In the heart of Transilvania, on the western foothills of the Carpathians, Sovata stands at a height of 500 m, where 2003 Danubius Hotels Group-after a complete reconstruction - reopened the 3-star Hotel Sovata. The spa's pride and joy is Lake Bear, created by an unusual act of nature on May 27 in 1875; the lake is heliothermal(heated by sunlight) and its mud and exceptionally high salt content(250 gm per litre) are the basis for the treatments offered (locomotive, dermatological, gynaecological)