Top 3 tourist attractions in Mărginimea Sibiului that you must visit
If you are a lover of nature, tradition and authentic, then Mărginimea Sibiului is the perfect choice for you. A trip to this lands will send you thinking of childhood, grandparents, of the beautiful country life and you will surely fall in love with the beauties of the whole region. Each tourist attraction in Mărginimea Sibiului has its own story, and I will help you discover some of these wonderful and unique places in Romania.
The Museum of Icons on Glass Fr. Zosim Oancea from Sibiel – This museum came to life in 1969, thanks to Father Zosim Oancea, who urged the villagers to donate the icons on glass, which they often stored in the attic. Thus, this museum started with a beautiful collection of 200 icons on glass donated by the villagers, followed by the expansion of the museum and the increase of the collection of icons. Currently, more than 600 icons are on display here, and the number of visitors from around the world, who cross the threshold of the museum, is about 15 thousand visitors a year. The splendor of the artistic creativity of religious inspiration born from the richness of the Orthodox Christian tradition and from the fantasy of the Romanian painters, can be admired in Sibiel, at this museum, symbol of the tradition and artistic life of the Romanian peasants.
Octavian Goga Memorial Museum – Covering an area of 24 hectares, this place has a story with some absolutely sensational experiences. Born in March 1881 in Rășinari, Octavian Goga, Romanian poet, publicist, academician and politician, Prime Minister of Romania from December 29, 1937 to February 10, 1938, lived a beautiful love story with his second wife Veturia Goga, with whom he lived in the castle in Ciucea, Cluj County, today the Memorial Museum, named after the great poet. After her husband’s death, Veturia Goga took care that this castle was transformed into a museum dedicated to his work and biography, and later, in 1967, she donated it to the Romanian state, provided she could live her old age there, and the domain to be a memorial museum. This museum includes – the castle, the Mausoleum of Love (dedicated to Octavian and Veturia Goga), the house on the rock (located at a height to be used as a hunting lodge or party place), the white house (once used for guests), the Ady Endre house and the Gălpâia church with the monastery.
Hârtibaciului Valley Interetheistic Museum – Located in the village of Alțâna, the museum’s ethnographic collection includes a number of over 1000 goods and objects that have been collected for 12 years, from 25 localities in the Valea Hârtibaciului. These cultural assets belong to different peoples such as the Romanian, Saxon, Hungarian and Roma ethnic groups. This vast collection consists of furniture, folk costumes, technique and folk art, ceramics and cult objects, a constantly growing collection through the procedure of purchase and donation. The museum carries out various specific activities (education, research, crafts, tourism, recreation), in order to keep the museum full of life and joy, along with all those who cross its threshold.
I hope that I have aroused your curiosity even more about these beautiful and unique places in Romania, and I hope that you will make a trip to these fairytale lands to get acquainted with the history and art of Romanians.
Wishing you the best,
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