Due to their longtime, almost continuous displacement and contact with numerous environments, the Romani people have created a rich cultural heritage. Nevertheless, during their migrations and cohabitation with various majority populations, with time they have partly lost the determinants of their identity. This dissertation investigates the displacement of the Romani people and the subsequent consequences, such as enslavement and otherness of the people, their discrimination and suffering. The dissertation depicts their national and religious customs, practices, i.e. the social structure of the community as well as the culture and art of the Romani people, which form the basis of their cultural and ethnic identity. Also, research into the customs of individual members of the people has been presented in this dissertation. The dissertation ends with an example of good practice in the form of a cultural-tourist product, the Romani House in Maglenča. Considering the differences between them and the majority population in terms of their language, skin colour, lifestyle and the way they dress, the Romani people have been condemned to prejudices and distrust from the very start. On the other hand, it is these same differences that enabled the Romani people to maintain their distinctness and uniqueness throughout history.