HIGHLIGHTS OF THE TOURIST POTENTIAL IN MONEASA

Abstract

The environment of the Moneasa resort is complemented by harmonious hot springs and ionized air. The thermal baths were known and appreciated by the Ottomans. Discovering the beneficent qualities, the Turks have used them for recovering health.Over the time, there have been numerous assessments on Moneasa picturesque places. Historians of the modern times have mentioned it as being “the only spa in Arad County, located in the north-eastern". Moneasa resort spa town is known since the 16th century, especially due to its mesothermalsprings. It was documented for the first time in 1597. Harnessing of hot springs widely began after the 1866 and the most important buildings, such as the bath Pavilion were built after 1881. Thermal waters have a temperature of 25-28° C and the waters are bicarbonate-calcic, sodic, magnezice, hypotonic, all benefactor effect on fatigue and nerve disease of locomotor and peripheral nervous system.