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Satu Mare County

North-western frontier

A north-western county on the Hungarian and Ukrainian borders, with Satu Mare and the Someș plain.

Places to see here

Satu Mare - Art Nouveau Quarter

Satu Mare - Art Nouveau Quarter

Satu Mare has the second most important Art Nouveau heritage in western Romania after Oradea, with dozens of …

Negrești-Oaș - Oaș Resort

Negrești-Oaș - Oaș Resort

Negrești-Oaș is the cultural centre of Țara Oașului, an area with a distinct cultural identity within Romania…

Satu Mare - Firemen's Tower

Satu Mare - Firemen's Tower

The Firemen's Tower in Satu Mare (1904), 43 m high and built in the Art Nouveau style, is the symbol of the c…

Satu Mare - Orthodox Synagogue

Satu Mare - Orthodox Synagogue

The Orthodox Synagogue in Satu Mare (1890), one of the finest synagogues in north-western Romania, bears witn…

Livada - Airport and Fruit-Growing Area

Livada - Airport and Fruit-Growing Area

Livada, 10 km from Satu Mare, is the county's main fruit-growing centre, with apple, pear and plum orchards. …

Turț - Turț Winery

Turț - Turț Winery

Turț Winery, with a 300-year winemaking tradition in the hills of northern Satu Mare County, produces quality…

Halmeu - Border Crossing with Ukraine

Halmeu - Border Crossing with Ukraine

Halmeu is the northernmost point of entry into Romania from Ukraine, via the Halmeu crossing. The border area…

Oaș - Oaș Mountains Trails

Wind at altitude, panoramic views, the air thin and clean. The bigger sky above the tree line.

Căpleni - Căpleni Thermal Lake

Cool air at altitude, water that mirrors the sky, the smell of pine on the shore. The kind of stillness that …

Apa - Apa Leisure Lake

Apa - Apa Leisure Lake

Cool air at altitude, water that mirrors the sky, the smell of pine on the shore. The kind of stillness that …

Tarna Mare - Nature Reserve

Tarna Mare - Nature Reserve

The nature reserve at Tarna Mare protects an area of beech forest with rare thermophilous species. Marshes wi…

Certeze - Traditional Oaș Village

Certeze - Traditional Oaș Village

Certeze, a village in the heart of Țara Oașului, is a place of rare cultural authenticity. Houses with wide p…

Medieșu Aurit - Dacian Site

Medieșu Aurit - Dacian Site

Quiet halls, curated objects, the smell of old wood and paper. Time slowed down by design.

Bixad - Orthodox Monastery

Bixad - Orthodox Monastery

Beeswax candles, the faint scent of incense, the distant chant from inside. Quiet courtyards walled against t…

Ardud - Medieval Fortress

Ardud - Medieval Fortress

Stone-cold corridors, narrow windows, the weight of centuries under every arch. The kind of place where the s…

Satu Mare - Regina Maria Park

Satu Mare - Regina Maria Park

Regina Maria Park in Satu Mare, with its leisure lake and alleys shaded by century-old lime trees, is the cit…

Satu Mare - County Museum

Satu Mare - County Museum

Quiet halls, curated objects, the smell of old wood and paper. Time slowed down by design.

Satu Mare - Roman Catholic Cathedral

Satu Mare - Roman Catholic Cathedral

Beeswax candles, the faint scent of incense, the distant chant from inside. Quiet courtyards walled against t…

Satu Mare - Administrative Palace

Satu Mare - Administrative Palace

The Administrative Palace in Satu Mare (1875-1877), built in the eclectic style with Neo-Renaissance influenc…

Therme Satu Mare

Therme Satu Mare

The thermal complex in Satu Mare uses geothermal waters at 60°C drawn from deep underground, supplying outdoo…

Lake Iancu Nou

Lake Iancu Nou

Cool air at altitude, water that mirrors the sky, the smell of pine on the shore. The kind of stillness that …

Károlyi Castle in Carei

Károlyi Castle in Carei

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