Baile-Herculane spa is situated on Cernei Valley, in South-West part of the country, at 19 km from Orsova and 41 km from Drobeta Turnu Severin. This is the oldest spa from Romania and is well-known about its thermal baths existing here. Since the Roman times, in the surroundings of thermal waters springs, were built settlements for Roman aristocracy’s relax. Impressed by the recovery effects and miraculous efficacy of the thermal springs, the Romans together with the natives had developed the area transforming in a real oasis. The first description about these places made since 153. year, when Ulpius Secundinus, Marius Valens, Pomponius Haemus had been sent as Roman delegates to assist the election of their excolleague Severianus, as consul quality, and turning back unharmed had lifted a commemoration’s edifice as their gratitude. Since romans’ time remained numerous constructions: baths, statues, water’s main, coins, signs as gratitude for the Gods for recovery. The spa is visited during the time by the great personalities : I.Francis emperor and Charlotte empress, francis joseph emperor and elisabeth empress. In 1852, austria’s emperor considerated Baile-herculane as the most beautiful spa from the continent and Elisabeth (Sissy) empress’ intimate diary is presented Baile herculane as a marvellous and distinct place. The spa’s weather is specific for mountain’s depressions, Baile Herculane being on the same parallel with Nisa and Venezia. The treatment base in the spa includes; instalations for warm water baths, kinetotherapy, mineral water instalations, medicinal gymnastic halls. The methods of treatment, the necessary facilities, balneary, phiso and electrotherapy, massages, acupuncture give to the spa a high degree of attraction. The spa offers more than 4000 accommodation places distributed in hotels, motels, pensions, campings inner or outside of the city. Other entertainments possibilities: restaurants, bars, sommer teraces, thermal water swimming pools, saunas, massage, billiard, trips and hikings’ possibilities on the Cernei Valley.
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