Putna Monastery is located about 70 kilometers from the city of Suceava and is part of the so-called Moldavian monasteries, a group of Romanian Orthodox monasteries in southern Bukovina.

According to a legend told by the historian Ion Neculce, before founding the monastery, Stephen the Great shot an arrow from a mountain into the nearby Carpathian valley. The prince decided to build an altar at the spot where his arrow landed. Afterwards, Prince Stephen had the monastery built between 1466 and 1469.

The monastery was consecrated on September 3, 1470. At that time, Putna Monastery was a flourishing cultural center. Between the 15th and 16th centuries, clergy and chroniclers from the region were trained there.

We thank Mrs. Monika Opreapopa for sending and allowing us to use these pictures.

The monasteries of Bukovina (Bucovina) are located in Suceava County in the northeast of Romania.

They include the areas and monasteries of Putna, Sucevita, Vatra Moldoviței, Arbore, Monastirea Humorului, Cacica, Botoșana, Cajvana, Patrauți, Mitocul Dragomirnei, Scheia, Ilișesti, Udești, Baia, Rașca, Slatina, Vama, Sadova, Fundu Moldovei, Pojorata, Dorna Arini, Ciocanești, Panaci, the towns of Gura Humorului, Dolhasca, as well as the communities of Suceava, Siret, Campulung Moldovenesc, Falticeni, Vatra Dornei.

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The monasteries of Bukovina (Bucovina) are located in Suceava County in the northeast of Romania.

They include the areas and monasteries of Putna, Sucevita, Vatra Moldoviței, Arbore, Monastirea Humorului, Cacica, Botoșana, Cajvana, Patrauți, Mitocul Dragomirnei, Scheia, Ilișesti, Udești, Baia, Rașca, Slatina, Vama, Sadova, Fundu Moldovei, Pojorata, Dorna Arini, Ciocanești, Panaci, the towns of Gura Humorului, Dolhasca, as well as the communities of Suceava, Siret, Campulung Moldovenesc, Falticeni, Vatra Dornei.

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We thank Tom & Helga for these beautiful pictures from their Romania tour in September and October 2024. Many thanks! 🥰

Putna Monastery is located about 70 kilometers from the city of Suceava and is part of the so-called Moldavian monasteries, a group of Romanian Orthodox monasteries in southern Bukovina.

According to a legend told by the historian Ion Neculce, before founding the monastery, Stephen the Great shot an arrow from a mountain into the nearby Carpathian valley. The prince decided to build an altar at the spot where his arrow landed. Afterwards, Prince Stephen had the monastery built between 1466 and 1469.

The monastery was consecrated on September 3, 1470. At that time, Putna Monastery was a flourishing cultural center. Between the 15th and 16th centuries, clergy and chroniclers from the region were trained there.

We thank Mrs. Monika Opreapopa for sending and allowing us to use these pictures.

The UNESCO World Heritage-listed monasteries of Bukovina (Bucovina), known as the Moldavian Monasteries, are located in Suceava County in northeastern Romania.

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They include the areas and monasteries of Putna, Sucevita, Vatra Moldoviței, Arbore, Monastirea Humorului, Cacica, Botoșana, Cajvana, Patrauți, Mitocul Dragomirnei, Scheia, Ilișesti, Udești, Baia, Rașca, Slatina, Vama, Sadova, Fundu Moldovei, Pojorata, Dorna Arini, Ciocanești, Panaci, as well as the towns of Gura Humorului, Dolhasca, and the municipalities of Suceava, Siret, Câmpulung Moldovenesc, Fălticeni, and Vatra Dornei.

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The monasteries of Bukovina (Bucovina) are located in Suceava County, in the northeast of Romania.

They include the areas and monasteries of Putna, Sucevita, Vatra Moldoviței, Arbore, Monastirea Humorului, Cacica, Botoșana, Cajvana, Patrauti, Mitocul Dragomirnei, Scheia, Ilișesti, Udești, Baia, Rașca, Slatina, Vama, Sadova, Fundu Moldovei, Pojorata, Dorna Arini, Ciocanești, Panaci, the towns of Gura Humorului, Dolhasca, as well as the municipalities of Suceava, Siret, Campulung Moldovenesc, Falticeni, Vatra Dornei.

