9 Things to See In

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9 THINGS TO SEE IN

SUCEAVA


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1. THE FORTRESS

The fortress is situated high above the city. You may not be able to spot it in summer but certainly

you will see the tall monument of the statue of the mounted ruler. It's not far from there.

There is an entry fee to the fortress and the cashier is by the restaurant before you walk down to the

fortress. Currently, the entry fee is 2 RON for adults and 5 RON for photos.

The fortress has been built from 1375-1391 by Petru Musat to defend the then Moldavian capital

Suceava from the Turks.During Steven the Great's reign defense towers were added and the walls were

heightened to 33 meters with a width of 4 meters. In the 17th century it withheld another Turkish attack

under Mohammed II. Finally under the Austro-Hungarian Empire the fortress was dismantled.


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2 . THE ROYAL INN

The Royal Inn is a former guest house originally dating back

to the 17th century. Eventually anyone was allowed to stay

there but from 1850 it was the hunting lodge of the Austrian

Kaiser Franz Joseph. Nowadays, you find an excellent museum

of folk art behind the thick walls.


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3.BUCOVINA VILLAGE MUSEUM

This open-air museum lies on the hill opposite the city center.

When you walk up the hill you first arrive at the Stefan cel Mare

monument. From there you can take the small path follwing the sign

if it's not wet and slippery. Otherwise just follow the road which will

take you right around the museum and lets you have enough peeks to

make up your mind about actually entering it.


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4 . THE CENTRE

This is the city's main square. Here you find the culture palace,

pedestrian zones, the big Mc at the bottom across the B.-dul Ana

Ipatescu. The fountain on this square has blue coloured water. When

we were there, there was a folk music concert at night because of an

election campain. Since the weather was very unfriendly there were

not many people listening to it.


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5 . ST. NICHOLAS CURCH

This church by the roundabout walking up from

the main square is very much in service. There is a

little shop which sells candles and other things in a

small separate building.


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6 . BISERICA DOMNITELOR

This church is painted white outside and there are

no frescos to be seen. Apparently, the ruler's

children were baptized here. At night time the

church is illuminated.


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7 .ST. JOHN THE NEW MONASTERY

The church in this monastery is called Biserica Sfantul Gheorghe and

additionallyB

iserica Sfantul Ion cel Nou, because John's bones are buried in ashrine inside the church. The building of this former Metropolitan church was

started in 1514 and was finished in 1527. Over time the church underwent

significant changes.

Some of the monasteries ramparts still exists as well as the bell tower

through which you enter the monastery. The bell tower dates back to 1589.


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8 . S TEP HEN THE G R EATM ON U M EN T

Stefan the Great lived from 1457 till 1504. Stefan's father Bogdan

II was murdered and Stefan inherited a difficult heritage. He was an

excellent politician and battleman. Under his reign all the neighbours

with ambition to his lands had to give up. After each battle he won he

fasted for 4 days in honor of God and had a new church built. He is

buried in Putna monastery.


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9 . ST. DUMITRIU CHURCH

The St. Dumitriu church was built in 1534/35 bythe order of Petru Rares in Moldovian style. The

bell tower is from 1561. In frescos inside were all

blackened by candle smoke.


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