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Vișeu de Sus
What to see in Vișeu de Sus
Things to see, picked to fill a whole day.
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1Steam forest railwayMocănița de pe Valea Vaserului (CFF Vișeu de Sus)
The tourist train hauled by steam locomotives on the narrow-gauge forest railway that climbs from Vișeu de Sus up the Vaser valley to Paltin station, 21.6 km away.
It is the last forest railway in Romania still in regular use, it is a listed monument, and it holds 4.6 on Google from more than 10,000 reviews.
Gara CFF (nord-estul orașului)
2Wooden churchBiserica de lemn din Poienile de sub Munte
A Ukrainian wooden church from the late 18th century, with a tall shingle roof in the Moldavian style, in the village of Poienile de sub Munte, north of Vișeu.
It is a listed monument of national value (LMI code MM-II-m-A-04812), entered as the Ukrainian wooden church of the Transfiguration.
Poienile de sub Munte (circa 30 km)
3Roman Catholic churchBiserica romano-catolică Sfânta Ana
The neo-Gothic church of the Roman Catholic parish founded in 1790 for the German settlers, with a tall clock tower, in the town centre.
It is a listed monument of national value (LMI code MM-II-m-A-04799) and was one of the centres of the Zipsers, the German settlers of Vișeu.
Centru- 4Ethnography and history museum
Muzeul de Etnografie și Istorie
The town museum, opened in 2003, with a history section and an ethnography section, in a house that once belonged to a German family.
It tells the history of the town and of its German settlers, and holds 4.5 on Google from more than 90 reviews.
Centru