Visit the Villages

Marginea village

Marginea is a village in Suceava County, Bukovina, Romania, a major tourist center, located at the intersection of the main tourist routes in Bukovina.

Marginea is a famous folk art center, best known for black pottery that is produced here. Occupation of pottery has traditions in the village. Here is manually shaped clay vessels with clay to manufacture household for cooking or processing of milk and various other ornamental forms. Ceramics produced here is unique internationally through black resulting from combustion, as well as specific forms of traditional modeling. In the village there are now houses an architecture that keeps a history of more than 100 years.

Putna village

Putna is the village where the great monastery of Putna is built.

Putna Monastery is an Orthodox monastic shrine, one of the most important cultural, religious and artistic Romanian. It was called "The Jerusale of Romanian People" (M. Eminescu).

The monastery is located 33 km from the city Radauti in northern Moldova.

Monastery was an important cultural center, there were copied manuscripts and precious miniatures were made. Monastic abode has a rich museum, with embroideries, manuscripts, religious objects, icons, etc..

According to old chronicles Moldavian monastery building, built by Stephen the Great (whose tomb is here), began in 1466 and ended in 1469. Enclosure, the entrance tower and the fortifications were completed in 1481. The church was devastated by the armies of Thymus Khmelnytsky, recontruire works were started in Prince George Stephen (1653 - 1658) in 1654 and finished under the reign of Eustatie Dabija (1661 to 1665), in 1662. The monastery was restored in 1756 - 1760 by Bishop James Putneanul care, then in 1902, when the roof was rebuilt by architect Romstorfer, and more recently, from 1961 to 1975.

Sucevita village

The village is a secular Sucevita Romanian settlement located at the margins of Obcina Mare, the western boundary of Radau (Radauti) Depression was and is known in the country and not only because of her diligent and hardworking people, but here and there Sucevita Monastery - founded Movilesti. The first documentary mention all the family is related to the settlement Mogila and raised here, and is dated 6 August 1582. The words and chronicler Miron Costin "Voda Jeremiah died in 7116 (1606). Rămasu I have charity in the country, namely monastery Suceviţa made by him. "Monastery existence has made its mark in the history of the village's development, especially in terms of historical, cultural and current affairs, travel. Question to be revealed is that here, at all times, visitors came and wine also attracted by the existence of historical monuments (one of five '''pearls of Bukovina), but inegalabilul and geographical landscape.

Soft peaks, of 400-1000 meters of Obcinii Large covered with arboreal vegetation mainly composed of coniferous give the area a special charm and quiet and relaxation, supported by fresh air, attractive,, called''walk and relaxation. Nature has been generous with a relatively rich hydrographic network. Streams with clear water, on all slopes are collected Sucevita Creek which runs through the village from west to east and then continuing during the village edge, Volovăţ by City Radau edge and then flows into the Suceava River.

Sucevita is a mountain village, scattered, located along National Road 17 connecting cities A Campulung Moldovenesc laugh. Relatively small distances, the modern era, 20 km. by Radau, 57 km. to Campulung and 60 km from Suceava, allow easy connection to all those who come and want to visit Sucevita. Inhabitants, the economic structure are: farmers, pensioners, workers in the exploration and woodworking and more new homepage. In recent years following the flood of Romanian and foreign tourists increased number of people who deal with tourism and agrotourism. In the village are a large number of rural locations and hotels with a total accommodation capacity of 1000 seats.

Influx of visitors to the monastery and surrounding Sucevita raises problems for local community as well. One is the preservation of natural beauty in optimal conditions by providing a controlled and responsible economic development, local community contribution to conservation and environmental improvement environment is a duty to those who will follow us.

From local cultural heritage and valuing local traditions in the context of current development of the village, formed and trained amateur artistic groups in the community: all "Cetina" the School with classes I - VIII "Dimitrie Vatamaniuc" Sucevita and Folk group "Mountain Flowers" Cultural House of Suceava. Local events have become traditional "Suceviţene Culture Days", "Tourism Fair", "berry Festival," Festival chop "," Ball householders "and" Winter Festival habits "are all occasions to assert local talent and growth of local social cohesion. Co-initiate a genuine recovery program through the local folk tradition "Ball householders and support artisans working folk garments and other handicrafts, enriching ethnographic collections located at School of General Policy.

Amateur teams of the village also participated in various events at the county level and artistic programs presented at the tourist guesthouses. For the future we plan a greater diversification of existing genera artistic programs, harnessing the genuine local folk arts demonstrations, cultural heritage and knowledge to the assertion of local talents.

Baia village

Baia, formerly known as Fair of Moldova (in Hungarian Moldvabánya in trans. "Mining Moldova" in German Stadt Molde, Molde and Mulda) is a commune in Suceava, Moldova, Romania, residence of the village with the same name. Here was one of the oldest cities in Moldova, perhaps the oldest royal residence in the country.


Point of interest

* White Church - built by Stephen the Great attributed, probably after the battle of 14-15 December 1467 with Matthias Corvinus
* Church of the Assumption of BAIA - built by Petru Rares in 1532
* Catholic Cathedral of BAIA - built in 1410 on orders from Prince Alexander the Good, now in ruins