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Arbore Church
A village church whose west wall is covered in rows of tiny painted scenes in vivid green.
- Open
- Every day
- Price
- Paid; a small fee
- Time Needed
- 30 minutes
- Address
- ArboreDirections
- Getting There
- About 30 minutes by car north of Gura Humorului.
Why Go
A nobleman of Stephen the Great's court built the small church in 1503; its frescoes were painted in 1541. They are among the finest of Bucovina, with lives of the saints set out like a picture book along the west wall.
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