Maramureş is perhaps one of the better-known regions of Romania - but still not much travelled. Its well-preserved wooden villages and churches, its traditional lifestyle, and the local colourful dresses still in use make Maramureş as near to a living museum as can be found in Europe. The beautiful gentle landscape of fields and meadows, dotted with farms and villages, and its inhabitants, welcome visitors with wide-open arms.

With our large-format album book we want to present this region to all those interested in nearly unchanged ways of life. Quality photographs are combined with in-depth description of the land and its people, and of course, the famous wooden churches

Most of these churches were built during the 18th and 19th centuries, on the place of older churches that no longer exist. In spite of the tall massive roof and the tower above the entrance, the churches are quite small and dark inside. The interior walls are painted with Biblical scenes.