The theme of the route: the discovery of places of worship built in wood by the ancestors and painted with divine grace and skill.
Religion was once represented by small places dedicated to God. Although today we have borrowed a grand style of building that soars to the sky, our ancestors once found it appropriate to erect small places of prayer.
They were built in a distinctive Transylvanian style, with a soulful imprint that could be read in the carefully carved wooden models. The wooden churches are still today an oasis of peace for the faithful. They represent a place where faith is humble and sincere, a place where every visitor can merge with the work of the architect and where the simplicity of the past still lives on inside, and where the icons, on which the shadows of the past were cast, are still as vivid as they were in the beginning.
Description of the sights on the Wooden Churches Route:
- Church of Saint Nicholas in Cizer Cluj-Napoca
- Church “Saints Archangels”, Sânpaul, Sumurducu
- Church ” Saints Archangels ” Straja, Căpuș
- Church ”Holy Trinity” Agârbiciu, Căpuș
- Church ’’Ascension of the Lord” Bica, Mănăstireni
- Church ’’Saints Archangels” Finișel, Săvădisla
- Church of the „Virgin Paraskeva” Stolna, Săvădisla
- Church ” Saints Archangels ” Pădureni, Ciurila
- Church ”Saint Dumitru” Țaga, Sântjude
- Church ” Saints Archangels ” Sic
- Church ” The Assumption of the Mother of God „, Fizeșu Gherlii, Nicula
- Church ” Saints Archangels ” Vad, Câlna
- Church ’’ Saints Archangels ” Chiuiești, Strâmbu
Total length of the route: 425 km
Cluj-Napoca
Church „Saint Nicholas” in Cizer – visiting time 30 minutes
Distance Cluj-Napoca – Sumurducu: 30 km, 45 minutes
Sumurducu village, Sânpaul commune
Church ” Saints Archangels ” – visiting time 30 minutes
Distance Sumurducu – Straja: 30 km, 40 minutes
Straja village, Căpușu Mare commune
Church ” Saints Archangels ” – visiting time 30 minutes
Walking distance Straja – Agârbiciu: 10 km, 15 minutes
Village Agârbiciu, commune Căpușu Mare
Church „Holy Trinity” – visiting time 30 minutes
Distance Agârbiciu – Bica: 25 km, 30 minutes
Village Bica, commune Mănăstireni
Church „Ascension of the Lord” – visiting time 30 minutes
Distance Bica – Finișel: 50 km, 60 minutes
Village Finișel, commune Săvădisla
Church „Saints Archangels” – visiting time 30 minutes
Walking distance Finișel – Stolna: 10 km, 15 minutes
Village Stolna, commune Săvădisla
Church of the „Virgin Paraskeva” – visiting time 30 minutes
Walking distance Stolna – Pădureni: 35 km, 50 minutes
Village Pădureni, commune Ciurila
Church ” Saints Archangels ” – visiting time 30 minutes
Distance Pădureni – Sântejude: 90 km, 100 minutes
Village Sântejude, commune Țaga
Church „St. Dumitru” – visiting time 30 minutes
Distance Sântejude – Sic: 30 km, 30 minutes
Village Sic, commune Sic
Church „Saints Archangels” – visiting time 30 minutes
Distance Sic – Nicula: 15 km, 20 minutes
Nicula village, Fizeșu Gherlii commune
Church „The Assumption of the Mother of God” – visiting time 30 minutes
Distance Nicula – Câlna: 50 km, 60 minutes
Village Câlna, commune Vad
Church ” Saints Archangels ” – visiting time 30 minutes
Driving distance Câlna – Strâmbu: 50 km, 60 minutes
Village Strâmbu, commune Chiuiești
Church ” Saints Archangels ” – visiting time 30 minutes
Village Vechea, commune Chinteni
Church „The Assumption of the Lord’s Mother”, – visiting time 30 de minutes
Driving distance Vechea-Săliștea Veche, 35 de km, 45 de minutes
Village Săliștea Veche, commune Chinteni
Church „St. Apostle Paul” Săliștea Veche – visiting time 30 de minutes.
Total duration of the route: 18 hours and 30 minutes
Transport: car
Transit localities: Cluj-Napoca, Baciu, Sânpaul, Gârbău, Căpușu Mare, Râșca, Mănăstireni, Săvădisla, Ciurila, Apahida, Căianu, Țaga, Fizeșu Gherlii, Sic, Gherla, Dej, Vad, Chiuiești, Chinteni
Accommodation and food: for detailed information, go to the Accommodation section and the Leisure – Restaurants section.
Leisure possibilities:
- Horseback riding Cluj – Baciu
- Sun Garden SPA Resort- Baciu
- Transilvania Golf Club – Sânpaul
- Adventure Lake Tarnița – Râșca
- Cayac Tarnița – Râșca
- Village by the Lake- Râșca
- Yachting Cluj Tarnița- Râșca
- Gecko Parc (amusement park) – Ciurila
- Spa Center „Domeniul Regilor” – Ciurila
- La Mesteceni SPA- Ciurila
- Napoca Sport Horse Riding Center – Ciurila
- „Windmill” amusement park (mini zoo) – Ciurila