Racoş Geological Complex — Local services in Racoș

Interesting place. Two abandoned basalt mines became a spectacular landscape after being recovered by nature. Basalt used to be a precious material back in the 19th century, as the streets in the main European cities were paved with cobble stone. After the asphalt have been invented, the demand of basalt dropped dramatically, which resulted in many basalt exploitation sites across the Europe to be closed. The ones in Racoş made no exception. One of the pits got partially covered by vegetation, exhibiting only a basalt wall left from the former mine, the other one got covered by water from a near by spring, creating the lake named nowadays the...

O experienta foarte neplacuta, mai ales ca si mireasa! Am vrut sa ne facem niste poze drept ca proaspeti casatoriti. Am ajuns la “baraca”(care de fel nu se incadreaza deloc in peisajul natural… dar cred ca in tara asta nu ma mai mira nimic) unde ar fi trebuit sa platim taxa de intrare ce ar fi fost 20 lej/ persoana. Totul a fost in regula intelegand ca totusi e un complex si poate banii acumulati se pot investii in mentinerea curateniei si a drumului, totusi nu se vede pana acum ca s-ar face asta. Partea urata a lucrurilor a fost ca din baraca a iesit o doamna tasfnoasa si “nefericita” care nici buna ziua nu a zis, vazand ca sunt in rochie de mireasa, direct ne-a zis ca “ pentru mirese este o taxa SPECIALA de 200 lei” cand am inceput sa o intrebam care e motivul ca nu fac nimic deosebit in locul acela, nu respir aer in plus etc… ne-a raspuns foarte indignata ca asta e pretul… ne-am intors am luat-o spre vulcanul stins stii nd ca pana o perioada acolo nu se cerea nimic…abia ajunsi si coborand din masina am vazut un jeep care urca dealul prafuind tot drumul de graba. A fost doamna asta “draguta” care oprind brusc si dandu-se jos din masina a inceput cu gura mare sa ne ameninte ca e teren privat si cheama paza si politia daca nu plecam in momentul acela… m-a apucat si rasul de penibilitatea situatiei. Deci in tara asta mai nou trebuie cautata omenirea, ca nu prea se ma gaseste, nu ne-a zis nici macar casa de piatra, nici de la bun inceput! Pana la urma ne-am dus intr-un alt loc, si poate ca au iesit poze si mai frumoase, pana la urma conteaza persoana de langa tine! Deci dragi mirese daca vreti sa va faceti niste poze in “minunatul complex geologic care de fel este si un imens teren privat” sa fiti pregatiti ca sunteti “EXTREM DE SPECIALI” si trebuie sa scoateti din buzunar 200 de lei, care pana la urma nici nu se merita! Jupuiesc oamenii de bani dar si de bucuriile...

We visited the complex at the end of November. At the entrance a very nice lady handed us a leaflet with information about the objectives. Ticket (20 RON) includes also the Racoş Bethlen Castle (in renovation at the moment). We visited the columns first and made some cairns with the stones, then the lake - the bright green color was not so vibrant now, probably because of the weather. The dormant volcano we left at the end, there is not that much to see. We were quite alone, only 4-5 people around. It is definitely worth a visit for the beautiful nature, but maybe come and see the lake in the...