Borșa
What to see in Borșa
Things to see, picked to fill a whole day.
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1Waterfall, Rodna MountainsCascada Cailor
A waterfall about 90 metres high, falling in several steps at 1,300 metres above sea level, above the Borșa tourist complex.
It is what brings most visitors to Borșa: it holds 4.8 on Google from more than 7,900 reviews.
Munții Rodnei, deasupra Complexului Turistic Borșa
2Monastery, wooden churchMănăstirea Moisei
A monastery of monks dedicated to the Dormition of the Mother of God, with a wooden church from 1599, a stone church from 1910–1911 and a summer altar.
The wooden church is a listed monument of national value (LMI MM-II-m-A-04599.01), and the monastery holds 4.8 on Google from more than 1,700 reviews.
Izvorul Negru, Moisei
3Mountain pass, monasteryPasul Prislop
The 1,416-metre pass where the DN18 road crosses from Maramureș towards Bukovina, with a new monastery, a military cemetery and the site of the Prislop dance festival.
It is the highest point of the road from Maramureș to Bukovina, and the monastery on the pass holds 4.6 on Google from more than 1,300 reviews.
Pasul Prislop (DN18), la est de Complexul Turistic
4Second World War memorial, museumMemorialul martirilor de la Moisei
Gheza Vida's monument, a ring of 12 stone pillars with faces and masks, and the wooden house where people were shot on 14 October 1944, now a museum.
The monument and the martyrs' house are listed monuments of national value (LMI MM-IV-m-A-04828 and 04829), and the monument holds 4.7 on Google from more than 100 reviews.
Moisei, spre Borșa
5Mountain trail, glacial lake, summitLacul Iezer și Vârful Pietrosul Rodnei
The marked trail that climbs from Borșa to Lake Iezer at 1,825 metres and on to Pietrosul Rodnei at 2,303 metres, the highest peak of the Eastern Carpathians.
It leads to the highest peak of the Eastern Carpathians, and the lake and the summit each hold 4.8 on Google, from more than 280 and more than 220 reviews.
Munții Rodnei, Rezervația Pietrosul Rodnei