Merry Cemetery - Sapanta

Sapanta is the most well-known place in Maramures. This small village near the town of Sighetul Marmatiei amuses its visitors with the "Happy Cemetery". This is a real cemetery, but unlike any other, it bursts with color and the tombstones are written all over with witty poems, depicting the life of the one that is buried there. Some of these naive "works of art" are even painted with scenes from the life and work of the dead, or show their weaknesses. John liked to drink, so he is pictured with a bottle. George played the violin at weddings, so he still holds it. All the tombstones are cut in wood by the same local carver, who follows the tradition established by his father.