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Places, sites, and lots of nature you shouldn't miss in 2025. Beautiful pictures of wonderful travel destinations in Romania.

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The Danube Gorge / Iron Gates | Putna Monastery | Red Lake | Palace of Culture in Iași | Curtea de Argeș | Voroneț Monastery | The Merry Cemetery of Săpânța | Government Palace in Bucharest

A small selection of cities, places and destinations that you should definitely visit when traveling through Romania.

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City of Sighisoara in Mures County | Barsana Monastery in Maramures County | Corvin / Hunedoara Castle in Hunedoara County | City of Sibiu in Sibiu County | Bran Castle in Brasov County | Peles Castle in Prahova County | Putna Monastery in Suceava County | the Black Sea and its beaches | the Carpathian Mountains, nature and sooooo much more

The Putna Monastery is located about 70 kilometers from the city of Suceava, in the county of the same name, Suceava. Today, it is part of a group of Romanian Orthodox monasteries – the Moldavian monasteries – in southern Bukovina.

We thank Vlad the Impaler - Dracula for the permission to use this image.

The Sihastria Putnei Monastery is located in the northeast of Romania, about 70 kilometers from the city of Suceava.

The better known Putna Monastery (Putna commune) is also close to this monastery (approx. 3 km in a north-easterly direction).

We thank Vlad the Impaler - Dracula for the permission to use this picture.

Putna Monastery is located about 70 kilometers from the city of Suceava, in the county of the same name.

Today it belongs to a group of Romanian Orthodox monasteries – the Moldavian monasteries – situated in southern Bukovina.

The monastery was built between 1466 and 1469 and consecrated in 1470. The monastery museum preserves many precious manuscripts, maps, paintings, icons, linen cloths, and other ecclesiastical objects dating back to the 15th century. Worth mentioning are the self-portrait of Stephen the Great’s second wife, Maria of Mangop, and the skull of Saint Ghenadie.

We thank Mrs. Farkas Ildiko for granting permission to use these wonderful pictures.

Putna Waterfall is located in Vrancea district, on the administrative territory of Tulnici municipality, near Lepșa village.

It is about 80 meters long and the water gathers in a lake about 12 meters deep.

Putna Monastery, in northeastern Romania, is located about 70 kilometers from the city of Suceava. It belongs to a group of Romanian Orthodox monasteries - the so-called Moldovan monasteries - in southern Bukovina (historical landscape in the border area between Central, South-Eastern and Eastern Europe).

Putna Monastery is located at approx. 70 kilometers from the city of Suceava and is part of the so-called Moldovan monasteries, a group of Romanian Orthodox monasteries in southern Bukovina.

According to a legend of the historian Ion Neculce, Stephen the Great shot an arrow from a mountain in the nearby Carpathian Valley, in 1466, before the establishment of the monastery. The prince decided to build an altar at the place where his arrow was blocked. After that, Prince Stephen built the monastery between 1466 and 1469.

On September 3, 1470, the monastery was inaugurated and Putna Monastery was a thriving cultural center. Clerics and chroniclers in the region were trained there between the 15th and 16th centuries.

Sihastria Putnei Monastery is an Orthodox monastery in Romania, located in Putna municipality in Suceava County.

The church in the picture, also called „ Quellenkirche ”, is on the left, 200 meters before entering the monastery.

Sihastria Putnei Monastery is a Romanian Orthodox monastery in the municipality of Putna in the Suceava district.

Putna Waterfall in the Putna-Vrancea Natural Park, about 20 km from Focșani and the Botanical Garden (botanical garden) in Galați, both exactly three years ago.

Sihăstria Putnei Monastery is a Romanian Orthodox monastery in Putna, Suceava County.

Thanks to photographer Sorin Onisor ( https://www.facebook.com/sorinonisor ) for allowing this photo (March 30, 2022) for use.

Putna Monastery, in northeastern Romania, is located about 70 kilometers from the city of Suceava. It belongs to a group of Romanian Orthodox monasteries - the so-called Moldovan monasteries - in southern Bukovina (historical landscape in the border area between Central, South-Eastern and Eastern Europe).