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Moldova's leafy capital, the base for the vast underground wine cellars of Cricova and Mileștii Mici.
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Suceava Fortress
The restored seat fortress of the Moldavian princes, which held off the Ottoman sultan in 1476.
- Open
- Every day
- Price
- Paid
- Time Needed
- 1½ hours
- Address
- Strada Cetății, SuceavaDirections
- Getting There
- A 20-minute walk from the center of Suceava.
Why Go
Suceava was Moldavia's capital, and Stephen the Great strengthened its fortress so well that Mehmed II, conqueror of Constantinople, failed to take it. Walk the walls and towers, then visit the Bucovina Village Museum beside it, an open-air collection of old wooden houses and churches.
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