Today you are going to discover the beautiful region of Maramureş, rich in terms of both traditions and cultural life. Your first visit will be at the Wooden Church from Surdesti, part of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites. A narrow road will then lead us to Breb, a village lost among the hills, with traditional wooden houses lined along the river. The surrounding area is delightful, and it is dominated by the gripping Rooster Crest Peak, part of the volcanic mountains of Gutai. In Breb you will catch a glimpse of the famous wooden gates of Maramures, carefully carved and decorated by local craftsmen. We will then take a walk through the quiet streets of the village, and we will meet some of the locals that preserve the crafts such as woodworking for hundreds of years, passing them from generation to generation. Lunch will be served in the most traditional way, in a household with delicious dishes freshly taken out from the oven.

Your next destination is one of the most famous cemeteries in the world, the Merry Cemetery of Sapanta. Craftsman and artist Dumitru Pop, internationally renowned for his work, will introduce us to the Romanian art of wood carving.

How about a chance to discover the scenic landscape of northern Romania on a delightful ride with a small steam train called the shepherdess? The small steam train, known in the area under the name of “mocanita”, has been used since 1932 for transporting timber, this being the last forestry railway in Europe. Nowadays the train no longer carries timber, but it is instead of taking tourists through the Wasser Valley, on the Northern Romanian border, through a barely accessible area. The steam locomotive pulls the train along the banks of a mountain river, through an untamed landscape, where there are no hints of the modern life.

Next, your day tour continues with a visit two of the famous Wooden Churches of Maramures, included in the UNESCO Heritage Patrimony: Ieud and Poienile Izei. You will spend the afternoon with one of the most famous sculptors in Maramures. You will visit the workshop where Mr. Barsan breathes life into his work and discover the home-like museum filled with family trophies, photos, and sculptures of all kinds.

The first visit of the day will be at the Sucevita Monastery. The murals of Sucevita are dominated by a shade of green obtained from natural pigments through an ancient technique.

Your guided tour in Bukovina continues with a visit to the last and most beautiful of Bucovina's painted monasteries, Voronet. Voronet Monastery is a jewel of Romania’s heritage, whose frescoes - featuring an intense shade of blue - have become famous throughout the world. The scenes in the murals depict, like a movie, the history of Christianity presented in an original manner, influenced by folk beliefs, by the Eastern culture, and by the Orthodox thought.