Mountain, on a height of 1700-1600 m above sea level, in the area where the Szökő Stream is originated from. It has a territory of Read more…