The Bloody Chapel and the Hole of the Devils

In the perimeter of the Valea Strâmbă commune there is a cave, which has been named after a whispering sound, the name Súgó-barlang meaning ”The Whispering Cave” in Hungarian. Tradition says that there is gold dripping from the cave ceiling, and it takes seven years to fill three buckets. But the one who wants to bring the gold to the surface must be a very strong man.

The teacher of the sons of Gheorgheni’s Lord, the deacon Gábor, lived in the Lazărea castle. He went against the Tartars with a small army of several hundreds, but with a smart strategy, he ultimately defeated an army which had overwhelming numerical superiority.

At Borsec/Borszék, between the trail to Izvorul Străvechi and the Bear's Cave there is a glade, called The Fairy Glade. The flowers of this garden were cared for by the daughter of the Lord of the Dealul Rotund Fortress. Her name was Hedvig, and from time to time the song of the fairies can be heard. 

Close to Toplița, at the confluence of the Szekeres and Voievodeasa creeks, there is a group of strange stones. A larger and flatter stone is surrounded by smaller stones, as if it was a table surrounded by chairs. The local tradition implies that robbers came here after a robbery to hide the stolen treasures, but also to plan the next action.

At the meeting of the Belcina and Vargatac rivers there was a strong fortress built on the top of the Várdomb rock. The fortress was inhabited by Lady Hirip and her two sons, Ábrahám and Damokos. The two sons made a great fortune by plundering, and they kidnapped a lot of beautiful girls. Eventually, the two Mikó brothers defeated them and the angry people demolished the odious fortress.

The baron Bánffy Dezső owned a vineyard in Breaza, near Reghin, and a lot of fir forests in Toplița. In jest, his friends offered to come and pick the grapes, but in Toplița. The baron's answer was this: he nicely tied bundles of grapes to the branches of the fir trees, and kindly asked his friends to pick them, to keep their word. Since that time, that side of the Tarniţa mountain has been named Bánffy's Vineyard.

In Ciumani village, under Amza peak, there is a peculiar stone formation. The popular belief considers the trace to be a footstep of Jesus Himself, who came riding a donkey and holding a stick in his hand. Thus, not only the traces of Jesus and the donkey are preserved, but also the trace of the stick used by the Savior.

In the folk memory of the Ciucsângeorgiu villagers, István Tompos's name lives on, as a true hero. His son's wedding was interrupted by the arrival of the Tatars, but the angered guests drove the invaders away from the village.

A fairy called Tarkő lived on the rocks that dominate Bălan village. She had two girls, Maros / Mureș - and Olt. The two girls wanted to visit their father exiled at the Black Sea. For this purpose, their mother turned them into flowing waters, but the two were in perpetual rivalry, so they went on different paths. Eventually, after both of them joined their waters with the Danube river, they arrived together to their father.