# Telega Salt Baths

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> Salt lakes formed over the old salt mines of Telega, near Câmpina: in summer you swim in water holding almost 277 g of salts per litre. The mine galleries cannot be visited.

**At a glance:** Resorts and thermal baths in Telega, Prahova County. Information verified on 29 September 2026.

## Key facts

- **Opening hours:** Both sites open only in summer and neither publishes its opening hours. In 2026 Complexul Șoimul announced the start of its season on 15 June, and Telega town hall announced that Băile Minerale Telega would reopen on 18 July; the public baths stayed open through August. No closing date for the season has been announced, so phone Complexul Șoimul before you go.
- **With kids:** Yes — child tickets at Șoimul
- **Best season:** June – August — public baths from July
- **Address:** Strada Principală (DC5), in the village centre, Telega, Prahova County
- **Coordinates:** 45.1414, 25.794
- **Phone:** +40 741 160 310
- **Website:** https://www.telega.ro/
- **Categories:** [Resorts and thermal baths](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/statiuni-si-bai-termale), [Salt mines](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/saline)

## About Telega Salt Baths

Telega, a village near Câmpina, was for centuries one of the salt mines of Wallachia. It first appears in records in 1562, when Prince Petru cel Tânăr confirmed a monastery's right to the "salt toll" here. The mine was also a place of punishment: convicts sentenced to hard labour cut salt next to a prison with two wings, from which the outlaw Iancu Jianu escaped in 1816. The Telega salt mines were abandoned in 1872.

The hollows of the old mines filled with rain and spring water, leaving salt lakes on the surface; local sources name them Mocanu, Palada, Stavrica, Lacul Dulce and Baia Centrală. Baths grew up around them and were popular above all between the wars, mainly for rheumatism. Analyses published by the local council give the water almost 277 g of salts per litre, most of it sodium chloride. There are no galleries to visit: all you see today is the salt water on the surface.

### What you can see

In summer two sites operate a few hundred metres apart in the village centre. **Băile Minerale Telega**, on the central lake, belong to the commune. After years of legal disputes with the previous operator they were closed from 2019; in 2024 they were leased for 49 years to the company Wise Finance Solutions and reopened in July 2025, with rebuilt banks, ramps into the water, changing cabins, showers, toilets and a medical room. Next door, the privately run **Complexul Șoimul** has its own salt lake with mineral mud, a salt therapy room, a restaurant and accommodation.

### Good to know

The baths open only in summer: in 2026, Complexul Șoimul on 15 June and Băile Minerale Telega on 18 July. The leaseholder must build a new spa complex on the site of the public baths by 2028; in early 2026 the project was still at the planning stage. The former Doftana prison, in the same commune, is a separate sight.

## Don't miss

- A swim in the central lake of Băile Minerale Telega, in water with almost 277 g of salts per litre, where you float without effort.
- The mildly sulphurous mineral mud of the Complexul Șoimul lake.
- The salt therapy room at Complexul Șoimul, for an hour of salty air after your swim.
- The Prince's Cross in the village of Melicești, raised to mark Prince Carol I's journey through Telega in 1866.

## Good to know before you go

### Getting there

**By car:** Telega lies ~6 km (~10 minutes) north-east of the centre of Câmpina: from Câmpina cross the Doftana river and follow the road to Telega. The baths are in the village centre, on Strada Principală, a few hundred metres from the town hall. Câmpina is on the DN1, ~35 km from Ploiești and ~100 km from Bucharest; Brașov is ~85 km away.

**Public transport:** the nearest station with passenger trains is Câmpina, on the Bucharest – Brașov line, ~7 km from the baths; Telega's own station is no longer in use. From the station, a taxi is the easiest option.

### Where to park

Complexul Șoimul has its own car park by the entrance, on Strada Principală. We found no official information about parking at Băile Minerale Telega, nor about charges.

### Fees & discounts

Complexul Șoimul last published prices for the 2025 season: 45 lei a day for adults, 15 lei for children aged 5–10, a pensioners' pass (minimum 10 days) at 35 lei a day, not valid on Saturdays and Sundays, sunshade hire 5 lei a day and salt therapy 20 lei an hour. Accommodation cost 250 lei a night for a double room, 350 lei for a double room with its own bathroom and 300 lei for a room for three. It has not posted any other prices for 2026. The leaseholder of Băile Minerale Telega does not publish its prices; the lease requires discounts for local residents. Prices checked in September 2026.

### Rules

At Complexul Șoimul, the rules of conduct posted at the entrance are compulsory. The very salty water stings the eyes and must not be swallowed, so do not dive under. Salt-water bathing is not for everyone: if you have a chronic illness or are pregnant, ask your doctor first.

### Facilities

At Băile Minerale Telega: ramps into the lake, changing cabins, showers, toilets, medical room · at Complexul Șoimul: restaurant serving grilled food, bar, salt therapy room, sunshade hire, rooms, cabins and "barrel" huts to stay in, private car park

## Details

- **Water type:** salt lakes and mud
- **Therapeutic uses:** rheumatism, gynaecological conditions
- **Mining period:** 16th century – 1872

## Frequently asked questions about Telega Salt Baths

**Can you visit Telega Salt Baths with kids?**

Yes, Telega Salt Baths is suitable for children (child tickets at Șoimul).

**How do I get to Telega Salt Baths?**

Telega Salt Baths is located at Strada Principală (DC5), in the village centre, Telega, Prahova County. By car: Telega lies ~6 km (~10 minutes) north-east of the centre of Câmpina: from Câmpina cross the Doftana river and follow the road to Telega. The baths are in the village centre, on Strada Principală, a few hundred metres from the town hall. Câmpina is on the DN1, ~35 km from Ploiești and ~100 km from Bucharest; Brașov is ~85 km away. Public transport: the nearest station with passenger trains is Câmpina, on the Bucharest – Brașov line, ~7 km from the baths; Telega's own station is no longer in use. From the station, a taxi is the easiest option.

**When is the best time to visit Telega Salt Baths?**

The best season for Telega Salt Baths: June – August (public baths from July).

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