The Moldavian monasteries are a group of monasteries in the Bukovina (Romania) in Romania. What the monasteries have in common is that they were built in the 15th and 16th centuries in the Prince's Tower of Moldova. The monasteries are famous for their magnificent exterior frescoes. Many of the buildings open Stefan the great back, who supposedly founded a monastery for every battle won.
World Heritage Sites
The monastery churches of the following monasteries are world heritage sites:
- Arbore Monastery
- Monastery humor
- Moldovița monastery
- Pătrăuți Monastery
- Probota Monastery
- Suceava Monastery
- Sucevița Monastery
- Voroneț Monastery
Other important monasteries and churches
- Putna Monastery - Stefan's grave
- Dragomira Monastery - Monastery 10 kilometers outside Suceava.
mobility
The towns are ideal starting points for exploring the Vltava monasteries Suceava or Gura Humorului at.
Practical advice
The monasteries are religious sites and that should be discreet dress be respected. This includes covered knees and shoulders. Cell phones should be turned off or muted and ceremonies should not be disturbed.
At the entrance to the monastery there are usually notices what that means taking photos concerns. Usually there is an extra charge for taking pictures. Even if it is not explicitly required, you should not use a flash inside so as not to damage the old frescoes.
