Itinerary

Day 1

ROUTING: GURA HUMORULUI
- Upon arrival to Bucovina your host will welcome you to the area (Note: If you
require a transfer from Suceava or another location inquire for details to
arrange this)
- Check in accomodation
- Enjoy a half day tour of the precincts of Humor
- The Monastery of Voronet The St. George Church. One of the best-known
establishment of Stefan the Great and also the best-known monument of the
medieval religious art in Bucovina is a few kilometres from the town of Gura
Humorului. It lies under afforested mountains, full of freshness and peace.
Built in 1488, the building was destined by the ruler to his most faithful
adviser, Daniil the Hermit. His tomb is in the monastery and his well-known
shelter carved in stone is at Putna.
It is a quite small church with a three-conic plan. Architecturally it is
characteristic to the Moldavian style of this time: a tower suspended on vaults
with diagonal arches. The altar and the naos had preserved the original interior
painting since the church was built. Impressive in many respects, this painting
is as important as the exterior fresco and impress, among others, due to its
extraordinary votive picture, newly cleaned.
In 1547 the closed porch was added to the church and the exterior wall was
painted at the request of Bishop Grigore Rosca. The exterior wall becomes famous
for its “Voronet blue”. The herald Marcus seems to be the creator of this
fresco. It projects its colour harmony and the rigour of composition on the
well-known intense blue background.
The monastery's fortified precincts preserve the remains of some buildings and
the belfry. Furthermore, the Voronet exeterior decoration ends the great epoch
of mural painting supported by Petru Rares (1527 : 1538 and 1541-1546).
- The Humor Monastery The Assumption of The Virgin Church The present
monastery is the establishment of the chancellor Teodor Bubuiog, who built it in
1530. It replaced an older building and its ruins can still be seen in the
village. The church is a masterpiece of the old Moldavian art due the harmony of
its proportions and its interior and exterior wall painting.
This dates back to 1535 and was achieved by the request of the ruler Petru Rares
by an important artist of the time: Toma from Suceava. The frescos are
predominantly red. The church has nor steeples, but shows the oldest open porch,
the first of this kind in the Moldavian church architecture. The belfry was
built by the ruler Vasile Lupu in 1641.
- The dendrological Park Arinis, The suspended Bridge, The Museum of Popular
Customs from Bucovina, and A country farm
- Dinner at accommodation
- Overnight in Gura Humorului
ACCOMMODATION: HILDES RESIDENCE PENSION ****
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Day 2

ROUTING: GURA HUMORULUI - VAMA - MOLDOVITA - SUCEVITA - MARGINEA - RADAUTI -
PATRAUTI - DRAGOMIRNA - SUCEAVA - GURA HUMORULUI
- Breakfast
- In the morning meet with your local English-Speaking guide and enjoy a full
day tour of the surrounding area
- The Moldovita Monastery The Feast Of The Annunciation Church. The land
slides destroyed the oldest monastery in Moldovita. The present monastery has
its precinct strengthen by high walls and towers. It dates to 1532 when the
ruler Petru Rares ordered it. It is an old art monument wich impresses due to
both its steeple on top of the naos, supported by ranged arches ant its wall
painting. It dates to 1537 and covers both interior and the exterior. “Jesse's
Tree” and “The Defence of Constantinopole” are very well preserved there. In
1612 Bishop Efrem remade the fortified precinct, built a worshipping room (which
shelters today a valuable old Moldavian art collection) and the tower near the
gate.
- The Sucevita Monastery. The largest of the four Bucovina painted monasteries
(built in the late 14 C). Illustrationates Ladder of Virtue.
- Lunch in restaurant
- Black pottery workshop in Marginea, Bogdana Church in Radauti, Patrauti
Church, Dragomirna Monastery, and The Fortress of Suceava
- Ending the day back at your accommodation
- Dinner at accommodation
- Overnight in Gura Humorului
ACCOMMODATION: HILDES RESIDENCE PENSION ****
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Day 3

ROUTING: GURA HUMORULUI
- Breakfast
- Check out and final good-bye from your Romanian host

Extra Information

Inclusions -

Local Taxes

Exclusions -

Airfare - Alcoholic drinks - Gratuities - Extra charges of hotel, eg. Laundry, telephone or fax charges, room service, etc.. - Entrance fees and photo charges to the monuments (to be paid directly) - Insurance

Extras -

Visit Bucovina! A place where time has stopped, where the old customs and
traditions, occupations and crafts forgotten long ago are still alive, where
people are warm and gentle and always eager to host your happily. Come to
Bucovina and you will leave wishing you had been born here.

We welcome you to stay a few days in a charming guesthouse in Gura Humorului. A
beautiful little mountain town in the county of Suceava, situated at the bottom
of the Bucovina mountains, near the clear and calm waters of the Moldova river.
GURA HUMORULUI was first mentioned linked with the beginning of the monastery
settlements of the monasteries Gura Humorului and Voronet, in the 15-th century.

Charming Bucovina Short Stay Tour PackageLocal Attractions include; Humor
Monastery, Voronet Monastery, The Museum of Popular Customs in Bucovina, the
Dendrological Park, traditional sheepfolds and farmsteads.

Attractions In The Area; The Monasteries of Moldovita, Sucevita, Putna,
Dragomira, Probota, Baia the Cacica saltmine, the millenary woods Slatioara,
Steven the Great's fortress in Suceava, The History Museum Complex "The Art of
Wood" Museum, Ciprian Porumbescu Memorial House, The Irimescu Museum, The
Gallery of Outstanding People, The Water Museum, Mihail Sadoveanu Memorial
House.


Discover Bucovina, the treasure of Northern Romania!!