What to visit in and around Moisei

Monasteries, mountains, a waterfall and a steam train, all within an hour of the guesthouse.

Surroundings

Places to visit

From Moisei it's a short drive to Borșa, the ski slopes and hiking trails of the Rodna Mountains, the Horses' Waterfall (Cascada Cailor) and the Mocănița steam train in the Vaser Valley.

4 km

The Moisei memorial

A group of stone sculptures by Vida Gheza, built in memory of the victims of the October 1944 massacre. It stands on a hill beside DN18, towards Borșa.

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6 km

Moisei Monastery

An Orthodox monastery with a 17th-century wooden church. Every year on 15 August, its feast day, thousands of pilgrims come here from all over Maramureș.

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9 km

Borșa

The nearest town, with shops, cash machines and pharmacies. The trails into the Rodna Mountains start here.

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13 km

Mocănița steam train, Vaser Valley

A steam train on a narrow-gauge forestry railway that climbs the Vaser Valley from Vișeu de Sus. In season, book tickets in advance.

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20 km

Borșa resort and ski slopes

The Borșa tourist resort has ski slopes and a gondola lift. In winter there's skiing, and in summer it's the starting point for hikes and for the Horses' Waterfall.

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20 km + hike

Horses' Waterfall (Cascada Cailor)

One of the tallest waterfalls in Romania, with a drop of about 90 metres. You reach it from the Borșa resort, by chairlift and then on foot, or along the marked trail.

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