The highlight of the small Arbore church is a scene from Genesis (entrance 10 ROL), which adorns the western wall. It is the only church in the region with no belfry towers because it was not built by a prince, the monastery was founded in 1503 by Luca Arbore, the advisor of Stephen the...
Among the most picturesque treasures of Romania are the Painted Monasteries of Bucovina (in northeastern Romania). Their painted exterior walls are decorated with elaborate 15th and 16th-century frescoes featuring portraits of saints and prophets, scenes from the life of Jesus, images of...
Agapia Monastery is one the most important Orthodox nuns convent in Romania, initially built between 1641-1643 and later expanded. The monastery is famous around the world due to its interior frescoes painted in 1858 by the great Romanian painter Nicolae Grigorescu. There are two...
Cloudy weather followed us to Iași – the second largest city in Romania. It is situated on the Bahlui River near its confluence with the Prut River in the Moldavian plain, just 13 km west of the border with Moldova. In 1565, Iasi became the capital of Moldavia and for a short period of...
Our next stop was the capital city of the historical region of Western Moldavia, in northeastern Romania. Because of its privileged location in the Eastern Carpathian Mountains, Piatra-Neamƫ is considered one of the most picturesque cities in Romania. It lies in the valley of the Bistriƫa...
In the afternoon we have stopped in front of the Aranykakas restaurant in Sândominic. It was supposed to be only an overnight stop, but in the end, we spent there 6 days. Once we have parked, our rear batteries stopped charging, so we have started some troubleshooting the next morning. We...
We have arrived late for our last overnight in Moldova to Bălți. It is the second-largest city and it is sometimes also called “the northern capital”, it is a major industrial, cultural and commercial center and transportation hub in the north of the country. Appearing from...
Soroca is boasting both a medieval fortress dating from the days of Ștefan cel Mare and several new “fortresses” built by members of the Roma community, that’s why Soroca is known as the country’s Gypsy Capital. After so many centuries of struggle, it is perhaps unsurprising that those...
The fantastic Tipova Cave Monastery (entrance 10 MDL) is built into cliffs that tower some 200m above the Dniestr River’s right (west) bank, in the tiny village of Tipova some 95km northeast of Chişinău. The monastery consists of three religious chambers and monastic cells linked by...
The “Holy Trinity” Monastery of Saharna, situated about 110 km north of Chisinau on the right side of the Nistru, is considered one of the biggest centers of Moldovan religious pilgrimages. Here can be found the unique relicts of St. Cuvios Macarie, and on the top of the high cliff...