Suceava Travel Guide

 ddlucy Says:  The Suceava area is a good base area to tour the painted monasteries of northern Romania.We had 2 kids - so a 1 day tour of the monastaries was plenty. You could easily spend 2-3 days. The Painted Monasteries are a must see!!The Hotels in Suceava looked fine -- not far from... 

 Jetgirly Says:  Need some fresh air? Head to McDonalds! Well, head to the McDonalds parking lot, and then look for a narrow path heading into the woods. This path wanders over the river and through the woods, gradually winding up towards the top of the hill. Along the way you'll pass a... 

 Jetgirly Says:  As one of the easternmost cities in Romania, Suceava spent the Middle Ages and Renaissance under constant threat of attack from the Ottoman Empire. At one time Mehmet II led his warriors into the city, and it was only the strength of the City of Residence Citadel (Cetatea de... 

 Jetgirly Says:  Romania has a number of open-air museums celebrating the nation's pastoral traditions. One of the most compact and therefore most accessible is the Muzeul Satului Bucovinean (Bucovinian Village Museum) in Parcul Sipote, just outside Suceava's city center. You can easily... 

 Jetgirly Says:  Stefan cel Mare (or in English, Stephen the Great) has lots of Romanian boulevards named after him, and features prominently in the Voievodes Statuary in Iasi. The monument to this former prince of Moldavia is located in an isolated clearing in Suceava's Parcul Sipote, and... 

 Jetgirly Says:  For some reason I always believed that Vagreville, Alberta was home to the largest Easter egg in the world. Imagine my surprise when I found out Suceava was trying to steal Alberta's title! I had to see for myself, so I climbed the hill towards Suceava's citadel and found... 

 Jetgirly Says:  One of the last monasteries in Bucovina to be painted, Sucevita was also one of the last to become a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The most commonly used colors here are bright reds and greens, and exterior frescoes include scenes such as the Ladder of Virtues and the Tree of... 

 Jetgirly Says:  While Humor is known for its earthy red tones and Voronet gave birth to its own unique shade of blue, it is the sunny golden yellow tones that have made the frescoes of Moldovita ("Moldovitsa") famous. Another one of the painted monasteries of Bucovina that was added to the... 

 Jetgirly Says:  Pronounced "Voronets", Voronet Monastery is another world heritage site that makes an easy trip from Suceava. I visited Voronet Monastery as part of Monica's Big Four tour, departing from High Class Hostel. Unlike the earthy tones at Humor, Voronet features an exterior with... 

 Jetgirly Says:  An easy trip from Suceava is Humor Monastery, a world heritage site since 1993. Some say that it is miraculous that the frescoes of Humor and the other painted monasteries of Bucovina have survived the elements for hundreds of years. I visited Humor Monastery on a guided... 

 Jetgirly Says:  Casa Doamnei is located just outside Voronet, and it's THE BEST place to stop for lunch when you're visiting the painted monasteries of Bucovina. Just look at my photo- how can you want to eat anywhere else knowing there is authentic, traditional, country-style food just... 

 yumyum Says:  The bus to Chernivtsi usually leaves daily from the Long distance bus station in center of Suceava. But just sometimes it doesn't come. It's an old Ukrainian bus and it's not listed on the wall time table of the bus station. It leaves at 1 pm if it's here. So what you do is... 

 yumyum Says:  If you want to see a bustling market with lots of food stalls then you need to come here. There are also lots of small shops and stalls with all kinds of household and other items. At the edge of the market place there is a public pay toilet.If you need an unofficial...