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Southern Bucovina

The painted monasteriesof southern Bucovina are among the greatest artistic monuments of Europe. The outside walls were erected at a time when northern Moldavia was threatened by Turkish invaders. They sheltered large popular armies. To educate and entertain illiterate soldiers and peasants, well known bible stories were portrayed on the outside walls in cartoon-style frescoes.

Some frescoes have been badly damaged by 450 years of exposure to the elements, but the intense colours - green at Sucevita, blue at Voronet, red at Humor - have been preserved. If your time is limited the Voronet and Moldovita monasteries are accessible by bus and train and provide a representative example of what Bucovina has to offer. To do a complete circuit of all the monasteries on your own requires three days; and it's best to hire a car, though it is possible to trek between the monasteries. Outside the main tourist season, you have a decent chance of being able to spend the night in Humor.

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