Tourist attractions near Covasna (Covasna, Covasna county, Romania)

Preacher's Rock - Bodoc Mountains 28.78 km away
In the Bodoc Mountains, west-southwest from the Henter peak, we find a rock formation shaped like a mushroom by erosion, called Preacher's Rock. This 2-meter high rock probably got its name from the pagan Hungarian priests, who preached here in the past.

Saint Anne lake - Ciomat-Puturosu 38.17 km away
Lake Saint Anna is the only well-preserved volcanic crater lake in Eastern Europe. Here are some images from an afternoon outing.

Zip-line near Seven Ladder Canyon - Piatra Mare Mountain 51.45 km away

Seven Ladder Canyon in Winter - Piatra Mare Mountain 51.74 km away
Seven Ladder Canyon and Waterfall in Winter - Piatra Mare Mountain

Seven Ladder Canyon and Waterfall - Piatra Mare Mountain 51.75 km away
The Seven Ladder Gorge is the largest and most spectacular gorge in the Piatra Mare massif. The narrow canyon has a length of 160 meters, and over a drop of 58 meters includes 7 bigger and several smaller waterfalls.

Pobiti Kamani (Stone Forest) Slanchevo 315.43 km away
The Stone Forest of Bulgaria is located 18 km west of Varna, at the foothills of the Eastern Balkan Mountains. Its Bulgarian name, Pobiti Kamani, translates to planted stones, and it is referred to in English as the Stone Desert or Stone Forest.

Echernwand via ferrata, World Heritage View Hallstatt, Salzberg, Dachstein Mountains 973.32 km away
I climbed the via ferrata on the Echernwand rock wall at dusk. This route is located above one of Austria's most beautiful lakes, and above Hallstatt.

Banita Gorges and Banita rock bridge 226.99 km away
They say about this place that only very few people know about it, but that's not true. In fact, most nature lovers have heard of it, seen pictures taken here, even if not everyone has been able to come here.

Oltet Gorges (Cheile Oltetului) Capatana Mountains 199.9 km away
That day, we had planned to ski at the Ranca resort, situated alongside the Transalpina high altitude mountain road in the Parang Mountains. Unfortunately, the very small snowfall made skiing unfeasible, so we had to find an alternative activity on our way home.

Fairy Cliff (Peretele Zanelor) via ferrata route Vadu Crisului 307.16 km away
In Vadu Crisului, in the Padurea Craiului Mountains, on the right bank of the Crisul Repede, you can find the newest, in chronological order (2015) the fifth Transylvanian, new type of via ferrata route. I will not count here the traditional iron paths, the high-mountain hiking trails, partly secured with iron cables, or the rock canyons with iron ladders and footbridges.

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