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Praid, on the west side of Harghita county, is situated 38 km from Odorheiu Secuiesc and 6 km from Sovata. The main attraction of the region is the Salt Mine which has been known since the Roman period. The pension is in the centre of the city 150 m from the Salt Mine and 200 m from the salt water swimming pool. In the pension's backyard there is a garage for guests. The backyard is bordered by a creek.
Due to the extensive salt mining over many, many years (since 1762), large underground halls have been formed, where a unique salt-mine microclimate has been created, with relatively constant temperatures(between 14 and 16 degrees Celsius), low humidity (66-70%) and greater pressure than on the surface (735-738 mmHg on average), and a highly ionized air.
Today the salt mine, besides the exploitation of salt, is a place of medical treatment. The underground halls (level 50) lie at a depth of 120 m from the surface. The treatment consists of the inhalation of air from the mine for 4 hours daily, this being very useful for the diseases of the respiratory apparatus (asthma, bronchitis, and allergy). The visitors are transported a distance of 1250 m by bus.
The salt mine provides the following attractions: underground halls with electricity, Internet access, playgrounds for children, buffet and shops, museum and art exhibition, billiard tables, table-tennis tables, other sport activities such as badminton, medical gymnastics and an ecumenical chapel, all specially created for your relaxation, and it is open all year round.
In Praid there is a salt water swimming pool whose salt content is very high. Besides the open air swimming pool, visitors may enjoy the beneficial effect of the indoor salt water spas, very helpful for rheuma treatment. The beneficial effect of the salt bath in bathtub may be felt on the whole body. It is healing, calming, physically and psychically relaxing, and antiseptic and sterilizing. A single bath lasts from 10 minutes up to 30 minutes, depending on the individual. The temperature of the salt water is 36 degrees Celsius. A treatment consists of 10-14 warm baths without interruption. The salt baths operate between the 1st of June and the 1st of October.
The Bucin mountain peak is 10 km away, where there are some ski slopes during the wintertime. There are other ski slopes near Sovata, aproximately 20 km away.
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