Start from Suceava about 9.00am, this tour covering 200km scenic trip where will discover the Painted Monasteries of Bucovina - UNESCO heritage and gets back 5.00pm.
We’ll start with Humor Monastery (1530) surrounded by beautiful hills covered by forests. It is smaller, than the other complexes, with prevailing hues of red-brown and a depiction of the Devil as the 'Scarlet Woman'!.
After that we’ll drive to the nearby Voronet Monastery (1488) amazes with its unique blue color, obtained from lapis lazuli, known as Voronet blue. Voronet has been called the Sistine Chapel of the East, and once you see these magnificent "Last Judgment" Frescos, you will fully understand why.
Then passing through Vama village, we'll reach the Moldovita Monastery (1532) of particular interest is a depiction of the Siege of Constantinople with the Christians winning!
Driving on one of the most beautiful roads in the country, crossing the gentle slopes of
Bucovina Mountains, admiring the amazing panoramas from the Ciumarna Pass, we'll reach the Sucevita Monastery (1586). Sucevita Monastery is the largest of all, looking more like a mighty fortress than a monastery. Particular in painting
iconography is “Moses’ Life” of the burial chamber, but "The ladder of John Climax" fresco is considered one of the best of Sucevita.
The next stop we’ll be at the Marginea village one of 3 important pottery centers of Romania. We’ll see the workshops where the talented craftsmen make the renowned black pottery. After enjoying a beautiful day you’ll back to Suceava, maybe little tired but better soulfully.
PRICE:25 Euro/person, minimum 4 persons/tour. Included services:
Transport with middle class car or van.
Price does not include: entrance fees, foto and video taxes, lunch.
!!! Our accommodation offer start from 11 Euro/person, check here.
Do you want to spend more days to discovery Bucovina and its suroundings? We offer following daily tours: Bucovina extra day tour, Bucovina outdoor travel, Northern Bucovina - Ukraine, Moldavia tour and Maramures tour.
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