The document discusses the village of Rimetea in Romania. It describes Rimetea as a village known for its white houses hidden in a granite area, and how it was the first rural locality awarded by the European Commission in 1999 for preserving cultural and architectural heritage. The village has a unique 19th century architecture with white houses and green windows unchanged for over 100 years. Rimetea has experienced many changes over the centuries, from a medieval village to a blooming city in the 17th-18th centuries, and a long decline until being rebuilt at the end of the 20th century.