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Monks' Bath

The largest and most impressive event on the Mineral Water Trail Greenway was the reconstruction of the Monks' Bath and the surrounding Pilgrimage garden. The Monks' Bath and the surrounding pilgrimage garden were built based on the principles of organic landscape design through a traditional workcamp, in August 2006. The success of the initiative was possible thanks to the fact that REPF succeeded to establish a large partnership by involving several partner organizations (Ars Topia Foundation, Ciuc County Tourism and Nature Protection Association), the Town Hall, the Franciscan Monastery, the local community and more than 150 volunteers (locals and from abroad). These volunteers were students, builders and families, who arrived from the different parts of the Carpathian basin with the goal of participating in this traditional work camp.

The reconstructed Monks' Bath is the 7th rehabilitated traditional mineral water bath along the ”Mineral Water Trail” greenway over the last five years. The efforts of the involved organizations and volunteers were doubled by the commitment and the contribution of the local community. More than 350 families have supported in some way the initiative by hosting the foreign volunteers, by work or through their donations (funds, materials, tools and food). At the same time, over 30 local small and medium-size companies contributed through donations (funds and materials). The main elements of this new attraction of the Mineral Water Trail are the bathing building, which has a tulip shape, a sun-dial, a moon-dial, a few willow constructions, board-walks and billboards. All these were made using natural materials such as willow, wood, rocks etc. The success of the new Monks' Bath is proven by the large number of people who are visiting it each day..
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Created by FMB in 2005 (c)