Southern Bukovina is the part of historical Bukovina now in Romania. It consists of the Suceava county.
Cities
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Map of Southern Bukovina
- 1 Suceava
- 2 Câmpulung Moldovenesc
- 3 Ciocănești – a village known for its folk-decorated houses
- 4 Gura Humorului – Voroneț Monastery and Humor Monastery
- 5 Rădăuţi
Understand
[edit]The region is famous for its Painted Monasteries - some of them listed as UNESCO world heritage sites.
Get in
[edit]By plane
[edit]- 1 Stefan cel Mare International Airport (SCV IATA) (is 11 km east of the city). The airport is small with few services.
Get around
[edit]See
[edit]- Eight churches (seven in Bukovina) in the region make up the World Heritage site "Churches of Moldavia":
- 1 Putna Monastery (Mănăstirea Putna).
- 2 Hermit Daniil's Cave (Chilia lui Daniil Sihastrul).
- 3 Moldovița Monastery (Mănăstirea Moldovița).
- 4 Sucevița Monastery (Mănăstirea Sucevița).
- 5 Dragomirna Monastery (Mănăstirea Dragomirna).
- 6 Arbore Church (Biserica Arbore).
- 7 Church of the Holy Cross, Pătrăuți (Biserica Înălțarea Sfintei Cruci, Pătrăuți).
Do
[edit]Eat
[edit]Drink
[edit]Stay safe
[edit]Go next
[edit]The road to Borsa (no. 18) is catastrophic. It is full with holes, so unless you really need to travel, choose another direction. For a distance of 25 km, you can go at the maximum of 20 km/hour. Also, with motorcycles you really need to choose another direction.