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 received an award in 1999 for preserving its cultural and architectural heritage. The village is located in the Trascau Mountains and has a unique 19th century architecture characterized by white houses with green windows unchanged for over 100 years. For centuries Rimetea was inhabited by skilled craftspeople who produced weapons used in medieval and Renaissance European battles. Starting in the late 1990s, locals began renovating and preserving the village's architectural heritage, especially the 17th-19th century houses.