An important proof about Romania's 2-millennium existence and heritage is its rural civilization. The best way to know the very diverse and yet unitary rural civilization of Romania is to scour each corner of the country. Fortunately, there are a few places in Romania which have concentrated on a narrower area invaluable rural masterpieces of the whole country.

The most important of these places is the Village Museum of Bucharest that is one of the world's most interesting ethnographical parks in open air. Founded in 1936 this museum illustrates the perpetual spring of surprising originality of the Romanian people. The house and house holding samples in the museum are exhibited according to the ethnographical areas they are coming from. This huge tourist attraction for any visitor of Romania is situated in the Northern part of Bucharest in an area of parks, lakes and quietness and in the nearby of the famous Triumph Arch.

Another important village museum is the Museum of Folk Crafts situated in the surroundings of Sibiu city, in Southern Transylvania. The museum, which is positioned in a marvelous natural environment, contains items proving the amazing skills of Romanian craftsmen along the centuries. Some of this craft work has correspondents in today's machines whereas others could not be matched until modern times.

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