As someone who lived for 35 years in a historic town of Krak贸w and now lives in UK I can testify this also has a reverse side: it's really hard to live in a museum :) The truth is old houses are damp, cold and it's difficult to lay modern infrastructure like water & sewage pipes, electric cables etc. Same in the UK, there's a whole cult of Edwardian houses event though they provide luxury comparable with a camping tent...