"BUCOVINA MONASTERIES,a must" Suceava by cbeaujean

Suceava Travel Guide: 83 reviews and 237 photos

a few words about history,to understand

moldavia,15th century,had to resist against the turks.
stephan the great (1457-1504) stimulated the faith and patriotism anti ottoman,building monasteries and sanctuaries.
petru rares (1530-1547) transformed the monasteries into illustrated bibles and epic chronicles to strike the warlike peasants with imagination.

the monasteries look vaguely like pagodas and stand in pleasant villages of nice wooded houses with strengh and attractive colors.

if you are in a hurry and have to choose:at least,visit moldovita and sucevita!

Pros and Cons

Pros:painted and situated in a land of hills and pasture
Cons:overcrowded with tourists...go there after 5pm!
In a nutshell:an extraordinary picture book

Intro Updated Nov 21, 2002
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voronet, "bucovina's jewel" or "orient... Favorites (4)

its blue is famous as "red titian" or "veronese green" SEE TRAVELOGUE a picture book with historical notations more travel advice

humor,only stays the church... Favorites (4)

painted as a strip cartoon.... more travel advice

sucevita,in a charming side too... Favorites (4)

built between 1582 and 1596,the youngest one...the church standsin a yard inside a fortification wall. SEE... more travel advice

moldovita,in a nice landscape Favorites (4)

has kept its fortifications and its nuns. SEE TRAVELOGUE we like it because its dimensions and its charm in a bucolic... more travel advice

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dionysias Mar 13, 2003 at 3:42 PM

What a wonderful monastries ! I always liked the old things , gret t-logues
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dabuwan Feb 24, 2003 at 9:23 AM

Wonderful monasteries! Excellent pictures and travelogues.
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demonia Jan 7, 2003 at 2:12 AM

WOW! You captured the blue color really well!