Month: September 2021

Along the Dniester River

We had made it to Rudi, in the North of Moldova, and are following now the Dniester, the river which forms the border to the east. We want to visit a couple of historic sights today, from castles to monasteries and in general explore the country a little more. Petrol stations are plenty, and even …

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We reach Moldova

We spent our last night in Romania south of Botoșani, in front of the new Zosin monastery. In the evening we could hear the monks singing, in the morning we got an incredible concert of their bells – every European cathedral should be jealous. The next day we were on our way to the border …

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Three remarkable churches

We had reached the Bukovina, east of the Carpathians. It was once an administrative division of the Habsburg Monarchy. For us as Austrians, it is fascinating, how far the Austrian monarchy extended. Very special are the churches of this region, not only for their shape, but especially for their painted exterior. The church of Saint George at the …

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The churches of northern Romania

Coming from Austria and northern Hungary, we had finally reached Romania and the Maramureș, a geographic region in the northeastern Carpathians. It is famous for its well-preserved wooden villages and churches, its traditional lifestyle, and the local colourful dresses still in use. We came past the monastery Huta, which was built in 2006. We were …

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