Famous for its baths rich in healing minerals, Sinaia is one of the most important health resorts in Romania, providing top quality conditions of spending free time, and getting treatment, all yearlong, for all age groups.
It is important to remember the fact that health is a precious gift and has to be cherished while still strong, not only when it weakens, so the right balance between rest and work is a good way of protecting and improving health.
Sinaia, is a town in Central Romania, on the Prahova River, at the bottom of the Bucegi Mountains, at a fluctuating altitude (between 798-971 m), 62 km northeast of Ploiesti, and 121 km away from Bucharest, the capital of Romania.
The clime is sub alpine, with chilly summers (the average is about 57 - 61 F on July) and not too cold winters (the average is 38F on January). The annual average of temperature is approximately 44F, and the average of precipitations is 800 - 1000 mm. Snow that falls in winter starts in the end of September and ends around the end of March.
Having excellent curing powers, the clime is characterized by a low atmospheric pressure, with very clean air, without any dust and other chemical or allergic particles, rich in ozone and UV radiations. Sinaia is famous for its mineral water springs rich in sulfur, bicarbonate, calcium, magnesium and many other minerals that bring only benefits to our health.
Also called "The Pearl of the Carpathians", Sinaia gives its tourists excellent conditions in the treatment of neurasthenia, many digestion diseases, liver's malfunctions, endocrine perturbations (good to mention here The Base down disease), breathing problems and numerous other problems.
Sinaia offers housing at very modern hotels (Alpine, Palace, Sinaia, Montana, Paltinis, Cota 1400, etc), comfortable houses, private houses, and cabins. For those who like winter sports, Sinaia is the solution. Bobsleds (1.5 km length path), skis and sleds are just a few examples of what you can find here.
For all the people that love to swim and also like saunas the Montana and the Sinaia hotels have the perfect thing for you. Another thing of interest is the sports that take place and (of course) the movie theaters always showing the good old movies that we all know and love.
Before the Second World War and the exile of the royal family, Sinaia was the place that the royal family spent their summers.
The first place that is a, "must see" is the Sinaia Monastery; this monastery is still active even though it was built in 1695. The monks that live there are mostly kindly, older men that still wear traditional clothing , they are always happy to show you the monastery and respond to any questions that you would have for them. These monks speak not only Romanian but German as well.
Another good place to visit in the area is the Peles Palace; this is one of the best maintained royal palaces in Europe. The Peles Palace was used as a summer residence for the first Hohennzollern king of Romania, Carol the first.
Built in the second half of the XIX century, the Palace was built to imitate the building styles of the king's home country. The Palace is rich in sculptures and wood carvings, with highly carved stairways and even a hallway made out of mirrors. There are tours of the Palace that are in English.
Close to the Peles Palace is the Pelisor which was built as the summer cottage for the second king of the Hohenzollern dynasty, Ferdinand, it's not as big as the Peles but it offers more comfort.
A little farther down the road and you will find a palace built by the dictator, Ceausescu, it was built in the Spanish style with the purpose of outdoing and outbuilding the two previous palaces.
A guide is not available at this palace but all you have to do is climb up a path that has its starting place right there at the palace, in so doing you will get a spectacular view of the palace and the valley surrounding it.
So come, visit and in the same time improve your health, enjoy the saunas and the mountains, come visit the palaces, you will not regret it!
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