Agnes Felber's Travel Posts
June 14, 2015
Monastery of Dragomirna
The Dragomirna Monastery was built during the first three decades of the 17th century, 15 km from Suceava. It is the tallest medieval monastery in Bucovina and…
June 13, 2015
Voronet Monastery, Romania
Perhaps the most famous and stunning of the painted monasteries is Voronet, founded in 1487 by Stephen the Great to celebrate a victory over the Turks. Widely…
June 11, 2015
Moldovita Monastery, Romania
Moldovita Monastery The Monastery of Moldovita located in the village of Vatra Moldovitei, was built by Petru Rares in 1532. The Siege of Constantinople…
June 10, 2015
Humor Monastery, Romania
Founded in 1530, Humor is rather small, physically, but it looms large among Bucovina’s treasures with a variety of frescoes dating from 1535, including one…
June 09, 2015
Arbore Monastery, Romania
The highlight of the small Arbore church is a scene from Genesis, which adorns the western wall. The only church in the region with no belfry towers, because it…
June 08, 2015
The Painted Church in Patrauti, Romania
Patrauti Church Patrauti Church Location: Bucovina – Northeastern Romania Nearby large town: Suceava (5 miles southeast) Built in 1487 and dedicated to the Holy…
June 06, 2015
150 Shades of Grey in the Turda Salt Mine
Salt was first extracted here during the antiquity and the mine continuously produced table salt from the Middle Ages (the mine being first mentioned in 1075)…
June 05, 2015
Turda Gorge, Romania
Turda Gorge (Cheile Turzii in Romanian) is a natural reserve (on Hășdate River) situated 6 km west of Turda and about 15 km south-east of Cluj-Napoca, in…
June 02, 2015
Corvin Castle, Romania
Corvin Castle, also known as Hunyadi Castle or Hunedoara Castle, is a Gothic-Renaissance castle in Hunedoara, in Romania. It is one of the largest castles in…
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