Introducing Sighetu Marmaţiei
Sighetu Marmaţiei is the northernmost town in Romania. Almost touching the Ukrainian border, it lies on the confluence of the Tisa, Iza and Ronişoara Rivers. Its name is derived from the Thracian and Dacian word seget, meaning ‘fortress’.
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Sighet (as it is known locally) is famed for its vibrant Winter Festival. Its dusty streets bustle with markets, tucked beneath the domes of churches of all denominations.
Sighetu Marmaţiei’s former maximum-security prison is now a museum, a sobering and informative highlight of any visit to northern Romania.
Last updated: Feb 17, 2009
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RE: street market
by matthijs07 10 September 2011
In Sighet (Maramures) is a big agricultural market every first monday of the month. A lot of people and especially a lot of animals. Very…
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RE: Small Rural Villages
by awaydays 10 September 2011
In Maramures its a little more difficult a lot of the villages are very used to tourists two suggestions would be Iappa or maybe Sugeau…
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Maramures medi eval festival
by awaydays 01 September 2011
This weekend 3/4 September will be the Maramures festival in Sighet Marmatiei. This includes traditional and popular music street theater…
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