7 Attractions Worth Visited on Your Transylvania Trip
What make Romania unique are the huge regional differences. Not only there are differences in landscape and climate, but also in the village settlements, architecture and people who live in each of these regions....
Romanian Pagan Traditions That Led Me to Jesus Christ
Last year I deleted over a quarter of my blog posts. Hours of work. It wasn’t easy. I’ll explain. But first of all, If you’ve been following Peasantartcraft for a very long time, then...
Visit Bucovina – Top 8 Places To Travel & Things To Do in Suceava County
Looking for a combo of urban and rural, local customs, delicious food, beautiful landscapes, tall forests, winter sports and mountains? Then you should plan your next trip to the region of Bucovina, northeast Romania....
The Village Museum of Maramureș – Where Houses Tell Their Own Stories
Connecting With Local Culture at Maramureș Village Museum Most people don’t necessarily consider life in the country as something cool, fun or entertaining. A place where the old prevails is not somewhere you travel...
Life in Maramures Villages Is So Much Simpler – Look How They Do Their Laundry
In old times, people used to wash their clothes in rivers, but in Maramures villages, they had their own way of doing the laundry. Before washing machines were invented, the people from Maramureș took their clothing to nearby...
Romanian Traditional Costumes and Dances On Our Maramures Trip
Romanian Traditional Costumes From Maramureș Since day one, the local people of Maramureș or moroșeni, as they are called, won us over with their hospitality. Our first interaction with the locals happened in the...
Visit Maramures – 10 Places To Travel & Things To Do in North Romania
Although we did visit many places in Maramureș, nothing immersed me into the rich local culture and nothing helped me understand the local’s spirit better than our stay in the Bârsana village. In fact,...
100-year-old Water Mill Makes Flour Using 100% Clean Energy
Generations ago, a group of Hungarian colonists camped in North-Eastern Romania, on the left bank of the river Suceava. Legend says after the founding fathers asked for settlement approval from God, the village was...
Horse Hoeing Husbandry Traditional Weed Control Demonstration
Traditional Weed Control Methods in Rural Romania For rural people, the summer season is not a time to play. This is the busiest time of year, when families work the land to produce food...
10 Traditional Interiors of Rural Romania in all Their Storied, Rustic Glory
Traditional interiors of rural Romania encompass stuff produced by inhabitants who have a proud tradition of making things for themselves. Their homes are layered with folk art made of natural materials such as sheepskin, wood,...
Rustic Restaurant Decor Ideas Traditional Romanian Style Interiors
7 Traditional Decor Ideas for Rustic Restaurant Decor The thought of bringing in rustic restaurant decor to recreate the beautiful atmosphere of rural Romania is not a new one. Rustic restaurant decor has always...
Smoking Meat – Traditional Romanian Smoked Meat Recipes from Mountain Men
Romanian Recipes of Smoking Meat the Traditional Way During the XXth century, in the Romanian countryside, peasants were smoking meat to preserve it. Fresh meat was consumed only one week after the sacrifice. Although they now...
Romanian Traditions, Folk Costumes and Dances at Village Festivals
Romanian Traditions Still Thriving in Villages of Bucovina Bucovina is a land with so many Romanian traditions and customs, but seeing people dressed in Romanian national costumes and partying as a way of life...
Our Ultimate Travel to Unspoilt Traditional Villages of Romania
A Tour of the Beautiful Traditional Villages of Romania Romania is one of the last places in Europe where people live a medieval lifestyle from choice. Residents of traditional villages of Romania preserve an unspoiled...
Romanian Farmers Loading Hay into Horse Drawn Vagon
Traditional Agriculture in the Romanian Countryside – Farmers Loading Hay In the Romanian countryside, many small farmers live a hardworking life. Their traditional farming practices hardly meet any modern technology or machines. They plow...
Romanian National Costumes from 4 Ethnographic Zones
1. Romanian National Costumes from Moldova Romanian National Costumes from Neamț and Baia, Moldova The peasant women’s blouses have ornaments arranged on chest, sleeves and shoulders (altiță and încreț) in one, two or more...
8 Easy Romanian Folk Embroidery Decorative Stitches
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Broom Making Craft by Hand Still Alive in This Romanian Village