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Sighetu Marmației
What to see in Sighetu Marmației
Things to see, picked to fill a whole day.
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1Memorial museumMemorialul Sighet
The Memorial to the Victims of Communism and to the Resistance, in Sighet's former political prison, where 54 inmates died between 1950 and 1955, many of them former ministers and scholars.
It is the most reviewed place in Sighet, with 4.7 on Google from more than 13,000 reviews, a listed monument of national value and a holder of the European Heritage Label.
Centru
2Open-air museumMuzeul Satului Maramureșean „Mihai Dăncuș”
An open-air museum on Dobăieș Hill, with more than 30 wooden farmsteads brought from the villages of historic Maramureș and a wooden church from Oncești.
It holds 4.6 on Google from more than 5,000 reviews, is a listed monument and received two stars in the Michelin Guide in 2019.
Dealul Dobăieș
3Cemetery, open-air museumCimitirul Vesel din Săpânța
The cemetery of Săpânța village, with about 800 oak crosses painted blue, showing scenes from the lives of the dead and verses often written with humour.
It is a listed monument of national value and holds 4.6 on Google from more than 2,200 reviews.
Săpânța
4Orthodox conventMănăstirea Săpânța-Peri
An Orthodox convent founded in 1997 on the edge of Săpânța, with a Maramureș-style wooden church 78 metres high.
Its 78-metre wooden church is described as the tallest in Europe, and the convent holds 4.8 on Google from more than 5,000 reviews.
Săpânța (Peri)
5Memorial house, museumCasa Memorială „Elie Wiesel”
The house where the writer Elie Wiesel, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, was born, now the Museum of Jewish Culture in Maramureș.
It is a listed monument and holds 4.6 on Google from more than 300 reviews.
Centru