2024 Rimetea Travel Guide: Must-see attractions, popular food, hotels, transportation routes (updated in October)
Camping in Rimetea 🏕️
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Camping in Rimetea, Romania was an unforgettable experience! Nestled at the foot of the Trascău Mountains, this charming village offers a perfect mix of nature and tranquility. The campsite itself was simple, but with incredible views of Piatra Secuiului (the “Stone of the Szeklers”). I paid around 30 RON for a night, which is super affordable, considering the stunning backdrop.
Waking up early to catch the sunrise hitting the cliffs was magical, with the entire landscape bathed in golden light. The village of Rimetea is just a short walk away, where you can explore traditional whitewashed houses with green shutters and grab some local treats at a bakery. Nearby, you can visit the Colțesti Fortress, an easy hike from the campsite and well worth the effort for the panoramic views of the valley.
No entrance fees for the natural attractions, just a bit of walking to take it all in! Don’t forget to try some local food—there’s a small restaurant in the village with hearty dishes perfect after a day of hiking.
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Rimetea
A lot of reasons to visit Rimetea, the sexian village with a story.
Rimetea village is the only one in Romania promoted with The "Europa Nostra" award of the European Commission. Why? For the way in which the hundreds of years old houses have been preserved, for the care taken for tradition and the preservation of material cultural heritage.
A doream place în Transilvania where you will not only feel like you are în another country, but you will have a lot to learn .
1. Geographical location.
The best one can see the Piatra Secuiului, a rocky massif with a height of 1129 meters. The location of the village makes you breal away from everyday reality. The surrounding silence, the narrow and long streets, the nature that stalks you at every step and the majesty of the Mountains take you, as it were, to another world. A world where the phone signal catches two dashes with luck sometimes, but where it doesn't even matter any ore, because there is so much to see.
2. The unique arhitectura of the village.
Old whitewashed houses with tall gates and Green shutters. Initially you are even amazed, seeing how beautifully preserved and restored the houses that are hundreds of years old. The oldest of them has been standing since 1668.
3. Tradition at very step.
Not only the architectural style has been preserved in Rimetea village, but also the traditions.
4. Touristic sights în Rimetea with historical value:
- Ethnographic Museum
- the oldest water mill in the Apuseni Mountains
- Unitarian Church
- Private Museum
5. Surrounding of Rimetea village
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