Voroneț Monastery

May 19, 2021

The Voroneț Monastery is a medieval monastery in the Romanian village of Voroneț, now a part of the town Gura Humorului. It is one of the famous painted monasteries from southern Bukovina, in Suceava County. Often known as the Sistine Chapel of the East, the frescoes at Voroneț feature an intense shade of blue known in Romania as Voroneț blue. The church is one of the Painted churches of Moldavia listed in UNESCO's list of World Heritage sites.

Unesco: Churches of Moldavia
RR: Unesco RR
Date: May 10

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