Manastiri din Bucovina
Bucovina is one of the most attractive and popular tourist regions from Romania. Not by a coincidence, in this area, known nowadays in the whole world, was distinguished in 1975 with “Pome d’Or” toffee by the International Federation of Journalists and Tourist writers and the architectural monuments with interior and exterior frescos from this place were considered by UNESCO Universal Art Monuments.
Cradle of ancient civilization, where history goes together with the legend, Bucovina keeps the clues of the presence of the human beings from the oldest times. The 96 graves of incineration that were found in Zvoristea, like the archeological discoveries from Silistea Scheii, Suceava, Bosanci, Probota or Dolhestii Mari show the existence of traco-getic settlements and dacic very well contoured. The Bucovinean regions were the place where it developed in the 14th century, of the feudal independent statute of Moldova. Settlements like Baia, Siret, Suceava, Radauti have been keeping since nowadays buildings from the times of the first Moldavian voivodes. Other towns like Putna, where in 1871 the festivity of 400 years from the building of foundation of Stefan cel Mare transformed, with the participation of Mihai Eminescu, Mihai Slavici, Ciprian Porumbescu and of other youngsters from all over the country into a big manifestation of socializing between the Romanians from all over, was showing the role that the Suceveans had have in all this time.
Rasca Monastery
Year of construction: 1541-1546
Built by: Petru Rares
Location: Rasca, Suceava county
Summary: On the beginning, the church included the altar, the naos nave, the pronave and probably the exonarthex. At the Estical border, there are three apses, like in most of the cases of monasteries from the 16th century. A column which is sustained by the moldavian arches rises above the nave.
Saint Ioan the New Monastery
Year of construction: 1514-1522
Built by: Bogdan the 3rd and Stefanita Principles
Location: Suceava, Suceava County
Summary: From an architectural point of view, St George Monastery of St Ioan the New is important. It is the only church that presents a Trion plan, built during Stefan cel Mare and Petru Rares’s reign. It is very much alike to the Inaltarea la Cer church, from Neamt Monastery, which is a synthesis of the religious architecture from Moldova in the 15th century , from many point of view.
Slatina Monastery
Year of construction: 1554-1561
Built by: Alexandru Lapusneanu
Location: Slatina, Suceava county
Summary: Schimbarea la Fata Church is situated in the center of the monahal settlement. It was built like Probota Monastery, aon bigger dimensions, being the biggest church from Moldova until the end of the 18th century.
Sucevita Monastery
Year of construction: 1583
Built by: Irimia, Simion and Gheorghe Movila
Summary: This classic moldovian church, having 5 rooms, is the first one to present the new architectural models: 3 pedestals for the tower. The frescos are remarkable, colorful and well kept.
Voronet Monastery
Year of construction: 1488
Built by: Stefan cel Mare
Location: Voronet, Suceava county
Summary: St George Church of Voronet Monastery is probably the most popular church from Romania, for its exterior frescos, of a luminosity and strong colors, as well as for the hundreds faces well kept on the azure painting.
Dolhestii Mari Monastery
Year of construction: 1481
Built by: Sendrea Family
Location: Dolhestii Mari, Suceava county
Summary: The characteristic of this church is the presence of the 2 tall blockouts, with sharp arches, on each wall. In the ante-temple, these lateral alcoves had been used for the graves of the family that founded it. Only Maria Sendrea’s grave, Stefan cel Mare’s sister is clear.
