Stâna de Vale Resort- Exploitation of tourism potential 1 | Page STÂNA DE VALE RESORTIn Padurea Craiului Mountains from the Western Carpathians, on the western side of Bihor Mountains, at 1100 meters altitude, in a hollow surrounded by mountains, is Stana de Vale spa resort. The spa is situated on 6671 acres of land and is famous in Romania and all over the world for its treatment services, for being a great place for rest and recreation and for being an important start point for numerous touristic routes through Apuseni Mountains. HISTORYStana de Vale Resort, situated in Bihor from Vladeasa Mountains was founded in 1880 by the Greek Catholic Church, on the 6671 acres of land donated after the World War I, by Empress Maria Teresa. The land was for many years thought to be the most beautiful place in Romania as it had its rustic character and seemed to be parted by
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STÂNA DE VALE RESORT
In Padurea Craiului Mountains from the Western Carpathians, on the westernside of Bihor Mountains, at 1100 meters altitude, in a hollow surrounded by mountains,
is Stana de Vale spa resort. The spa is situated on 6671 acres of land and is famous in
Romania and all over the world for its treatment services, for being a great place for rest
and recreation and for being an important start point for numerous touristic routes
through Apuseni Mountains.
HISTORY Stana de Vale Resort, situated in Bihor from Vladeasa Mountains was founded in
1880 by the Greek Catholic Church, on the 6671 acres of land donated after the World
War I, by Empress Maria Teresa. The land was for many years thought to be the most
beautiful place in Romania as it had its rustic character and seemed to be parted by
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civilization and forgotten as the few people who lived there were miles apart from each
other.
The name of the resort is thought to have come from the locals that were by
tradition shepherds, and every year in spring time would climb their sheep up in the
mountain and at the end of September would climb down in the hollow where they had
their fold.
Many years the place was visited mainly by tourists that were looking for unique
experiences, that preferred camping to hotels and just recently, in1994 hotels and
cottages were built and in a few years the ³wild paradise´ as it was used to be called
became a well-known and appreciated resort.
GEOGRAPHY
Between the boundaries of its evolution, the relief of the hollow of Stana de Vale
acquired certain zonal particularities. According to specialized paper works made by
several specialists in geology, it is considered that the hill-like relief of Beius County is a
result of erosion which developed upon storage mound situated at the foot of the
mountain and because its placement, the hills of Beius can be integrated in the class of
mound hills.
The highest peak of Vladeasa Mountain is the Vladeasa peak, 1836 meters, andStana de Vale Resort is situated at 1100 meters altitude. The resort is surrounded by
mountains with altitudes varying between 1465 meters and 1205 meters.
CLIMATE
The area is situated in a sub-mountain climate with an annual average
temperature of 5 Celsius Degrees, ozone-rich air, low chances of fog and abundant
snow. At Stana de Vale, the main curative factors are the multiple-mineral and
ferruginous waters, the low atmosphere pressure, intense solar radiation and highly
ionized air, all of them being recognized to improve endocrine diseases, diseases of
Source: Revista Turistului Roman nr. 31, www.turisminromania.ro/index/stana-de-vale-23f56/
*includes all types of public alimentation units (restaurants, fast-foods, bars and pubs,
etc.).
Besides the accommodation and alimentation units shown above, there are 43 spaand treatment units existent in and around the resort that offer accommodation and
meal tickets to several restaurants in the resort. These spa centers have around 6500
single, double or family rooms available all year round that can include or not the spa
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The caves of Ponor are situated on the Karst surface of Padis at 950 meters high,
approximately 2 hours hike from Stana de Vale, on the blue trail. The cave has a main
gallery of 2 km long of impressive dimensions in which probably the largest
underground river in Romania floats creating waterfalls. The entrance in the cave is
made through a door which is 70 meters high and 30 meters wide and actually carves
the first valley which is enormous (300mters deep and 1000 meters diameter).
After passing the naturally lighted area, the trail gets much more difficult to pass as
there are several rocks and tree trunks that built barricades and waterfalls. After
reaching the main gallery, you pass into the Camp Hall followed by the first navigable
lake. After passing more barricades, 5 impressive halls and lakes you reach the biggest
lake which is 85 meters long and the first stone sculptures in the Stone F lowers Hall
with gorgeous stalagmites. The following portion looks to be partially flooded by lakes10, 11 and 12 but continue with The Venetian Gallery which is the highest 115 meters
high and ends with the last spring.
The cave can be visited by tourists at the surface but in the underground gallery too
up to Camp Hall but further then that only experienced speleologists are allowed to
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ENTERTAINMENT
Recently, the resort has started to develop more and more entertainment centers.Traditionally the resort was thought to be a treatment and spa resort, which did not
involve many activities except the daily treatment program and visiting the main tourist
attractions.
Lately Stana de Vale became a well known resort for its offers in the winter season,
mainly for skiers and those that practiced any winter sport. Thereby, the resort
developed after ski entertainment centers as well as night entertainment centers.
Therefore, the station has one cinema, one mall, and approximately 15 bars and pubs.
The resort can be described as a very active resort as everything there is to do there
involves some kind of movement. Thereby, even the bars and pubs are either discos or
plain liquor bars that have some kind of games like pool tables, darts, foosball tables
and bawling tracks, that entertain customers.
F or visitors entertainment also the locals are organizing traditional fares, wearing
their traditional costumes and teaching tourists about their cultural heritage, the
traditional dances, and food.
There are also more modern activities for tourists like ATV cars and mountain biking
routs and motocross competitions. F or those looking for a human-nature connection
there are organized bird-watching trips, bear-watching and hunting.