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We spent one night in Sapinta to visit the Merry Cemetery, and stayed and ate at Plai cu Peri which was excellent. Would have loved to stay an extra night for more down time but you really only need a day there. The Merry Cemetery is really beautiful and definitely worth visiting. Go early before it gets too busy.

It was an adventure for us to get there and back as there is no public transport from Sighet but once you're there you can enjoy the views. Unfortunately i didn't have time to do some research in advance as we booked literally last minute our trip there or else could have enjoyed a hike in the hills nearby. We walked up to the river bordering Ukraine though, seen the monastery and the tall wooden church on the way there, went to Cimitirul Vesel, enjoyed a stroll and a bit of unexpected shopping in the local 'bazaar' and had some good lunch at La Pogace and also visited a local's house turned into a sort of museum. He explained what life was like during the Hungarian-Austrian Empire, then the communist regime, traditions, and gave us some local home-made brandy, which was an interesting experience. Beware the local stray dogs though...an absolute nightmare and disgrace of Romania! We had to turn back on some roads as we were walking everywhere because of these frightening dogs barking as soon as they spotted us in the distance. Thankfully no accident occurred but you never know...