Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
At
La Domniţa
( 0262-334 383; house 135, Poienile Izie 138; r per person 40 lei)
the friendly owner speaks French and does some excellent home cooking.
Four kilometres further north along a gravel track is the village of Glod, the birthplace
of popular Maramureş folk-singing duo, the Petreuş Brothers.
IEUD
Packed with traditional houses and pensioners in traditional garb, this fervently Orthodox
village (6km off the road south from Şieu) has as its main draw its 17th-century wooden
church. Under its rooftop was found the 'Ieud Codex', a document that is considered to be
the oldest writing in the Romanian language (1391-92; today the codex is kept in the
archives of the Romanian Academy in Bucharest).
Ieud's other church (Biserica de Lemn din Şes), today Greco-Catholic in denomination,
was built in 1717. The church, at the southern end of the village, is unique to the region as
it has no porch. It houses one of the largest collections of icons on glass found in Mara-
mureş. Cross the bridge to the modest
Ethnographic Museum
(adult/child 5/3 lei;
8am-12pm & 1-8pm Mon-Sun)
to see an elderly woman spinning thread on a wheel like
Rumplestiltskin.
Sleeping
Liviu Ilea $
( 0747-940 260; Ieud 333; r per person incl breakfast & dinner 90 lei; )
This
wooden house (found at the base of a hill at the end of a lane) is signed 1km out of town,
and has simple rooms with a nice family. The owner can arrange to pick you up in Baia
Mare or Sighet for 1.25 lei per kilometre.
PENSION
Vasile Chindris $
( 0743-811 077, 0262-336 197; Ieud 201; r per person 90 lei; )
Rooms (with shared
bathroom) are clean and homely in these central digs. The husband-and-wife team can
drive you around. Meals cost 28 lei.
PENSION
