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TravelTips24 : Bukovina : Suceava

Suceava

Suceava is a city in northern Romania.

Culture and History

Although it has a very long history, it's not a particularly interesting city but it's worth coming here as a starting point to visit the Painted Monasteries in Bukovina.

Talk

Not many people speak English. Anyone over thirty would probably speak Russian or Italian rather than English. Younger people would speak French, English or Italian. However, there are no guarantees.

Travel to Suceava & Visa Requirements

Flights and airtickets to Suceava

The Stefan cel Mare International Airport [1] is located some 11 km east of the city. There are flights from Bucharest with Tarom [2] and Timisoara with CarpatAir [3].

By train

The main train station is Suceava's newly-remodeled Gara Burdujeni-- plainly Suceava on the timetables, sometimes called Suceava Sud. From Bucharest there are 4 Rapid, 2 InterCity and 1 Accelerat type trains. The InterCitys are recommended, but the Rapid and Accelerat trains are of a high quality as well. The latter does arrive in the middle of the night. There are also four Accelerat trains from Cluj, three from Timisoara, five from Iasi and one from Brasov. The train from Brasov usually has very poor rolling stock.

Tours & Getting around Suceava

The train station is quite far from the center. The bus number 5 will bring you to the center; you can buy the ticket on board and it will cost you 1 leu. The bus station is close to the center and you can go walking.

Suceava attractions and sightseeing

The main attraction of the city is Suceava fortress, which is reachable from the city center (Piata Unirii). It was built in the 14-15th century, and improved by Stephen the Great. It was never conquered in fighting by the attackers. There are also churches, an Astronomic Observatory and the Museum of Bukovina relatively close to the center. You can reach these places by walking. There are of course, many interesting churches all around.

Suceava city tours

  • Go visit the Painted Monasteries in the surroundings. For information about how to reach them or to joined a planned trip, there are two tourist information centers in the main square, Piata Unirii. They can speak English.

Suceava souvenirs & shopping

Suceava Restaurants: cheap, moderate and expensive

You can eat in Chagall. It's a popular pub where you can eat traditional food or very good pizzes for a good price. There are 2 chagals in Suceava. One is in the center next to the main square (ask, everybody knows) and it's underground. The other it's next to the university stefan cel mare, and it's has a big popular terrace outside. Always full of poeple taking beers and eating.

Suceava nightlife, bars, clubs & pubs

Suceava cheap and luxurious hotels, youth hostels & lodging

There are hotels in the city, 2 or 3 stars. The best choice is probably Continental Hotel or Villa Alice.

Get out

From here you can go to Dragomirna by taxi (if you can choose, leave from Gara de Nord and not from the center, it's closer) or to Gura Humorului by both bus and train.

This page was last edited at 12:02, on 21 August 2008 by David. Based on work by Alessio Damato, Wikitravel user(s) Hypatia and Axi and Anonymous user(s) of Wikitravel.

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