UNESCO circuit – History is the story of wood lapusenilor churches raised them. For centuries, foreign leaders have not allowed local people to build stone churches, which persist over time, so beautiful raised craftsmen from Maramures wooden church to talk to God. Wood became their best friend and confidant, and contrary to predictions, churches braved the weather, helping them locals and visitors minunadu them by their pride of.

One of the wooden churches Lapus was included on the UNESCO World Heritage List. This monument is located at: Rogoz (1663).

The monastery of Rohia (St.Ana)

Some valuable religious monuments and religious art, which attract visitors admiration and appreciation of the country and abroad, occupies a prominent place and monastery “St. Ana” – Rohia of “Lapus” Maramures County. Placed in a picturesque setting on top of a hill in the middle of a forest of beech and oak, Rohia Monastery is the privileged place of tranquility and comfort spiritual seekers, lovers of art and natural beauty. Details

Biserica de lemn “Sf. Arhangheli” – Rogoz

Wooden church “St Archangels” in Rogoz is perhaps the most representative of the Western Gothic meet naive, traditional Romanian Orthodoxy and pre-Christian roots of Maramures. Esparto Orthodox Church is in the cemetery of the village of Valley Lapus, just a few kilometers from Targu Lapus.

It is one of the oldest churches in Maramures (founded in 1663) that joined UNESCO in 2004.Details

Lapus’s gorge – Natural protected area

Lapus river’s gorge is a nature reserve (protected area) offering meant village tourism potential especially in summer is a special attraction for all tourists.

From Razoare Lapus river into a spectacular gorge, about 36 miles to the village Remecioara, located just 20 km from Baia Mare. River flows lazy ba, ba in consecutive fast fords guarded by high walls of rock of 8-10 meters. Details

Satra Mountain

Satra Mountain (1041 m), locally called Satra Pintea is a southwestern extension Lapus Mountains, which separate the Gutai Lapus Depression and Depression Copalnic.

Piedmont of Satra, with slopes soothe with beech and oak forests, meadows and pastures alternating with a very picturesque landscape that focuses rural communities where traditional households stands (wooden houses and churches) port and customs.Details

Monastery of Satra

At the foot of steep rocky Lapus from depression at an altitude of 720 m, in Glade of Maple lies Monastery of Satra, founded after 1990 by Father Ioan Cosma, Stoiceni Parish-Grove. The settlement was built with the help of the faithful, now here towering high above the church, cells, library and refectory.
Pintea’s Satra remains a place where the beauty of the landscape speaks for itself and blends harmoniously with folk traditions and history of the nation.Details

Cave with Bones

At a distance of 21 km from Targu Lapus Cave with Bones from Poiana Botizii limestone massif is located in Stone PINTIUTA – north side of Glade Valley, the village Baiut, Botizii Poiana village, at an altitude of 665 m cave has a development of 40 m and a single entry.

Declared Natural Monument class B and protected area cave is in custody of Caving Club Montana in Maramures.Details

Florean Museum

Florean Museum, one of the private initiatives in post-communist Romania has proven to be viable and high artistic effervescence. Art exhibition outdoors Florean Museum is located in Glade Sun road that leads right to the Land of Lapus. Here we encounter an area of ??over 40 hectares, a unique monumental sculpture park. The museum’s collections which currently totals about 10,000 pieces of contemporary art coming from all continents, became a time of cultural tourism in Maramures.Details

Tibles Mountains

Tibles Mountains are part of the northern group of the Eastern Carpathians and have the peculiarity of volcanic rocks that are formed, something rarely seen in the Carpathians.

They are located in northwestern Carpathians, in the chain of volcanic mountains, between Tisa and Depression of Maramures in the north, Rodna Mountains in the east, Tour River, Lapus Depression and Copalnic Depression in south. The most important town nearby is the town of Targu Lapus.Details

Ethnographic Muzeul Rogoz

Another landmark museum worth visiting in Lapus is the Ethnographic Museum in the town of sedge. Housed in a wooden house typical of the area Lapus, museum exhibits objects and utensils used in traditional households and local articles of clothing and other fabrics of the region.

The house museum is located in the village center sedge, close to the famous wooden churches “St. Archangels Michael and Gabriel” – UNESCO monument. Details

Habits and festivals from Lapus County

Lapus County with rich cultural heritage – a spiritual characteristic provides a year, several events designed to preserve and carry forward these values. Once the spring is coming Lapus citizens through their activities take part in the show rebirth of nature.

Lapus festival of Music and Clothing, Playing in abroad, the Festival of carols and winter customs are just some of the many annual festival in the area.Details