Maramureș & Bukovina
14 lesser-known places in Maramureș & Bukovina, with history, curiosities, a map and tours nearby.
Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors
14 places
Arbore Church
Suceava · small painted church built in 1502
Bogdana Monastery
Rădăuți · oldest church in Moldavia, princely tombs
Budești Josani Church
Maramureș · UNESCO wooden church with a 26 m tower
Church of the Holy Archangels, Rogoz
Rogoz · UNESCO wooden church with 1785 murals
Church of the Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple in Bârsana
Bârsana · UNESCO wooden church, moved twice
Humor Monastery
Suceava · UNESCO painted church with red frescoes
Ieud Hill Church
Maramureș · UNESCO wooden church with painted walls
Moldovița Monastery
Bukovina · fortified nunnery with UNESCO frescoes
Putna Monastery
Suceava · Stephen the Great’s tomb and trail start
Săpânța-Peri Monastery
Maramureș · 78 m wooden church by the Tisza
Șimleu Silvaniei Fort
Sălaj · ruined ancestral castle of the Báthory family
Stephen’s Tower
Baia Mare · medieval bell tower with city views
Sucevița Monastery
Bukovina · fortified convent with a UNESCO painted church
Saint Parascheva Wooden Church, Desești
Maramureș · painted wooden church, UNESCO site