Suceava: Hotels and Accommodation

The Rarău Massif offers opportunities for cycling, trekking, horse riding, ski touring, freeriding, off-road activities, ice climbing, mountaineering, sport climbing and paragliding. It can be reached via three roads. Finding a hotel in Suceava is a separate step in planning your trip.

Winter and Nature

The Via Transilvanica begins in Bukovina, more precisely at Putna Monastery. The Bukovina section of this route is 144 kilometres long. Putna Monastery is approximately 1.5 kilometres from Putna railway station.

At 2,100 metres, Pietrosul is the highest peak in the Călimani Mountains and can be reached from Gura Haitii. The Slătioara virgin forest has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 7 July 2017 and is part of the Rarău–Giumalău Natura 2000 Site of Community Importance.

Culture and History

The Suceava Fortress features a permanent exhibition on medieval weapons, the coats of arms of Moldavian princes and boyars, and the medieval treasure of Moldavia. For almost 200 years, it was the most important residence of the Moldavian princes.

Hanul Domnesc is a historic building documented in 1627 and originally the home of the Moldavian prince Miron Barnovschi. Its permanent exhibition presents six ethnographic zones of Suceava County: Fălticeni, Humor, Dorna, Rădăuți, Câmpulung Moldovenesc and Suceava. On the ground floor, Hanul Domnesc recreates an 18th- and 19th-century inn with period furnishings, as well as objects related to transport and hunting.

Monasteries and Sacred Sites

The Roman Catholic church in Cacica was built in 1904 by the local Polish community and was granted the status of a minor basilica in 2000. Cacica Salt Mine is one of the oldest European extraction sites for salt recrystallised from brine; the Ferdinand shaft was opened in 1791.

Arbore Monastery is a UNESCO World Heritage Site; the church was founded by Luca Arbore and initially used as a family burial place. Sucevița Monastery combines Byzantine and Gothic elements with architectural features of the old Moldavian wooden churches. Moldovița Monastery is a fortified ensemble founded in 1532 and painted in 1537. Voroneț Monastery is known for the globally unique “Voroneț blue” in the background of its exterior frescoes.

Museums and Traditions

The Bukovina Village Museum displays traditional farmhouses and community buildings, regional occupations and crafts, and the way of life of the people of Bukovina. In its workshops, traditional craft techniques are demonstrated and taught to children and tourists.

The “Arta Lemnului” Museum in Câmpulung Moldovenesc displays exhibits on traditional occupations of the region, woodworking, log rafting, hunting and fishing, as well as various household items. Ciocănești is known for traditional motifs painted on the exterior façades of its houses.

Further destination pages: Fundu Moldovei, Pojorâta, Sadova, Câmpulung Moldovenesc Region

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