Three days
Three days: the city, then the warm waters
Two days devoted to the city and one to relaxing at the thermal waters near Oradea.
Highlights: Union Square, Black Eagle Palace and Church with the Moon.
Nature · In the surroundings
Pețea Stream Reserve (thermal water lily lake)
On local signs: Rezervația Pârâul Pețea (lacul cu nuferi termali)
A small, protected thermal lake where the thermal water lily grows.
- 15 minutes away by car
- Suggested visit: about an hour
- Best admired from outside
- Also suitable for children
The story of the place
A protected area of national importance (4 ha, designated by Law no. 5/2000), overlapping the Lake Pețea Natura 2000 site, at the source of the stream that flows towards Oradea. The thermal lake is known for the thermal water lily Nymphaea lotus var. thermalis.
- Address
- Băile 1 Mai, Sânmartin commune, Bihor County
- Getting there
- By car or local public transport to Băile 1 Mai.
- Opening hours and tickets
- It may be admired from the street at any time.
- Full name
- Pârâul Pețea Nature Reserve / Lake Pețea
Nearby
- Băile 1 MaiAbout 6 minutes on foot
- Băile FelixAbout 35 minutes on foot
- Meziad CaveAbout 775 minutes on foot
- Bears’ CaveAbout 1135 minutes on foot
Included in these walks
4–5 days
Four or five days: the city, the warm waters and the mountains
Oradea at leisure, a day at the thermal waters, another in the caves of the Apuseni Mountains and, for a longer stay, a day devoted to children.
Highlights: Union Square, Black Eagle Palace and Church with the Moon.
One day
A day of warm waters
The lake with its thermal water lilies, Băile 1 Mai and Băile Felix, about ten kilometres from the hotel.
Highlights: Pețea Stream Reserve (thermal water lily lake), Băile 1 Mai and Băile Felix.