# Pucioasa Spa Resort [Romania](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/attractions) › [Muntenia](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/region/muntenia) › [Dâmbovița County](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/county/dambovita) › [Pucioasa](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/city/pucioasa) > A spa and climatic resort in the Ialomița valley, with sulphurous waters discovered in 1828, treatment centres, a historic park in the centre and a reservoir lake with wild ducks. **At a glance:** Resorts and thermal baths in Pucioasa, Dâmbovița County. Opening hours: daily open 24 hours. Ticket: Free. The visit takes 1½ – 2 hours. Information verified on 4 November 2026. ## Key facts - **Opening hours:** daily open 24 hours — The park and the lakeshore are open at all times. The treatment centres in the Ceres and Turist hotels have their own hours, with appointments through Hotel Ceres (0245 760 898) or Hotel Turist (0245 760 874). - **Ticket:** Free — free access to the park and lake - **Visit duration:** 1½ – 2 hours — park and lake - **With kids:** Yes — park and lake with ducks - **Best season:** All year round - **Address:** Resort centre, next to Independenței Park, Pucioasa, Dâmbovița County - **Coordinates:** 45.08004, 25.43038 - **Phone:** +40 245 760 898 - **Website:** https://www.hotelceres.ro/ - **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pucioasa - **Wikidata:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q589880 - **Categories:** [Resorts and thermal baths](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/resorts-and-thermal-baths) ## About Pucioasa Spa Resort Pucioasa is a spa and climatic resort in Dâmbovița county, at about 350–400 m above sea level, in the Ialomița valley, 20 km from Târgoviște, among the Subcarpathian hills. Since 1999 it has held the status of a tourist resort of national interest. The sulphurous springs were discovered in 1828 by a Russian army doctor, and the water, known locally as "pucioasă", also gave the town its name. In 1873 the waters were analysed by Austrian specialists at the Vienna Exhibition, and at the end of the 19th century the bathing establishment was built to plans by the architect Kertsch of Galați. Before that, visitors stayed in locals' houses and bathwater was brought to them in barrels. ### What you can see The heart of the resort is its **treatment centres** in the Ceres and Turist hotels, where the sulphurous, sulphated, bicarbonate, calcium and sodium chloride water is used in tub baths, paraffin wraps, inhalations and aerosols. The cures are recommended for locomotor, respiratory, ENT and skin conditions. In the centre is **Independenței Park**, a historic park laid out from the second half of the 19th century, with the monument to the soldiers killed in the Second World War at its entrance. About 1.4 km to the north, on the DN71, the **Pucioasa reservoir** covers 91 ha and entered service in 1974 as part of a hydroelectric complex; hundreds of wild ducks live on the water and along the banks. ### Good to know The Ceres and Turist hotels, which house the treatment centres, have announced works: at Ceres the kinesitherapy room is being repaired, and at Turist the rehabilitation of the sulphurous water capture and transport network is due. ## Don't miss - The sulphurous-water treatment centres in the Ceres and Turist hotels, in a resort whose springs were discovered in 1828. - Independenței Park, the historic park in the centre of the resort, with the war memorial at its entrance. - The 91 ha Pucioasa reservoir, 1.4 km from the centre, with hundreds of wild ducks. ## Good to know before you go ### Getting there **By car:** Pucioasa is on the DN71, between Târgoviște (~20 km, ~30 minutes) and Sinaia (~43 km, ~1 hour). From Bucharest it is ~100 km (~2 hours), and from Brașov ~88 km (~1 hour 50 minutes), via Sinaia. The reservoir is ~1.4 km north of the centre, also on the DN71. ### Fees & discounts Entry to the park and the lake is free. Treatments at the treatment centres are paid for or covered by treatment vouchers, and the prices are available from the hotels that house them. ### Rules For a cure with sulphurous water, the treatments are chosen together with a doctor. Sulphurous water has a characteristic sulphur smell. At the lake, the ducks should not be fed bread. ### Facilities Treatment centres in the Ceres and Turist hotels · park with paths in the centre · CFR railway station in the town ## Details - **Water type:** sulphurous, sulphated, calcium - **Therapeutic uses:** locomotor, respiratory and skin conditions ## Frequently asked questions about Pucioasa Spa Resort **How much is a ticket to Pucioasa Spa Resort?** Admission to Pucioasa Spa Resort is free (free access to the park and lake). More under “Fees & discounts”. **What are the opening hours of Pucioasa Spa Resort?** Opening hours at Pucioasa Spa Resort: daily open 24 hours. More under “Opening hours”. **How long does a visit to Pucioasa Spa Resort take?** A visit to Pucioasa Spa Resort takes about 1½ – 2 hours (park and lake). **Can you visit Pucioasa Spa Resort with kids?** Yes, Pucioasa Spa Resort is suitable for children (park and lake with ducks). **How do I get to Pucioasa Spa Resort?** Pucioasa Spa Resort is located at Resort centre, next to Independenței Park, Pucioasa, Dâmbovița County. More under “Getting there”. **When is the best time to visit Pucioasa Spa Resort?** The best season for Pucioasa Spa Resort: All year round. ## Nearby attractions - [Viforâta Monastery](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/viforata-monastery) — Monasteries · Aninoasa, DB · 45 min · 16 km A convent first recorded in 1530, founded by Vlad the Drowned, a few kilometres from Târgoviște: a church with a porch painted with scenes from the Apocalypse, Brâncoveanu votive portraits and cells with wooden verandas. - [Dealu Monastery](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/dealu-monastery) — Monasteries · Aninoasa, DB · ½ – 1 hours · 18 km Radu the Great's foundation on the hill north of Târgoviște, built in 1499–1501: a church clad in dressed stone and a princely necropolis where the head of Michael the Brave is kept. - [Târgoviște Princely Court (Curtea Domnească din Târgoviște)](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/targoviste-princely-court) — Monuments and historic sites · Târgoviște, DB · 30 lei · 1 – 1½ hours · 22 km The residence of the rulers of Wallachia for almost three centuries, with the Chindia Tower, the ruins of the princely palace and the Great Princely Church, home to the largest votive painting of rulers in the country. - [Iulia Hasdeu Castle](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/iulia-hasdeu-castle) — Castles and palaces · Câmpina, PH · 18 lei · ½ – 1 hours · 31 km The temple-castle built by Bogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu in memory of his daughter Iulia, to plans he claimed she gave him in spiritualist séances; today a memorial museum. - [Lake Bolboci](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/lake-bolboci) — Lakes · Moroeni, DB · 10 lei · ½ – 1 hours · 38 km A reservoir on the Ialomița at 1,438 m, in the heart of the Bucegi Mountains, held back by a 55 m stone dam and ringed by spruce forest, between the Tătaru and Zănoaga gorges. - [Telega Salt Baths](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/telega-salt-baths) — Resorts and thermal baths · Telega, PH · 38 km 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. --- Full page: https://peplaiuri.ro/en/pucioasa-spa-resort Other languages: Română: https://peplaiuri.ro/pucioasa.md · Deutsch: https://peplaiuri.ro/de/kurort-pucioasa.md · Italiano: https://peplaiuri.ro/it/localita-termale-di-pucioasa.md · Français: https://peplaiuri.ro/fr/station-thermale-de-pucioasa.md · Español: https://peplaiuri.ro/es/balneario-de-pucioasa.md · Magyar: https://peplaiuri.ro/hu/pucioasa-gyogyfurdo.md Last updated: 4 November 2026 Source: Pe Plaiuri (https://peplaiuri.ro/en) — Guide to tourist attractions in Romania