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Gheorgheni
What to see in Gheorgheni
Things to see, picked to fill a whole day.
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1Fortified churchBiserica armeano-catolică
The Baroque church of the Armenian community, built between 1730 and 1734 and surrounded by a wall with two watchtowers raised in 1748.
It is the monument of Gheorgheni's Armenians, merchants who settled here in the 17th century, and it keeps its defensive wall with towers.
Nord-est, pe drumul spre Lacu Roșu
2Renaissance castleCastelul Lázár
The Renaissance castle of the Lázár noble family, with an enclosure wall, bastions and a palace with decorative gables, completed in 1632.
It is the best-known monument around Gheorgheni, with more than 1,500 Google reviews, and it reopened to the public in 2022.
Lăzarea (Gyergyószárhegy), la 6,5 km de centru
3Baroque churchBiserica Sf. Nicolae din Gheorgheni
The town's Roman Catholic parish church, built in Baroque style in the mid-18th century on the site of a Gothic church from 1498.
It gave the town its Hungarian name, Gyergyószentmiklós, meaning 'St Nicholas of Gyergyó'.
Centru, Strada Márton Áron
4History and ethnography museumMuzeul Tarisznyás Márton
The town museum, in the Vertán House, an 18th-century Baroque Armenian merchant's house, with ethnography, archaeology, art and natural history collections.
It gives a short overview of life in the Giurgeu Depression, and 2026 reviews praise the rock and mineral collection and the local history exhibition.
Centru, Strada Rákóczi Ferenc
5Historic centrePiața Libertății și Strada Márton Áron
The town's main square, with a park in the middle and two-storey buildings from around 1900, and the street next to it with old houses of Armenian families.
A short walk shows you what the merchants' town looked like between the 18th and 20th centuries.
Centru