Piatra Secuiului

Piatra Secuiului, known in Hungarian as Székelykő, is the steep limestone massif that watches over the village of Rimetea in Alba County, a crest of rock rising proudly more than 1,100 metres above the little houses with white facades and green shutters. The mountain, part of the Trascău range, is famous for a rare phenomenon: because of its position, at Rimetea the sun seems to rise twice, hiding behind the ridge and reappearing. The waymarked ascent, accessible to walkers of average fitness, winds through forest and meadows to the rocky summit, from where the panorama opens over the Székely village, the Trascău Depression and the ridges of the Apuseni.

Rimetea, a village awarded for preserving its traditional architecture, forms with the mountain a scene of rare harmony. Practical note: wear boots with grippy soles, for the final stretch to the top crosses rock and can be slippery in wet weather.