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Dragomirna Monastery

A tall, narrow monastery church of the early 1600s, its walls carved all over in stone patterns.

Photo: Alessio Damato · CC BY-SA 3.0
Open
Every day
Price
Free; donations welcome
Time Needed
1 hour
Address
Mitocu DragomirneiDirections
Getting There
About 20 minutes by car north of Suceava.

Why Go

It's the tallest medieval church in northern Moldavia, built within fortified walls among fir and oak woods. Instead of painted walls, its exterior is carved with a belt of stone rope and geometric patterns, and a lake lies below the monastery.

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