Bucovina is famous for its monasteries with painted exterior frescoes, by their reputation those have been included in the UNESCO World Heritage, especially those of Voronet, Arbore, Humor, Moldavita, Sucevita, Putna and Dragomirna. These architectural treasures are in an exceptional natural setting between the valleys and the rivers Suceava and Moldova. The forests [...]
The south and north of Bucovina in Romania
Until today, the south of Bucovina is part of the Romanian state. The most important city of the duchy of Bucovina, which was Cernauti (in Romanian), Chernovtsy (for the Ukrainians), Chermivtsy (in Russian): resounds like a ghost in the European memory. Leaning against the eastern slope of the Carpathian mountain range, the city [...]
History of Bucovina (Romania)
The work of Prince Dimitrie Cantemir "Descrierea Moldovei" (The Description of Moldavia) of 1716 refers to this region in relation to the way of organizing the administrative life in the form of a "republic" composed of about fifteen localities that had their own laws and judges. The stages of self-determination are the following: [...]
The city of Iaşi in Romania
Iasi, the legendary city of Romania, is a city that makes you feel moved just by saying its name. For the Romanian people it has long become a symbol. The beauty of the site, the harmony of the seven hills on which it is built engage us, as many others before us, to compare the position of the city to that of Rome. [...]
Let's discover Bucovina (Eastern Europe region)
We have been wondering for a long time... Which article will we start this blog with? As great travel enthusiasts, we wanted to pay tribute to a region we particularly appreciate, the first region we visited and which made us want to start this travel blog: Bucovina, [...]