Cheap Flights to Sighetu Marmatiei

Set amidst lovely rolling hills and pastures, in close proximity to the Tisa River, the town of Sighetu Marmatiei is one of the principal towns in the region of Maramures, a zone celebrated for its rich historic traditions, and the rustic Dacian culture and craft. Some of the main attractions that draw tourists from all over the world via cheap flights to Sighetu Marmatiei are the outdoor museum, beautiful wooden churches with lofty roofs and towering spires and ornamental wooden gates.

The Casa Memoriala Elie Wiesel is the former residence of the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize of 1986, Elie Wiesel. The house has been converted into a museum dedicated to the pre-World War II Jewish culture and Holocaust victims. The Maramures Ethnographic Museum that is housed in a historic 1730 baroque-style structure has a wonderful collection of folk masks, carpets and hand-woven rugs, old ceramics, glass-painted icons etc. The Maramures Village Museum mimics the layout of a traditional village with its various houses, wooden church and farm buildings that are all original historic structures brought in from different villages in the region. The Museum of Arrested Thought is dedicated to the resistance movement and numerous prisoners who were tortured and starved during the rule of communist Romania; the history of this infamous institution is captured in photographic displays; visitors can also see the prison cells and notorious torture chambers. Tourists arriving by the cheap flights to Sighetu Marmatiei are sure to have a memorable holiday absorbing the regional heritage.

The entire town comes to life during the Marmatia Festival of Christmas Traditions held in December; the villagers parade through the streets on foot or on horses decorated with traditional finery against the backdrop of Christmas carols and music. The Merry Cemetery, 10 miles outside the town, features colourful crosses in carved oak that depict images of the life of the deceased. Nature lovers will delight in the Rodnei Mountains National Park’s assortment of fauna and flora; see the chamois deer and majestic eagles and in the spring, the landscape becomes a swathe of dazzling colours with blooms of different kinds. Take time out by spending a few days in the hospitable hotels in Sighetu Marmatiei.