Ocna Sibiu – an oasis of health and beauty
Romania – my beautiful country!
As you have already noticed, Hotel Alpin presents a series of articles to help you discover or rediscover wonderful places in our beautiful country.
Because we deserve from time to time a mini-vacation where we can recharge our batteries and at the same time get rid of all the tension that we have accumulated during the long days spent at work, we must carefully choose a quiet place, loaded with beauty and tradition to delight our eyes, pamper our bodies and why not our souls.
In Romania, you can find everywhere places where nature seems to be enjoying itself, offering a real treat that you can have whenever you feel the need. Ocna Sibiu is one such place that will impress you both with its appearance and its health benefits.
Also called “The Coast of Transylvania”, Ocna Sibiu is located just 17km from Sibiu, being famous for its numerous saline lakes that have been declared monuments of nature.
Located at approximately 400 meters above sea level, Ocna Sibiu represents an oasis of peace, beauty and health, which you deserve to take full advantage of. It is said that this area has been inhabited since the time of the Dacians, although it was attested from the year 1263. The salt water lakes were formed after the mines in the area were transformed, following a difficult but irreversible process, into water holes. Due to climate changes, the salt pan in the area disappeared, giving birth to the salt lakes that today represent a real tourist attraction whose fame has reached abroad.
In 1820, following studies carried out by the doctor Pataky Samuel, the therapeutic effects of saline water from these lakes were attested, which have a beneficial role in the treatment of diseases of the locomotor system, rheumatism, joint and degenerative diseases, also having a role in maintaining a healthy, young and beautiful body.
Ocna Sibiu, a diamond in the necklace of our country, has a hydrological surface of 35,700 square meters and a volume of 265,700 cubic meters, being the most important complex of saline lakes in the whole country.
Visited annually by tens of thousands of tourists, both for its beauty and for the benefits of its waters, being a perfect place for a relaxing vacation with friends and family.
Among the most important saline lakes in Ocna Sibiu complex, there are the “Lacul fără fund” named a natural monument for a short time, the “Lacul Brâncoveanu” which is designated as having the highest salinity in the entire complex as well as the “Lacul Ocna Pustie” which has a depth of 160 meters, being considered the deepest anthroposaline lake in Romania.
Alpin Hotel encourages its guests to visit Ocna Sibiu, which is only 100 km away, in a wonderful landscape. You will definitely want to come back to this area whenever you have the opportunity.
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