Little treasures of Orbai Region

✨ Not only big and famous museums have "treasures".  Discover the values of the villages of Orbai region (Covasna town and its surroundings), where not only artists and guides, but also objects and relics tell their stories while taking you to the heart of local heritage!

🔹 Mrs. Ella Gazda Olosz Memorial Exhibition 🧵

A unique symbiosis of materials, colors, styles and cultures comes to life in the tapestries of textile artist Mrs. Ella Gazda Olosz. The Ars poetica of the late artist was: "I want to evoke the wonder of simplicity in people!"

📍 Covasna
⏳ Visiting time: about 40 minutes
📞 Contact: 0762 674 516, 0267 340 394
⏰ Opening hours: Monday - Friday: 11:00-16:00; for groups, depending on availability, it can be arranged to visit outside the visiting hours

🔹 Csángó Ethnographical Museum ❤️

The Csángós are a special ethnic group, with their own culture, dialect, traditions, and religious beliefs. In the museum you can learn interesting information about the folk textiles that decorate the interiors of houses, furniture, musical instruments, traditional festive and everyday clothes of the Csángós, as well as what the bride's (nyirásza) dowry (zesztré) consisted of.

📍 Zăbala
⏳ Visiting time: about 70 minutes
📞📧 Contact: 0764 453 886; e-mail: csangomuzeum@gmail.com
⏰ Visiting hours: Tuesday - Saturday: 10:00 - 16:00; for groups, if possible, it can be arranged outside these hours.
🎫 Ticket information HERE

 
🔹 Tour of the Mikes Estate and lunch 🏰

The estate, run by the noble Mikes family, is like a Monet painting, with a cavalcade of colours that amaze and transport visitors back to the 1920’s. Some claim to have seen Hercule Poirot sneaking out of the dining room. During the guided tour of the estate, you will learn the history of the place and the Mikes family.

📍 Zabola Estate - Zăbala
⏳ Visiting time: guided tour: 1 hour, lunch: 1-1,5 hours
❗️ ⏰ Guided tour and lunch require appointment or prior reservation; min. no. of persons: 2.
📞📧 Contact: 0724 003 658; e-mail:reservations@zabola.com
🎫 Ticket information HERE

🔹 Saint Emeric Roman Catholic Church ⛪

Ghelința has a charming Roman Catholic church. The church has the best preserved frescoes in Transylvania, depicting the legend of St. James and the legend of the knight king St. Ladislaus. It is not only the frescoes that "relate" to the visitors, but also the plague cross, the belfry and bells, as well as the ceiling with 103 painted boxes carrie a lot of information. A visit to this historic monument is a must for those who appreciate art, antiquities and history.

📍 Ghelința
⏳ Visiting time: about 1 hour
❗️ ⏰ You need to make an appointment at least 1 hour before your visit.
📞 Contact: 0752 137 587

🔹 Visit to Bartók Erzsébet's weaving workshop, souvenir shopping 🧵

Warning: skill test coming up! If you've never had the chance to try loom weaving, this is your chance to do it at Bartók Erzsébet's weaving workshop! In addition to materials for traditional folk costumes, she makes rugs and tablecloths – do your souvenir shopping here for original gifts to surprise your loved ones!

📍 Brateș
⏳ Visiting time: about 1 hour
❗️ ⏰ You need an appointment in advance.
📞 Contact: 0742 550 072

🥘 Dinner in Covasna

👉 Here are some suggestions!