Romanian Moldavia

Moldavia, also known as the land of painted monasteries, is a region nestled between the Carpathians and the Prut River, which has united all the small feudal settlements since the twelfth century. Moldavia is also regarded as the cradle of Romanian culture: Iași was home to Romania’s first university and, in 1876, the world’s first Jewish theatre. Furthermore, this region gave birth to Mihai Eminescu, the Romantic writer, and historian Nicolae Iorga, who founded the Romanian cultural institutes in Italy.

To the north of Moldavia lies Bucovina, renowned worldwide for its churches and monasteries erected by Moldavian princes between the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries and recognised as UNESCO World Heritage sites. Among these are Moldovita, Voronet, Humor, Arbore, Patrauti, Probota and the Church of Saint George in Suceava.