Bârsana

Maramureș County · Romania
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Photos: Old Wooden Church of Bârsana: UNESCO-listed church; Bârsana Monastery: a wooden ensemble in the Iza valley

Bârsana is a village in Romania.

Population: 3,557 (2021).

Here and nearby on the site: 2 sights.

Facts: Wikidata, OpenStreetMap. More on Wikipedia

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What's nearby

Trails nearby

All trails
Valea Vișeului – Repedea forest lodgeHard1–2 daysMarkedValea Vișeului Repedea forest lodgeElevation profile339–1 167 m30.6 kmascent 1 180 m≈ 9.5 h walking11 km from the centreBreb – Gutâiul MareModerateOne-dayMarkedBreb Gutâiul MareElevation profile515–1 443 m8.7 kmascent 928 m≈ 3.5 h walking14 km from the centreGutâi Pass – Neteda PassModerateOne-dayMarkedGutâi Pass Neteda PassElevation profile983–1 443 m12.6 kmascent 559 m≈ 4 h walking20 km from the centre

Peaks nearby

All peaks
Gutâiul MarePeakGutâiul MareCavnicaltitude 1 443 m · Volcanic Carpathians range20 km from the centreGutâiul Mare (Romanian: Vârful Gutâiul Mare, also simply Gutâi) is the highest summit of the volcanic Gutâi Mountains in Maramureș County, 1,443 m above sea level.

What to visit

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Old Wooden Church of Bârsana: UNESCO-listed churchChurchOld Wooden Church of Bârsana: UNESCO-listed churchBârsanaunder 1 km from the centreThe old wooden Church of the Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple stands on Jbâr hill in the village of Bârsana in the Iza valley, in the heart of historic Maramureș.Bârsana Monastery: a wooden ensemble in the Iza valleyChurchBârsana Monastery: a wooden ensemble in the Iza valleyBârsana3.7 km from the centreThe Monastery of the Synaxis of the Twelve Apostles in Bârsana is an Orthodox convent of the Diocese of Maramureș and Sătmar of the Romanian Orthodox Church.Eco Maramureș: craft tours to Breb, Sârbi and CălineștiEthno tours & guidesEco Maramureș: craft tours to Breb, Sârbi and CălineștiOcna Șugatag9.9 km from the centreEco Maramureș is an officially recognised ecotourism destination in the Mara and Cosău valleys and the Gutâi Mountains, between Sighetu Marmației and Baia Mare.St Nicholas' Church, Budești-Josani: UNESCO wooden churchChurchSt Nicholas' Church, Budești-Josani: UNESCO wooden churchBudești13 km from the centreThe largest church of historic Maramureș The village of Budești lies in the valley of the Cosău river at the foot of the Gutâi Mountains, about 30 km south of Sighetu...Maramureș Village Museum in Sighetu Marmației: open-air museumMuseumMaramureș Village Museum in Sighetu Marmației: open-air museumLazu Baciului15 km from the centreA village from all of Maramureș on one hill The «Mihai Dăncuș» Maramureș Village Museum (Muzeul Satului Maramureșean „Mihai Dăncuș”) is an open-air ethnographic museum...Sighet Memorial: the former communist prison in Sighetu MarmațieiMuseumSighet Memorial: the former communist prison in Sighetu MarmațieiSighetu Marmației17 km from the centreThe Memorial of the Victims of Communism and of the Resistance (Memorialul Victimelor Comunismului și al Rezistenței) stands in the centre of Sighetu Marmației, right...

Huts, shelters and springs nearby

342 mDrinking waterDrinking water (Bârsana)Țibleș Mountains · RomaniaNot verified
330 mDrinking waterDrinking water (Strâmtura)Țibleș Mountains · RomaniaNot verified
344 mSpringSpring (Strâmtura)Țibleș Mountains · RomaniaNot verified

All springs of the CarpathiansAll Carpathian huts

Getting there from Ukraine

Border crossings

  • Porubne – Siret — road and pedestrian, 24/7
  • Diakivtsi – Racovăț — road and pedestrian, 24/7 No freight traffic.
  • Krasnoilsk – Vicovu de Sus — road and pedestrian, 08:00–20:00 Cars up to 3.5 t and pedestrians only; not 24/7.
  • Solotvyno – Sighetu Marmației — road and pedestrian, 24/7 Passenger traffic only: vehicles up to 3.5 t with up to 9 seats, pedestrians.
  • Diakove – Halmeu — road, 24/7 No pedestrian crossing.

By car

Rakhiv – Sighetu Marmației ≈45 km, ≈56 min (via Solotvyno – Sighetu Marmației); Uzhhorod – Sighetu Marmației ≈162 km, ≈2 h 53 min (via Solotvyno – Sighetu Marmației); Ivano-Frankivsk – Sighetu Marmației ≈179 km, ≈3 h 16 min (via Solotvyno – Sighetu Marmației). Times without border queues, our road routing (GraphHopper, OSM).

Checked 03.11.2026; border crossing hours and timetables change — check before you travel.