Ciuc Region Transylvanian Carpathian Association

Descoperă Munții din Ghimeș printr-o drumeție inedită și bucură-te de peisajul splendid de pe vârfurile cu păduri și pășuni. Dintre multitudinea de trasee alegem întotdeauna personalizat, cele care se potrivesc participanților, în funcție de preferințe, condiție, setea de adrenalină. Pe parcurs, învățăm despre biodiversitatea fânețelor din Ghimeș, agricultura extensivă, prin care acesta poate fi păstrată, și tradițiile vii din zonă. Ne îmbogăţim cunoştinţele cu evenimente de istorie, vizitând locații din Războaiele Mondiale. Facem fotografii fabuloase pe numeroasele puncte de belvedere sau culegem ciuperci și plante medicinale. Locul desfășurării programului: Ghimeș Făget, Lunca de Sus, Lunca de Jos Gradul de dificultate: ușor/moderat/greu, personalizabil Ce aducem: încălțăminte confortabilă, aparat foto  Nr minim de participanți: 5 persoane Nr maxim de participanți: peste 8 persoane oferim reduceri Prânz: coș picnic cu specialități locale, disponibil la solicitare prealabilă Preț: 150 lei Prețul include: transportul, ghidajul, bilete de intrare, închiriere rachete zăpadă în timpul iernii Prețul nu include: prânzul

La începutul turei noastre, după o scurtă plimbare ajungem la o colibă, adăpostul de vară tipic pentru Ghimeș, unde gazda ne prezintă prepararea de brânzeturi tradiționale, după care putem să și degustăm produsele obținute. La cetatea Rakoczi aflăm despre istoria hotarului milenar, vizităm cea mai veche capelă din zonă și casa vamală. Pe celălalt mal al Trotușului, ne aducem aminte de romanul ”Pădurea Spânzuraților” de Liviu Rebreanu, și de Emil Rebreanu. La Lunca de Jos, la satul de vacanță (Skanzen) cu case tradiționale învățăm despre peisagistică, moara de apă din muzeu și arta populară. La cerere, poți vizita o familie din Ghimeș și să descoperi stilul lor de viață tradițional și zilele lor obișnuite cu muncă. Poți participa la coacerea pâinii, afli despre tainele confecționării instrumentului gardon și poți cutreiera străduțele înguste ale satului pe căruţă trasă de cai. Ai șansa să guști specialitățile locale, precum pâinea de casă proaspăt coaptă, unt sau untură de casă, slănină, brânză, cașcaval, legume. Locul desfășurării programului: Lunca de Jos, Lunca de Sus, Făget Gradul de dificultate: ușor Ce aducem: încălțăminte confortabilă, aparat foto Nr minim de participanți: 5 persoane Nr maxim de participanți: peste 8 persoane oferim reduceri Prânz: la un restaurant sau o familie locală, disponibil la solicitare prealabilă Preț: 200 lei Prețul include: transportul, ghidajul, bilete de intrare, degustarea de brânzeturi artizanale la o gospodărie locală, închiriere rachete zăpadă în timpul iernii Prețul nu include:  prânzul, tura cu căruță, coacerea pâinii, prezentarea de confecționare instrument

The highest peak near the Borsec/Borszék Basin (1310 m) offers a wonderful opportunity for active relaxation in the middle of nature, with beautiful landscape and fresh air. The duration of this tour is approx. 4 h with a distance of approx. 10 km. Program location: Harghita county, Borsec/Borszék Micro-region: Gheorgheni Basin Program price: 100 RON / group

Hikers will especially appreciate this route, as Borsec/Borszék is home to many natural attractions. Spiced with the legends of the fairies and the founding sayings of our small town, we start the walk at the entrance of the Round Seat Nature Reserve, from where we touch the "lábferedő" (little traditional pools for foot soaking), the Bear's Cave, the Ice Cave and the Mofetta. From here we get to Owl Castle, where we mention the events of the Second World War. Program location: Harghita county, Borsec/Borszék Micro-region: Gheorgheni Basin Program price: 100 RON / group

The Bistriței/Besztercei, Giurgeului/Gyergyói, Hășmașului/Hagymás and Călimani/Kelemen Mountains offer a large number of tourist routs for trekking enthusiast, with locations like Falcon Rocks and Comarnic in Corbu/Gyergyóholló, Vit-havas (1609 m) and Highes (1502 m) in Tulghes/Gyergyótölgyes, or shorter routes arround Creanga Pass. Tourists will have the chance to discover a less known mountain area. The routes have lengths between 6 and 12 km, programs can be adapted to individual needs. Place of the program: Harghita county Microregion: Gheorgheni Basin Price of the program: 50 RON/person   We invite you to experience the natural wonders of the Northern part of Harghita County. The More Than Explore team offers a wide range of outdoor activities, both during winter and summer time, perfect occasions for nature lovers regardless of experience levels. 

