The Târgu Ocna Salt Mine · Photo: Andrei Dan Suciu — Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0
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When you want a break from the mountains: the resort of the springs and the salt-mine town.

Târgu Ocna — 35 km

The nearest resort town: 35 kilometres from the guesthouse. The main attraction is the Târgu Ocna Salt Mine — an underground town inside the salt mountain, with a church, sports grounds and air that is good for your breathing. Above ground: Măgura Park, with its monastery among the fir trees, and the town promenade.

Opening hours: daily 8:00–16:00 (last entry at 15:00). Tickets (2026): adults 55 lei · children and school pupils 40 lei · students and pensioners 45 lei · under 3s free; the bus ride down into the mine is included. Updates on salina.ro.

The casino in Slănic Moldova
The casino in Slănic Moldova.

Slănic Moldova — "the Pearl of Moldavia"

The resort of mineral springs, with its spa park, historic casino and numbered springs you taste one by one, by the glass. This is also where the officially marked trails start that cross the Nemira Mountains into the Uz Valley — you can walk back down what you drove up.

Driving distance from the guesthouse: about 50 km, via Târgu Ocna (DN12A + DN12B) — around an hour's drive.

How to split your day

At a glance

  • Târgu Ocna: 35 km from the guesthouse — the salt mine, Măgura Park
  • Slănic Moldova: ~50 km via Târgu Ocna — mineral springs, casino, mountain trails
  • Bacău Airport: 85 km

In the evening you come back to the quiet

However full the day, it ends at the gazebo, with the cauldron on the fire.