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Maramureș County

📷 Martin Kozák · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

Carved wooden gates, tall shingled churches and a cemetery that jokes about the dead.

Maramureș kept a wooden architecture that vanished elsewhere: gates carved with rope and sun motifs, and churches with shingled spires so tall they look drawn out — eight are World Heritage. Săpânța has the Merry Cemetery, where every grave carries a painted portrait and a rhyme about how the person lived and died, often rudely. A steam-hauled forestry railway still runs up the Vaser valley, and haymaking is done with scythes because the slopes allow nothing else.

Known for

  • Camping
  • Culture
  • Budget
  • Photography
Travel guide on Wikivoyage ↗

Best time to visit

The best months for Maramureș County are June, July, August and September.

Suggested route

7 nights across 3 stops. Jourimo adjusts it to the length of your trip.

  1. 1Sighetu Marmației · 3 nights
  2. 2Baia Mare · 2 nights
  3. 3Vișeu de Sus · 2 nights