Must-see attractions in Bucovina

  • Arbore Monastery

    Bucovina

    This Unesco-protected church in the village of Arbore receives a fraction of the visitors of the other painted monasteries and hence feels more private…

  • Royal Citadel

    Bucovina

    Suceava's rugged, abandoned 14th-century citadel has gotten a high-tech makeover, allowing visitors to scramble over the rocks and into the various…

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    Voroneţ Monastery

    Bucovina

    Built in just three months and three weeks by Ştefan cel Mare following a key 1488 victory over the Turks, Voroneţ Monastery is the only painted monastery…

  • Suceviţa Monastery

    Bucovina

    Suceviţa Monastery (built 1582–1601) is the largest Bucovina monastery, and some regard it as the finest. It's perhaps best known for its exterior Ladder…

  • Moldoviţa Monastery

    Bucovina

    Built in 1532, Moldoviţa Monastery occupies a fortified quadrangular enclosure with tower, gates and well-tended lawns. The central painted church has…

  • Bogdana Monastery

    Bucovina

    Rădăuţi is home to Moldavia's oldest church, the mid-14th-century Bogdana Monastery, built by Prince Bogdan I. The church also functions as a mausoleum…

  • Humor Monastery

    Bucovina

    Founded by Chancellor Theodor Bubuiog under Moldavian Prince Petru Rareş, Humor Monastery, built in 1530, is surrounded by ramparts, with a three-level…

  • Putna Monastery

    Bucovina

    Some 28km northwest of Rădăuţi, along a forested road dotted by traditional villages, Putna Monastery (1466–81) was built by Ştefan cel Mare, following…

  • Dragomirna Monastery

    Bucovina

    About 10km north of Suceava in Mitocul Dragomirnei, the 60-nun-strong Dragomirna Monastery was founded between 1602 and 1609 by scholar, calligrapher,…

  • Monastery of St John the New

    Bucovina

    This monastery off Str Mitropoliei, built between 1514 and 1554, remains an important pilgrimage destination: in a decorated silver casket it houses the…

  • Bucovina History Museum

    Bucovina

    Displays here range from the Bronze Age to the present, and highlight Moldavia's famous rulers, particularly Ştefan cel Mare. While the numismatics,…

  • Mirăuţi Church

    Bucovina

    Suceava's oldest surviving church, Mirăuţi is 500m northwest of the main square. Founded by Petru II Mușat in 1375, it was Moldavia's original coronation…

  • Bucovinian Village Museum

    Bucovina

    Located next to the Royal Citadel, this small museum displays relocated Bucovinian traditional homes, with their original furnishings, accessories and…

  • Daniel the Hermit’s Cave

    Bucovina

    About 2km from Putna, this cave contains a wooden table and memorial plaque to the 15th-century hermit and seer Daniel Dimitru. A monk by age 16, Daniel…

  • Egg Museum

    Bucovina

    This small, private museum shows off the painted egg creations of local artist Lucia Condrea. Condrea's eggs mix traditional Romanian Easter and holiday…

  • Gah Synagogue

    Bucovina

    By the post office, this 1870 structure is Suceava's only surviving synagogue out of an original 18. The well-preserved and elaborately decorated temple…

  • Domniţelor Church

    Bucovina

    Dedicated to St John the Baptist, this church was built by Vasile Lupu between 1632 and 1653. Its dedication inscription, from 1643, is in Old Church…

  • St Dumitru's Church

    Bucovina

    This impressive post-Byzantine church (1535) was built by Petru Rareş. Traces of original exterior frescoes are visible and the impressive interior…

  • Museum of Bucovina Folk Techniques

    Bucovina

    This is the region's oldest ethnographic collection, dating from 1934, with over 1000 exhibits in 11 exhibition halls. The highlight here is regional…

  • Ethnographic Museum

    Bucovina

    West of Piaţa 22 Decembrie, Hanul Domnesc is an 18th-century guesthouse housing the Ethnographic Museum. It displays Moldavian folk costumes and household…

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