Voronet Monastery is located in the village of the same name, 36 km from Suceava and only 4 km from
Gura Humorului city center. It is one of the most valuable foundations of Stephen the Great.
The church was built in 1488 in just four and a half months, which is a record for that
times.
The legend of the "origin" of the church unites forever two great personalities in our national destiny: the founder of the monastery
Stefan cel Mare and the pious father Daniil, the first abbot of the monastery, one of the greatest saints he takes
the land of Moldavia, hermit and famous clergyman. A holy lighted candle watches over the tomb of the Saint
Daniil Sihastru from where the community of the monastery takes the blessing for the services of: morning, afternoon, and
from midnight.
In the depths of the Cacica salt mine there are: a Roman Catholic chapel - St. Varvara, another chapel - Orthodox,
located at a depth of 35 m, dug directly into the salt and, recently, the walls were decorated with bas-reliefs from
salt with a religious theme, but also a salty artificial lake, illuminated by spotlights.
Lucina Stud Farm is one of the two stud farms in Suceava County where purebred horses are bred,
here the Hutul horses are bred. The stud farm has existed since 1788.
Probota Monastery (after the old name Pobrata Monastery) is an Orthodox monastery in Romania,
built in 1530 in the village of Probota (which currently belongs to the town of Dolhasca in Suceava County)
by Prince Petru Rares. The church of the monastery is dedicated to Saint Nicholas.
The secular forest Slatioara was declared a nature reserve in 1941. Since then, the trees die standing,
they decompose and provide food for future generations. In Romania, there are no such softwood forests,
this being the second in Europe, after Germany.
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