Quality and aesthetical value of the large part of historical landscape significantly outstrips new architectural solutions. In spite of this fact its protection or revitalization is often endangered by lack of financial resources. Within the project Revitalization of historical environment and social life of Podbiel municipality, declared in 1977 reservation of folk architecture, realized by the National Trust of Slovakia, was reached an interesting experience: funds are not the primary problem. In the very beginning of the process of restoration of historical environment, its structures and all individual elements it is important to find the answers to the following questions: What are the real needs of the community where the object is and what kind of problems it has? What is the role of the existing historical environment in this locality and how can its restoration contribute to improvement of social life and solution of the social and economical problems? Once obtaining the answers to these questions, we are able to solve the problems of each endangered historical object, element or structure effectively.