Gura Humorului, Romania

Gura Humorului was our starting point for our visit throughout the Bucovina region of Romania, where we visited some of the most famous painted monasteries in this region. Starting in the second half of the 15th century, and continuing for more than a ...

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... was a reasonable motel very close to the station willing to let us share a room, so it all worked out fine. Using Gura Humorului as a base, we went to visit the monasteries of Voronets, Moldivita and Humor, all within easy reach. The unique aspect of ...

Sucevita is another one of those fantastic painted monasteries of Bukavina. I thought it would be one monastery too many, but it wasn't. Really wonderful. One outstanding fresco here is the Ladder of Virtue, with all the angels assisting the righteous ...

Best Western? This wouldn't have been my first choice, but it turned out to be a good choice. And they had Internet connection. Here are a few pictures of the town, our dinner with candles because they put us in a dark corner and said the lights didn't ...