Forest Lodge & Bowling

Pension Barátság (Friendship) awaits and greets everyone who travel to Transylvania. Our guesthouse is located in the basin of Gheorgheni, in the village of Ditrău, at a 13-km distance from the town of Gheorgheni, and lies only about one day-travel from all Transylvanian touristic objectives and Transylvanian cultural regions.  The two-storey newly built pension disposes 10 modernly furnished rooms, and with two triple-bed rooms with a possibility to request an extra bed.  We hope with confidence that the cosy, friendly atmosphere of our guesthouse will win your liking.

Székely pension is located in Ciumani and has a terrace and a bar. Featuring room service, this property also has a restaurant and a playground. The property has free WiFi. A continental breakfast is available each morning at the guesthouse. Guests at Székely pension will be able to enjoy activities in and around Ciumani, like skiing. Sovata is 55 km from the accommodation, while Durău is 79 km from the property. The nearest airport is Târgu Mureș Transylvania Airport, 118 km from Székely pension.

The Erdős Pension is situated in the village of Ditrău, which lies in the Eastern Carpathians, in the Northwestern part of the Gheorgheni and Ghiurghiu mountains. Our guests can enjoy the fresh air, the fascinating landscape and a friendly serving all year long. Visit us, be our guest! Our two-star pension has been functioning since 2005 and welcomes its guests with 11 rooms. We offer comfortable accommodation for 21 people, in the beautifully furnished one single-bedded and 10 double-bedded rooms with bathroom. Our restaurant serves savoury foods to our guests, our specialties being well-known in far away countries. The yard is equipped with a place for fire, grill and stew-pot for all those who wish to prepare their favourite food on their own. While sitting on the balcony or on the swing you can enjoy the beauty of the landscape, the pure air. The yard has a parking lot for our guests. There is also a mineral water spring close to the Erdős Pension.

Tulipán pension is a three-star accommodation unit situated at a distance of 10 km from Băile Tușnad resort and 22 km from Miercurea Ciuc, next to the main road of the village center. Free WiFi is available throughout. All units are equipped with own bathroom, shower with hot water, cable TV, mini-bar, telephone and a hairdryer. There are free barbecue facilities in the yard, for guests, while laundry services are provided. Traditional Romanian and Hungarian cuisine is served at the property's restaurant. Free parking is also available on site. This property also has one of the top-rated locations in Cozmeni! Guests appreciate the services compared to other properties in the area. Couples in particular like the location – they rated it 8.1 for a two-person trip. This property is also rated for the best value in Cozmeni! Guests are getting more for their money when compared to other properties in thislocality. We speak your language!

The pig is usually slaughtered on Christmas Eve or in the frosty days of January, this activity becoming the most popular traditional event. For the city folks, it is a tourist attraction and a possibility to cultivate folk traditions. The event consists in slaughtering the pig raised around the farmer's house, processing the meat, and attending the traditional dinner - where different types of sausages (caltaboși, sângerete, cârnați), stew and soup prepared with pickled cabbage are served. The pig slaughtering begins in the morning with a quick drink, then the fire is lit in the hearth and the water is boiled. The actual work starts with stabbing the pig, where the protagonist is the butcher, who has a special knife to commit the "murder." The aids try to hold the agitated animal. The blood is collected in a saucepan, since it will be the raw material for “sângerete”. Afterwards, the pig is placed in a tube, where the hair is removed by scalding. First, the pig is sprinkled with resin (this makes the hairs stick to each other). Then, the animal's hair is removed with a special tool, by rubbing the pig's skin. After the hair is removed, the pig is burned with straw bundles. After the pig's skin browned beautifully, it is washed and cleaned thoroughly. After another round of drinks and best wishes for the health of those present, the pig is lifted on a table to be cut into pieces. The butcher cuts the hams, removes the intestines, the guts, the pig's head and the lard. The ribs are cut with a hatchet in three equal parts, making sure that the meat is not completely removed, but holds the ribs together, which are then salted and smoked. The bacon is cut in desired sizes, salted and smoked. Processing the scapula is done in two ways: after removing the bone, it is either cut off as ham, or used to prepare the sausages. The ham will be smoked. The intestines are cleaned and readied for the sausage preparation (caltaboși, sângerete, cârnați). After cleaning the skin pieces, some of the skin goes to boil and will be the basic material for “sângerete” and ”tobă” (which is a kind of sausage made from swine’s entrails). The sausages will be made from square bacon pieces without rind, and small pieces of meat. Another part of the bacon will be cut into squares, from which, after melting, a white and tasty pig lard is obtained. Entrails - liver, heart, lungs, spleen, kidneys, tongue - are cooked in 95 ° C water. Boiled meat, cooked rice and the blood of the animal collected at slaughtering are added to the mix. Everything is chopped and stuffed in the intestines, to obtain the “sângerete” and “caltaboș”. Seasoning is done to the taste of each farmer. The unused bits of meat, along with gristle are boiled, to form the stuff for ”tobă”. The sausages are made from minced raw meat, seasoned with paprika, pepper and garlic. The sausages, the bacon, the ham, the ”caltaboși” and ”toba” are smoked. Thus, these products prepared by salting, brining, boiling and smoking are preserved for more than half a year, either in the pantry or in the attic of the house. For details regarding the cost and other details, please call the host of the program at the following phone numbers: Ivó/Izvoare – Botházi András: +40741232744 Tusnádfürdő/Băile Tușnad: +40749066008 Szentegyháza/Vlăhița: +40744680753 Borszék/Borsec: 0266337001 Csíkrákos/Racu: +40745180649 Gyergyócsomafalva/Ciumani: +40746337722

At the request of our guests, we organize cultural and artistic events. Dancers and musicians will present traditions from the local folklore, and the interested guests will have the opportunity to learn how to dance on folk music. Gyimesi Skanzen Guesthouse

Restaurant in Zetea village, Harghita.

Our restaurant with a capacity of 60 people, welcomes our guests with tasty transylvanian specialities. The restaurant offers great dishes and nice atmosphere for family events. The pension has a separate room with a capacity of 30 people, designated for business meetings, trainings or team - building events.

The inn is a rustic restaurant with a capacity of 120 people and a typical Transylvanian cuisine in the middle of Racu village. A traditional atmosphere, true Transylvanian flavors, gastronomic specialties (Szekler), rich programs, hospitality – all these are fondly remembered by those who visited us, and will be offered to those who haven’t visited yet.