Deep in the heart of the Romanian countryside, the Maramures region epitomises the country's rural heritage and showcases traditional peasant lifestyle beautifully. The area itself is a scenic masterpiece of natural beauty with remote mountain passes, beautiful valleys and vast expanses of open landscape. Its rolling countryside is a patchwork of green pastures and meadows carpeted with wild flowers, peppered here and there with clusters of small villages that embrace peasant lifestyle.

Compact and unique, a visit to Maramures is truly a step back in time through to an age of romantic simplicity and medieval rural values, distinctly preserved in the traditionally run and peasant-inhabited Romanian country villages. Ancient skills and crafts, such as berry picking, pottery making and buffalo herding, continue to thrive and feature at the heart of village life. Locals wear their hand-woven clothing with pride and make the most of nature's bountiful offerings, making their famous jams from local fruits and milking their own cows.

Take a journey through time and discover the real Romania with this fantastic tour through the region.