>>1648100the north (bucovina and maramures) is really where it's at, it's an ideal blend of century old tradition unaffected by aggressive tourism and willingness to properly display and market it without any compromises
less actual old cities, though, more like villages on steroids
you can also try one of the many mountain spas (basically thermal baths from the roman era), take a hot bath in the open in the dead of winter and also hike freely because the scenery is less abrupt (most winter mountain trails are closed during the winter), though certainly not less kino
i actually prefer the latter even though there's less urban sightseeing, it's far less crowded and you can properly allow yourself to get carried back to simpler times, just renting a little house (firewood for the stove is included) and wandering around, meeting people who have truly lived there since forever, not hired actors or businessmen
actually eco tourism really took off lately so a lot of foreigners are paying good money just to see what they've lost through over industrialization and spent some time in these living museums
there's this show called izolati in romania (isolated in romania) which tells the story of very old people still living in remote or abandoned villages in romania, and the host visits them from time to time and brings them things they might need
it's truly aesthetic and beyond the dreary situation these poor people are in, you can't shake the feeling they actually have a much clearer and cleaner mind than their city-dwelling counterparts, have faith stronger than most through all the hardships they endure and as reclusely as they live they're far less savage than the oversocialized type well acquainted to comfort
