KEY RESORT
Famous resort and resort in Romania, accessible in all seasons, located in southeastern central Romania, within the commune of Maneciu in Prahova County, on the Teleajen River, in the Teleajen Depression, at the foot of the Ciucas Mountains in the Eastern Carpathians, at a altitude of 871 m and a distance of approximately 60 km north of Ploieşti Municipality. The key is characterized by relatively low atmospheric pressure, clean air without dust and allergens, rich in ultraviolet rays, substantial atmospheric ionization. It is a wonderful place for rest and recreation for people suffering from nervous asthenia, physical and intellectual overload, benign hyperthyroidism, rickets, juvenile growth disorders, secondary anemia, etc. It has a classic climate of intramontane depression, tonic and stimulating, air with ozonation high. The summers are cool, the average temperature in July is about 16 ° C, and the winters are not too cold with the average temperature in January reaching -4 ° C. The average annual temperature is 6 ° C. Precipitation is moderate with a value of 750-800 mm annually; air humidity is relatively high, over 76% annually.
TOURIST SPOTS
"Francisc I. Rainer" Museum of Anthropology - Arranged in the holiday home of the great scientist Francisc I. Rainer, the museum talks about the life, work and activity of the doctor, professor, researcher who institutionalized Romanian anthropology and inscribed it in the circuit of values international scientific community.
The museum has a pronounced interactive character, being equipped with state-of-the-art electronic equipment, which allows the visitor not only to watch movies on anthropology topics, but also to find out various interesting facts about his own person - psychological profile, biorhythm or physiognomy.The museum "Nature of the upper valley of Teleajen" - illustrates the flora and fauna of this area.
The Museum "Flori de Mină" Cheia - presents pieces with a special value, the material testimony of the evolution of the natural environment; the exhibits, extracted mostly from the Maramures mines, impress with a great variety of shapes and a special chromatic; in the 22 windows there are 300 pieces grouped according to scientific criteria; Interested persons can purchase decorative objects, made of crystals, as well as mini-collections of mine flowers.
"Cheia" Monastery - Monastery of monks dedicated to the Holy Trinity is located on the right bank of the Tâmpa brook, in the southeastern part of the town. Attested since 1770, it was destroyed by the Turks, rebuilt, then burned by fire. The current church was built of brick between 1835-1839 and painted by Gheorghe Tattarascu in 1837.
"Suzana" Monastery - Located at a distance of 40 km from the town of Valenii de Munte, on the valley of the river Teleajen, Suzana Monastery - historical monument - is located on a hill surrounded by fir and beech forests. On these places, the first monastic settlement was built in 1740. This was a beamed church dedicated to '' St. Hierarch Nicolae '', patron saint he still has today. The name Suzana is inherited from the founder Stanca Arsica from Săcele Brasov, who became a monk and named Suzana. The wooden church lasted 100 years and, becoming unsuitable, was replaced by another one in the wall, which unfortunately also collapsed in an earthquake. The current church was built between 1880-1882 during the reign of Mother Natalia Perlea, the aunt of the great conductor Ionel Perlea and with the help of the founder Filip Treti as well as other people of good faith. The special painting of the church is executed in oil and is due to the master Petre Nicolau, a disciple of Gh. Tattarescu. It was restored in 1976 by the painter Gheorghe Vanatoru. The monastery has another church - the Chapel - dedicated to "The Shroud of the Mother of God" which was built in 1911 during the time of the abbess Tomaida Perlea. In a specially arranged space, the monastery also has a wonderful collection in which are exhibited icons painted on wood and glass, numerous old books with Cyrillic letters as well as other objects of worship.
"Zamfira" Monastery - Located on the Teleajen Valley, between the cities of Ploiesti and Văleni de Munte, Zamfira Monastery was founded in 1743 by Zamfira Apostol, the wife of a boyar from the court of voivode Constantin Brâncoveanu.
TOURIST ROUTES
1. KEY - MUNTELE ROSU Chalet - CULMEA GROPSOARELOR - ZAGANU - CULMEA BUZAIANU - CHEIA - marking: yellow stripe CHEIA-Cabana Muntele Rosu, - red triangle Cabana Muntele Rosu - Culmea Gropsoarelor - red cross Culmea Gropsoarelor - Che h
2. CHEIA - MUNTELE ROSU Chalet - CIUCAS Chalet - CIUCAS Peak - CULMEA BRATOCEA - CHEIA - marking: yellow stripe to Cabana Rosie, Ciucas Chalet, Pasul Bratocea - blue stripe Pasul Bratocea - Cheia - time: 8-10 h
3. KEY - BEER PARAUL - CUCANA CIUCAS - marking: blue cross - time: 3-3˝ h
4. CABANA BABARUNCA - TESLA MOUNTAIN - TESLEI SADDLE - BRATOCEI SADOW - CIUCAS CABANA - marking: red cross - time: 5-6 h
5. KEY - CULMEA BUZAIANU - VALEA SIPOTELE - CULMEA CAZATURII - POIANA STANEI - marking: blue band - time: 2˝ - 3 h
6. CIUCAS Chalet - PARAUL STANEI - POIANA STANEI - marking: blue stripe - time: 3-4 h
7. CIUCAS Chalet - CIUCAS Peak - POIANA DALGHIULUI - BUZAULUI CUSTOMS - marking: red stripe up to Ciucas Peak - red cross Ciucas Peak - Poiana Dalghiului - time: 3-4 h
8. POIANA TESLEI - UNDER THE DUNGU MOUNTAINS - POIANA DALGHIULUI - VAMA BUZAULUI - marking: blue cross - time: 1˝ - 2 h (+ 2h to Vama Buzaului)
9. KEY - MUNTELE ROSU Chalet - PARAUL ROSU - CHEIA - marking: yellow stripe to Cabana Muntele Rosu - time: 2˝ - 3 h
10. KEY - CHEITEI VALLEY - KEY - marking: blue triangle and blue stripe - time: 1-2 h
11. POIANA STANEI - HUNTING CORNER - WHITE PARAULA KEYS - marking: blue triangle - time: 1Ľ h
12. POIANA STANEI - PLAIUL CETATII - TABLA BUTII (CEMETERUL EROILOR) - PASUL BONCUTA (1078m) - POIANA STANEI - marking: red band - time: 2-3 h