“Among few people it is found a relatively small region that involves so much beauty, richness of the present and memories from the past, so plentiful, so far off and sacred“. – Nicolae Iorga
Bucovinaisone of the mostattractiveandfrequentedtouristic zoneson themap of Romania.This area, known worldwide today, was awarded in 1975 with the internationalprize"Pomme d'Or" by theInternational Federation ofJournalists andTravelWriters.
The architectural monumentswith inside and outside frescoes,ofthis corner ofthe country, havebeenlistedby UNESCO in thelist ofmonumentsofuniversalart.
Bucovinaisknown for itsmonasteriesbuilt byformerrulersand Moldovanboyars(Musatinii, Alexandru cel Bun, Ştefancel Mare, Petru Rares, StephenTomşa,AlexanderLăpuşneanu,Movileştifamily, etc.), each withits specificcolor: Voronet(blue) , Humor(red), Suceviţa(green), Moldoviţa(yellow) andtree(combination of colors).
Bucovinais known forfolkcostumes,furniture,pottery, tapestriesand carpets.Craftsmencontinuethe traditionsinheritedfrom generationto generation. Masks, traditional costumes,painted eggs, carvedwoodenitems, embroideryandcarpetsare stillelementsofdaily life.
Woodworkingis muchappreciatedinBukovina, where the material isplentiful. Wood isusedmainly forhouseholdobjects, like buildinghouses.Different parts of thehousesare decoratedwith sculptures, aspillars ofthe porchoryardgate.
Anoldoccupationin this regionispottery. Twoworkshopsare well known, Radauti and Marginea andalsoBoroaiaandDolhestiworth mentioning.
Bucovina is one of the most attractive and visited touristic areas in Romania and is oneof the fewregionswherethe tradition ofpaintingeggsfor Easteris stillpracticed.Thelargerand heaviereggsare transformed intomasterpieceswithintricatedesignsingreen, red, blue, black and yellow. InBrodina, IzvoareleSuceavei,SucevitaBreaza, thepainting ofeggsisthe main occupationof women.
Bucovinais acradle ofancient civilization, where historyblendswithlegend. SettlementslikeBaia, Siret, Suceava, Radautiretainsto this dayunits (cities, foundationsanditsroyalhouse) fromthe firsttime of Moldavianprinces.
OthercitieslikePutna, wherein 1871, thefestivities marked thecelebration of400 yearssince Stefanthe Greatbuild thefoundation of Suceava fortifications, with the participation ofMihaiEminescu, Mihai Slavici, CiprianPorumbescuand otheryoung people fromallhistorical provinces,in animpressivemanifestation that evoke thesuggestive andactiverolethatpeoplehave hadSuceavaovertimeon thestage of history.
Travel in Bucovina, Romania