Baia Mare
About the City
Maramureş is considered by many to be the soul of the typical Romanian village. With its picturesque settlements, green hills, and plains full of wildflowers, Maramureş concentrates everything that life in the country means. Visitors to these lands have the unique opportunity to go back in time, to witness times and a simpler life. Maramures is a unique destination, located in the heart of Europe, which has carefully preserved the culture, traditions, and lifestyle of the peasant of yesteryear. The region takes the place of a testament to the traditional, romantic era of simplicity and moral values that we nowadays only read or hear from our grandparents. Few habits have changed over the centuries. Families remain in the same villages as their ancestors. Crafts and traditions are passed down from generation to generation. Hand-woven clothing is still worn with pride. The church is still the soul of the village. Neighbors know each other and help each other. Life in Maramureş is shrouded in mystery. Its visitors cross the mountain passes and descend into the lively valleys, where the rural traditions are revealed in front of them like a museum that has come to life, a landscape that is to the liking of even the most capricious traveler.
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