Tourist attractions in Cavnic
Description of Cavnic
-documentary attested in 1336
-"The Tatars' Pillar" - marks the moment when the locals defeted the Tatars. The monument has a Latin inscription: Anno 1717 usque hic fuerunt tartaris (In the year 1717 this is how far the Tatars reached)
-the tradition of the "brondosi" – in the three Christmas days the kids and the teenagers are dressed-up with sheep fur masks and cow bells and wander around the town scaring bad spirits
-Kings' Garden – century old larch protected area
-St. Mary roman-catholic church, built in 1827
-St. Borbala roman-catholic church, 1800-1803
-„Logolda” - the ruins of a former gold foundry from XVIII century
-century-old sycamore maple - having over 200 years, the tree is protected by the Romanian Academy. Unfortunately much of the tree has been cut down (with the mayor's approval) and is only a part of the body that still stands
-2 ski areas, Icoana and Roata, totalizing more than 7 km (4.3 miles) of slopes
Museums and memorial houses of Cavnic
Muzeul Born şi Papp
The museum holds a collection of documents, photographs, minerals and scientific papers that belonged to Ignar Edler von Born (1742-1791) and Papp Simon (1886-1970), natives from Cavnic and world renowned personalities of geology. For his contribution in mineralogy and metallurgy, Ignar Edler von Born's name was used for a mineral - bornite.
Accommodation in Cavnic
Pensiunea Elisabeta
Cabana Marie & Friends
