Mocanița - a magic word for every fan of steam locomotives from all over Europe.

Locomotives for the last 100 years invite you to travel, stay overnight and as dining machines. The flair of the old days, as we had (in D and A) a long time ago... 🥰

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Mocanita - a magic word for every fan of steam locomotives from all over Europe.

https://xn--urlaub-in-rumnien-2qb.de/.../ausflugsziele.../

Locomotives for the last 100 years invite you to travel, stay overnight and as dining machines. The flair of the old days, as we had ( in D and A ) a long time ago... 🥰

Barsana village / municipality ( old Birsana spelling ) is located in the Maramureș district. Located in a wonderful landscape, Barsana has tourist attractions such as the wooden church Intrarea Maicii Domnului built in 1720 in the church in the center.

The Barsana Monastery was first mentioned in 1390, but was abandoned and demolished around 1800. The buildings on the site were later rebuilt in the timber construction. Today there is a Romanian Orthodox monastery.

Tibles Mountains are a mountain group located in the district of Maramureș in the historical region of Bukovina ( Bucovina ).

The mountain is part of the Eastern Carpathians; the highest peak is Mount Varful Bran with a height of 1,840 meters.

Just 18 km west of Sighetu Marmatiei is „ Happy Cemetery ”, one of the most visited tourist attractions in the Maramureș region.

The crosses, painted by local craftsmen, are painted in a lively color and predominantly blue.

The idea of this cemetery was born in 1935 and comes from the wooden sculptor Stan Ioan Patras. He wanted to find a cemetery, unique in Romania, which shows the life and personality of the deceased in a cheerful presentation. Each cross has a carved image at the top, which represents a special moment in the life of the deceased. Below, poems full of humor, short or rhymed texts describe the life of the person buried there.

Barsana Wooden Church, Maramures County 😍 😍 🇷🇴

Maramures county in northern Romania 😍😍🇷🇴

Just 18 km west of Sighetu Marmatiei is „ Happy Cemetery ”, one of the most visited tourist attractions in the Maramureș region.

The crosses, painted by local craftsmen, are painted in a lively color and predominantly blue.

The idea of this cemetery was born in 1935 and comes from the wooden sculptor Stan Ioan Patras. He wanted to find a cemetery, unique in Romania, which shows the life and personality of the deceased in a cheerful presentation. Each cross has a carved image at the top, which represents a special moment in the life of the deceased. Below, poems full of humor, short or rhymed texts describe the life of the person buried there.

The cave is located at an altitude of 1,640 meters in the Piatra Rea nature reserve ( in the Rodna Mountains ), near the Horse waterfall.

In the Piatra Rea nature reserve you will find a diverse vegetation, with rare species of subalpine and alpine plants.

Barsana village / municipality ( old Birsana spelling ) is located in the Maramureș district. Located in a wonderful landscape, Barsana has tourist attractions such as the wooden church Intrarea Maicii Domnului built in 1720 in the church in the center.

The Barsana Monastery was first mentioned in 1390, but was abandoned and demolished around 1800. The buildings on the site were later rebuilt in the timber construction. Today there is a Romanian Orthodox monastery.

Mocanita is the name of a narrow-gauge railway, on which steam locomotives still operate. The most famous "Mocaniță" runs in the Vaserului Valley in the Maramureș district, north of the Transylvania region in Romania. Moldovița is located in Suceava county, north-eastern Romania.
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Spend your vacation in Maramureș (Calinești commune, in northern Romania) surrounded by beautiful excursion destinations in an authentic and traditional accommodation of this region.

The small house is typical of the Maramureș region and consists of four rooms: three (3) double rooms and one (1) triple bedroom, each with its own bathroom and access to the orchard and large yard.

Information, availability and reservations Casa din Susani or +40 742 525 028 (English/Romanian)

One of the highest wooden churches in Romania from Barsana 😍😍🇷🇴
The village/municipality of Barsana (old spelling Birsana) is located in Maramures district.
Located in a beautiful landscape, Barsana has tourist attractions such as the wooden church "The Entrance of Our Lady from the Church" built around 1720 in the center of the town.
The Barsana Monastery, located on the south-eastern outskirts of the town, was first mentioned in 1390, but abandoned and abolished again in 1800. The buildings on the site today were rebuilt in wood at a later date. A Romanian Orthodox nunnery is located there today.
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The cave is located at an altitude of 1,640 meters in the Piatra Rea Nature Reserve (in the Rodnei Mountains), near the Cailor waterfall.

In the Piatra Rea Nature Reserve you will find a diverse vegetation with rare subalpine species and alpine plants.

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The church in the village of Ieud parish in Maramures district.

Prislop Pass is a mountain step in the Eastern Carpathians in Romania, close to the border with Ukraine, which is at an altitude of 1,416 meters.

In the picture: Prislop Monastery

Just 18 km west of Sighetu Marmatiei is „ Happy Cemetery ”, one of the most visited tourist attractions in the Maramureș region.

The crosses, painted by local craftsmen, are painted in a lively color and predominantly blue.

The idea of this cemetery was born in 1935 and comes from the wooden sculptor Stan Ioan Patras. He wanted to find a cemetery, unique in Romania, which shows the life and personality of the deceased in a cheerful presentation. Each cross has a carved image at the top, which represents a special moment in the life of the deceased. Below, poems full of humor, short or rhymed texts describe the life of the person buried there.

Lake Stiol is a glacial lake in the Rodna Mountains ( Romanian: Rodna Mountains National Park, part of a mountain group of Eastern Carpathians ) at an altitude of 1,800 meters, at the foot of the Gargalau peak in Maramureș County.

The lake can be reached by chairlift from the Borsa tourist center, the journey time is 17 minutes. Lake Stiol is a glacial lake created by global warming and the subsequent melting of the last glaciers in Romania. The water was captured in the deep valleys of the mountains, and the lake is a living proof of the glaciers that existed in Romania thousands of years ago.

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Ieud Village is located in the municipality of the same name in Maramureș District, Transylvania Region in Romania.

Wonderful images from the Maramureș district of northern Romania, beginning of February 2022.

The cave is located at an altitude of 1,640 meters in the Piatra Rea nature reserve ( in the Rodna Mountains ), near the Horse waterfall.

In the Piatra Rea nature reserve you will find a diverse vegetation, with rare species of subalpine and alpine plants.

Vişeu River is a 70 km left tributary of the Tisza in Maramureș District.