Comuna Ocna Șugatag: Holiday apartments and holiday homes
The spa resort of Ocna Șugatag is located in the Maramureș Depression at the foot of the Țibleș and Gutin volcanic massifs on the DN 18. Anyone wishing to rent a holiday apartment in Comuna Ocna Șugatag is planning a stay at this destination.
Nature
Lacul Gavril is part of the tourist trail around the anthropogenic salt lakes of Ocna Șugatag.
Pădurea Crăiască is a 49-hectare protected natural area that served as a seed reserve for oak and larch species. The forest combines oak, sessile oak and larch with other tree species and is home to monumental oaks more than 250 years old.
The themed trail “Poteca de povești” leads through Pădurea Crăiască forest. It provides information and stories about the forest’s old trees, its diverse birdlife and the woodworking tradition of Maramureș. The trail begins at the information centre in the centre of the Ocna Șugatag spa resort and can be walked in about half an hour.
In clear weather, Creasta Cocoșului is reflected in Tăul Morărenilor; the area is home to distinctive terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Tăul Morărenilor is protected because of its botanical species as well as its bird and aquatic fauna, including the round-leaved sundew.
The mountain “Vârful Vălenilor”, the peak “Vârful Sefirul”, the mountain “Dealul Pietrăriei” and the peak “Vârful Osului” are located around Comuna Ocna Șugatag. Tinovul și Tăurile Hoteni is a protected natural area.
Culture and history
“Tânjaua Hotenarilor” is a spring festival with an agricultural tradition held annually in Hoteni on the second Sunday in May. It celebrates the first farmer to begin ploughing and includes a procession with decorated Tânjele.
The wooden church “Cuvioasa Paraschiva” is located in the centre of Sat-Șugatag on the left bank of the Mara River. The church “Biserica Sfântul Nicolae” is located in the immediate vicinity of Comuna Ocna Șugatag, as is the church “Biserica Naşterea Maicii Domnului”. The monastery “Mânăstirea Budeşti” is located in the vicinity of Comuna Ocna Șugatag.
The Greek Catholic wooden church “Sfinții Arhangheli Mihail și Gavril” in Breb is a historical monument dating from 1622. The church is noted for an extensive collection of icons from the 17th to the 19th century.
The wooden church “Sfinții Arhangheli Mihail și Gavril” in Hoteni is a historical monument dating from 1657. It was built in Slatina in 1790 and reconstructed in Hoteni in 1895.
The museum “Muzeul de Stiintele Naturn Sighetu Marmaţiei” is located in the wider regional area surrounding Comuna Ocna Șugatag.
Routes
The route through Brebhighlights the traditional rural architecture of Maramureș as well as traditional pastoral and household activities.
The tourist route from Baia Mare to Ocna Șugatag is 55 km long and paved; one variant leads via Breb, another via Desești, Hărnicești and Hoteni.
For the higher-level travel overview: Maramureş.
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