Ethnographic Museum

Transylvania


Almost in the skirts of the Cindrel Mountains, faded Răşinari has this little museum. Next to the town hall, more than 1500 items from rural life are amassed here: ceramics, pottery, delicately painted furniture, and an 18th-century stove.

From Cisnădie, drive west and then north along route 106D for 8km until you see a turn-off to Răşinari, which lies another 5km southwest.


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