Rural Tour through Maramures and Bukovina from Cluj

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
Cluj - Introduction to Maramures - Sighetu Marmatiei
3 stops
1
Surdesti Wooden Church
Learn more about the tallest all wooden church in the world, a UNESCO site.
2 hours • Admission ticket included
2
Breb
We visit a perfectly preserved village in Breb and we meet a local from here.
2 hours • Admission ticket free
3
Merry Cemetery
We visit this special cemetery and find out all about its reasoning.
2 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 2
Sighetu Marmatiei - Beautifull Iza Valley - Viseu de Sus
3 stops
4
Barsana Monastery
Visit Barsana Monastery, a new wooden construction that brings age old traditions in the 21st century. Witness modern naive paintings inside.
2 hours • Admission ticket free
5
We visit a woodcarving workshop to see how this tradition is maintained in Maramures.
2 hours • Admission ticket free
6
Poienile Izei must be one of the most secluded villages in Maramures, yet it has a UNESCO woodchurch. We visit village and church.
2 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 3
Tour with steam train - Drive to Bukovina
2 stops
7
We tour with the narrow gauge steam train on a picturesque narrow valley, with barely any inhabitants. At noon we, at the far end of the train route we enjoy a grill lunch.
5 hours • Admission ticket included
8
Moldovita Monastery
In the late afternoon we visit our first moldavian monastery at Moldovita, in the region called Bukovina. A combination of gothic style and oriental paintings, the monasteries were fortified, offering shelter to locals.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
Day 4
Sistine Chapel of the East - Eggpainting Demo - Drive to Cluj
3 stops
9
Manastirea Voronet
In the morning we visit the Voronet Monasterty - also known as the Sistine Chapel of the East - for its beautiful painting in typical blue hue.
2 hours • Admission ticket included
10
In Vama, we visit a museum focused on painted easter eggs. A regional tradition, the locals found different ways of obtaining the natural colours needed. We find out more during the egg painting demonstration.
2 hours • Admission ticket included
11
Bistrita
Short stop in the medieval city of Bistrita, once a center of the german settlers in northern Transylvania. We visit the old lutheran church in the center.
2 hours • Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• a parent of the child can bring the stroller of the child if they wanted to or needed to for as long as they provide their own stroller.
• We can accommodate dietary restrictions such as vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, etc. If you have dietary requirements. Please indicate it to the special requirements at the time of booking.

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