The Salt Mountain and Salt Canyon Natural Reserve in Praid/Parajd are nationally protected geological nature conservation areas. The entrance is marked by large banners and signs and can be visited during the April-October period. The railing along the path leads all the way to the spring that is constantly building the sediment cone, and then to the lookout at the top of the hill. In the Salt Canyon, the visitor can see various salt formations on the surface, taste salt springs or try the traditional folk salty  We present this unique wonder through 7 demonstration points (there are 3 more similar Salt Canyons in Europe).   Important information: Opening hours: 10.00 to 18.00 in summer, from April to November Ticket price: 15/8 lei How to get there: by car, by bus Parking: free Accessible for the disabled: difficult Equipment: drinking water, camera. In good weather: slippers, swimsuit for the mud spa. In rainy weather: hiking boots, raincoat. Program location: Harghita county, Praid/Parajd Destination: Salt Region Program price: • 160+150=310 RON / group for 20 people • 240+150=390 RON / group for 30 people • 320+150=470 RON / group for 40 people Prices include tickets: 8 RON / person and guided tours 150 RON / group Individually, without a guide, the prices are: adults 15 RON / person, children up to 14 year and pensioners: 8 RON / person, group entrance (over 20 people): 8 RON / person.

Route: Ghimes/Gyimes Pass (Fügés Peak) – Coșnea/Kostelek   Program description: We hike to Coșnea/Kostelek in wonderful landscapes. Departure from the Fügés Peak and arrival in Coșnea/Kostelek, where we will be guests of Vaszi Levente (Hungarian talent show, audience prize). Here we get a taste of their lives, traditions and dances, and we also get something to bite in the end. This program is more recommended for groups. Program location: Harghita and Bacău counties Destination: Ghimes/Gyimes Valley Program price: 50 RON / person if 25 people apply, 45 RON / person if more than 25 people apply

Az Aktív Közéleti Egyesület 2015 októberében azzal a céllal jött létre, hogy erősítse a Csík térségi közösség kulturális és társadalmi életét, a magyar nemzeti öntudatot. Ezen célok megvalósításához kulturális, történelmi, hagyományőrző és ifjúsági programokat tervezünk szervezni.

The Szekler Legendarium project started in 2008 as a civil initiative, for the purpose of collecting and publishing the legends of the region, which represent a significant part of our intangible cultural heritage. Our project is mainly addressed to the children: we design and create products which can be attractive to them. Our very first product was a map of Szeklerland, decorated with illustrations of 156 legends related to the region. The success of this initiative inspired us to publish our collection of legends, and then we created audiobooks, coloring book and several types of games. Finally we established the first animation studio of the region, which has 14 members at the moment. We believe that the legends are lessons from our past, they give us a strong moral base in the present, showing a way to the future. Our mission is to promote these legends in a larger area, because they have not been included in the world literature so far. We would like to show the world that our region has a lot more exciting legends, older, than the Dracula horror story. In this small region almost every historical place, fortress, village and saint has at least one legend. Our area is populated by fairies, elves, demons, giants, dragons, warriors and kings. Szekler Legendarium is a European trade mark: we promote our legends inside and outside the country, while we support schools, teachers and foster homes with our products. Until now we received partial, non-political financial support to our objectives, but our long-term goal is to make the Legendarium project self-sustaining. In order to boost the tourism in our region, we have been working out the plans of Mini Transylvania Park, which will present the miniatures of almost 60 historical buildings and medieval fortresses of Transylvania. The park would take place in Szejkefürdő, near Székelyudvarhely, and it will offer several ways of having fun and developing knowledge about the multicultural Transylvania, for example we would like to establish a museum about the life of Orbán Balázs, the author of ”Description of the Szeklerland”, who was born and buried in the region. We intend to diffuse our animation series, in progress, at international level. Our cartoon series are based on the Szekler legends, presented mainly in 3D. We extended the Legendarium concept over the Carpathian region: we collect together and publish hundreds of legends of the Hungarian speaking communities from inside and outside the borders of Hungary. We collect separately the legends of our well-known saints and kings. In 2017 will appear our collection of legends about Saint Ladislaus, which presents more than two hundred memories and monuments from the Carpathian region in an exciting novel, addressed to children. We have been collected the legends of Virgin Mary from different European countries, extending our work to European level. In 2017 we organized the first edition of the Legendarium Carnival in Székelyudvarhely. The event gave the chance to group of children to present on scene their villages’ legend. The carnival was a success, it had about 4000 guests from the region. Encuraged by this success, we intend to organize it every year and also extending and enriching it as possible.