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Pro
Castle, churches and a most friendly hostel!
Con
overcrowded with tourists...go there after 5pm!
In a nutshell
an extraordinary picture book
Good base area to tour painted monasteries
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...
Wander Through a Traditional Romanian Village
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...
Celebrate Easter on a Grand Scale
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...
Excursion: Moldovita Monastery
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: Well, stork-watching that is. I have never seen so many storks before! Sadly, while their urban and suburban nests make for great photo opportunities, the fact that between eighty and ninety percent of white stork nests are atop electric poles means the stork population is...
Jetgirly Says: It's hard to give up a good thing, and by the time I found Giovanni's I'd already learned that Romanian pizza is a very, very good thing. So, for the second time in three nights I found myself sitting down for a pizza dinner, this time at Giovanni's in the heart of Suceava....
Casa Doamnei: Authentic, Homestyle Cooking
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...
lotharscheer Says: The only bus to Chernivtsi leaves at 1.15 pm, 2 hour traveltime, maybe 2 hour at the border, about 5 Euro. There are also some minibuses, running when full, leaving from a parkinglot next to the market, near the busstation.
Bus from Suceava to Chernivtsi (Ukraine)
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...
Kaufland Supermarket: Self-Catering Paradise
Jetgirly Says: If you'll be doing any self-catering in Suceava, Kaufland Supermarket is the best place to stock up on food and beverages. It's located right in the city center and has an expansive assortment of local and international food products, all at very affordable prices. Even if...
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...
yumyum Says: When you make your way to the hill opposite the city center to visit the Village museum or the fortress then you may have to deal with a flooded footpath. Also you may want to take a water bottle with you for the 15-20 minutes hike as you will climb up lots of steps until...
yumyum Says: In the center of Suceava on Str. Dimitrie Onciu you will also find a synagogue. If you are interested in more churches then check out the Armenian one, or the new one at the end of Str. Veronica Micle. Then there is the Mirautilor church or the Zamca monastery.
Dabs Says: Suceava can be used as a base to visit the painted monasteries in Bucovina, had I not hired someone to take us around, I probably would have based my visit out of the Best Western in Gura Humorului which was closer to what we wanted to see.
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We came to Suceava on our way from Cluj-Napoca to Chernivtsi in Ukraine. Make sure that you will visit the Moldavian monasteries from Suceava. Most of those outdoor and indoor wall painted churches......
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Suceava and Southern Bucovina 2005
We arrived in Suceava by bus, coming from Botosani. The bus station was located in the heart of the city. We walked from the bus station to the central square of the city. Suceava was a much more...
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I never will be abble to write all the beauty than your eyes could see in this part of Romania. I confess I´m in love with this country, but if I must choose between all the corners, regions,...
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Home Sweet Home for a Bucovina Monastery Visit
Suceava makes an excellent home base for a visit to the painted monasteries of Bucovina (UNESCO World Heritage Sites). You should consider staying at High Class Hostel, where AMAZING hostess Monica......
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Located in the North-East of Romania, with roots going back to the far Palaeolithic (100,000-10,000 BC), Suceava county’s evolution marked the history of the Romanians with significant moments. This...
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