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Malmkrog · Almakerék

Mălâncrav

Distance
75 km from Sibiu
Driving time
1 h 20 min
Best time
May–October; apple harvest in September

Mălâncrav is the village with the largest surviving Saxon community in Transylvania; around 120 Saxons still live here. The church on the hill has in its choir the most extensive Gothic wall paintings in the country, made around 1400 and never painted over.

The Apafi manor below in the village was restored by the Mihai Eminescu Trust; it takes overnight guests. The old orchards yield apple juice from local varieties.

Day trip together with Sighișoara and Biertan.

Mălâncrav, view over the village
Photo: El bes, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
  • Largest Gothic wall paintings in Transylvania (c. 1400)
  • Apafi manor, restored by the Mihai Eminescu Trust
  • Largest remaining Saxon community in the region
  • Old apple varieties and organic juice

Tours to Mălâncrav