Maramureș has always been an area I wanted to reach, to know the history of the place and almost everything you can visit there. It is no secret that Maramureș is a geographical and ethno-cultural region, an area highly appreciated by both Romanians and foreigners. More than once I wondered what attracts them to Maramures! I decided to explore, I just had to satisfy my curiosity right?
Points of atractions - Tourist objectives
Museums
Maramureș Village Museum
The Museum of the Maramureș Village from Sighetu Marmației was inaugurated in 1981, on the occasion of the celebration of the International Museum Day and contains a collection consisting of approximately thirty houses specific to the Maramureș area. It is located at the exit from Sighetul Marmaţiei on the road leading to Vadul Izei - Baia Mare.
In the museum we find 30 houses with households, annexes, all made of wood, except for two houses plastered and painted in white belonging to the ethnic group of Jews from Bârsana, Valea Izei, from the 15th century. XVII. and the other ethnic group of Hungarians. There is also a Ukrainian house belonging to the cohabiting ethnic group.
Each house has its story, which is also confirmed by the identification plates, the family to which it belonged or the year / period from which it dates.
The museum was inaugurated on May 30, 1981, after a hard work of collecting exhibits, started in 1972 and which continues today, with the acquisition of new objectives. The wooden church is the oldest building in the museum (16th century).
Historic buildings and areas
Bârsana Monastery
The next tourist attraction is Bârsana Monastery. Here we find a very large parking lot, and next to the parking lot there is a waterfall. The monastery is dedicated to the Council of Saints of the 12 Apostles and is a nunnery, the monastery church is located in historic Maramureș, on the Iza valley.
The entire monastic ensemble is built of wood, only by craftsmen from Bârsana, respecting the local tradition. The Bârsana church is composed of two churches: one on the ground floor and another on the first floor. The access to the monastic complex is made under the Bell Tower which was built between 1998-1999. Inside, the vault of polygonal section, on consoles (compared to the semi-cylindrical vaults, and on the outside are the porches with arches on carved pillars and perforated parapets. Recently, the Museum was built inside the monastery.
The first documentary attestations referring to the Bârsana Monastery date from 1390; In a document from July 21, 1390, regarding the properties of the Dragoș voivodship family, it is mentioned a road that forks, leading on one arm to the village of Bârsana, and on the other to the monastery. Also in this document are mentioned Valea Mănăstirii and Dealul Popii.
Places for relaxation and fun
The Merry Cemetery from Săpânța
The Merry Cemetery from Săpânța is a tourist attraction famous for its vivid color, naive paintings and funny epitaphs inscribed on crosses, which became the attraction of Maramureș.
In front of the cemetery church is the tomb of Stan Ioan Pătraș, wood sculptor and painter, the initiator of the cemetery, who died in 1977. Inspired by the Dacian traditions in which death is a new beginning, he thought of making small happy epitaphs on crosses, which more or less ironically describe the life and work of the deceased and often even the way he died. And above the writing there is a very suggestive image, which shows the profession of the deceased! Traditions continued even after his death.
The crosses are made of oak and are painted blue. In addition to blue, other colors are used, whose symbolism is as follows: red-passion, yellow-fertility, green-life, black-death.
If you plan to visit, I would urge you to read some of the messages written on the graves. Some messages are happy, alleles sad, but full of stories.
Săpânța-Peri Monastery
Next to the Merry Cemetery is the Săpânța-Peri Monastery, founded in 1997, on the border of the Săpânța village, out of the desire to renew the historical tradition of the old St. Archangel Michael Monastery, in Peri, Maramureș, today on the territory of Ukraine.
The Monastery Church is 75 meters long, being the tallest wooden construction in Europe, the cross covered with 4 kg of gold is 7 meters. It has the characteristics of the churches from Maramureș, but also specific architectural elements: a portico with five sides and a floor on three steps. However, the church is modest, completing only the basement, built of brick, where services are held. In addition to the church, in the courtyard are the cells of the 6 nuns and a summer altar.
The construction is located on the banks of the Tisza and was built between 1998 and 2003. The tower of the monastery is visible from a distance of five kilometers over the Tisza and can be admired by Romanians in Transcarpathia, a region of historic Maramures remaining in Ukraine.
Poienile Izei wooden church
I am not that kind of churchman, instead I like to visit churches and monasteries for their architecture and especially for their history. Among the churches that conquered me are the churches in Maramureș. One of the churches is the wooden church Poenile Izei.
Also known as the wooden church from Poienile Glodului, the church is located in the historical Maramureș and was built in 1632 by the village community. The locality of Poienile Izei is documented for the first time in 1430. The church has a rectangular plan with a porch on the west and a rectangular altar apse, in retreat. It is lit by windows on two levels and has a roof with a double lap and a bell tower on the narthex, with the bell room in the console, open, with arches on pillars and a high, pyramidal roof.
It struck me that at the top, just below the cross, is a metal crescent, later I found out that it was located so that the church would not be destroyed by the invading Tartars and Turks.
The wooden churches from Maramureș
The wooden churches in the Maramureș area are distinguished from the other wooden churches in other areas of the country. Even those in the Maramureș region are distinguished from the other wooden churches in Maramureș County and from the wooden churches in Transylvania.
We found out that in Maramureș there are over 100 wooden churches, of which the most beautiful were included in the UNESCO World Heritage.
Walk with the Mocănița
In Maramureș there are many places to visit and if you want to relax a walk with the mocanita is welcome. A walk on the Vaser Valley, which since 2007 belongs to the Maramures Mountains Natural Park is the more than perfect choice.
Traveling by mocănița is a real challenge worth trying.
Walking through the Citadel Square in Baia Mare
If you arrive in Baia Mare, you should know that most of the tourist attractions are located in the Old Center, located in Liberty Square. The Citadel Square, dominated by the St. Stephen's Tower, the symbol of the city, 50 meters high. The tower is a testimony of what is left of St. Stephen's Church. The church was built in the middle of the century. 14.
Baia Mare, the municipality of Maramureș County, is located in the northwest of the country, at the foot of the Gutai Mountains and is crossed from east to west by a tributary of the river Lapus. The town of Baia Mare is first mentioned in 1142, during the reign of King Geza II, under the name of Asszonypataka - Frauenbach.
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