Sucevița: Where green is greener and angels seem to watch you

Packing list: comfortable sneakers or sturdy sandals (the gravel is unforgiving), a scarf (it can get chilly in the shade), a charged phone (you’ll take pictures until you run out of memory), and, of course, an open mind. You come here to breathe history straight from its sources.

Pro tip: climb the surrounding hills. You’ll get that dream photo with the monastery lying like a jewel in the middle of nature.

Conclusion: Sucevița isn’t just a beautiful place. It repairs your soul without asking anything in return. A little corner of heaven that’s easy to reach, but hard to leave.

P.S. Don’t forget: here you smile more and speak slower. Not because anyone tells you to, but because it simply feels right.

If you think you’ve seen everything in Romania, you haven’t been to Sucevița. Here, in the heart of Bucovina, the colors are brighter, the air is cleaner, and the silence is… well, almost annoyingly beautiful. The kind of silence where you start hearing your own thoughts and ask yourself: “why did I waste so much time in malls?”

You can easily find accommodation in Sucevița or Rădăuți, and from there it's just a short trip. Enough to clear your lungs and focus your thoughts.

Sucevița Monastery is like a fairy tale painted on walls. Literally. When you see the Wall of the Last Judgment, with angels, demons, and people hanging by thin threads of hope, you start thinking seriously about your recent choices. And no, that emerald green covering the entire monastery isn’t Photoshop, it’s the work of real artists from around 1600, when people had time and passion for great things.

Spring and summer make the place feel otherworldly. Flowers, surrounding forests, and that air of "old calm" make you want to learn to spin wool or paint icons, at least as a stress therapy.