Three days tour of Iasi and UNESCO Painted Monasteries in Bucovina

 Day 1 Arrival in Iasi - Iasi city tour

In Iasi, you will take a stroll through the Stephan the
Great Boulevard, and discover the bohemian atmosphere of the city. You will
admire the Rozoveanu Palace and the oldest national theatre in Romania, the
„Vasile Alecsandri” National Theatre, as well as two of Iasi’s most important
religious sites: the Three Hierarchs Church and the Metropolitan Cathedral.
Next up we will visit the most important landmark of Iasi, the Palace of Culture,
and its beautiful Clock Tower. We will also visit the Golia Monastery, and our
city tour will end at the Library of the „Gheorghe Asachi” Technical
University. 

Day 2 Iasi - Voronet Monastery - Moldovita Monastery - Sucevita Monastery - Marginea Pottery - Gura Humorului

Your first stop will be at the crown jewel of the Painted
Monasteries, Voronet. Voronet Monastery is famous due to its frescoes painted
in a shade of blue whose composition remains a mystery to the modern world. 

After Voronet, you will visit Moldovita Monastery. Here, you
will be witness to the art of egg dyeing, a craft that is specific to this
region of the country. 

Sucevita is the only Painted Monastery surrounded by
fortified walls. The religious edifice is part of the UNESCO heritage and was
built in a Moldavian style, with Gothic and Byzantine influences. Its murals
are dominated by the color green, obtained through an ancient technique from
natural pigments. 

At Marginea, you will discover the famous art of black
pottery in one of the last black pottery workshops in the country. 

Day 3 

You will visit the Neamt Fortress, an important military and
historical landmark that survived the siege of Sultan Mehmed II, the conqueror
of Constantinople. 

Before heading back to Iasi, we will step inside a private
peasant museum. The museum has the name of Nicolae Popa, a local sculptor and a
true creator of folklore. Here, you can witness his creation and try on the
ritual masks and traditional costumes. 

You will be transferred to Iasi and the tour will come to an
end.