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Rădăuţi

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Rădăuţi is a city in Southern Bucovina.

[edit] Understand

A relatively pleasant small town with several historical sites, Rădăuţi is also a good base for visiting the Painted Monasteries. It has received prizes as being the cleanest city in Romania.

[edit] Get in

Radauti is reached by hourly buses from the regional hub Suceava (one hour away) and 4-5 direct buses from Bucharest (9-10 hours away). There are also several buses from Siret (30 minutes away), near the main border crossing from Ukraine.

[edit] Get around

The town is rather small, it can be visited on foot.

[edit][add listing] See

  • Mănăstirea Bogdana (Bogdana Monastery), strada Bogdan Vodă nr. 6, ☎ +40230 563005 (), [1]. Partly built in the 14th century, it is one of the oldest religious sites in the country  edit
  • Muzeul Etnografic (Ethnography Museum), Piaţa Unirii nr. 69, ☎ +40230 562565, [2]. Has extensive collections of traditional artifacts (wooden objects, pottery, clothing etc.) from throughout the Bucovina region  edit
  • Templul Mare (Great Temple), strada 1 Mai nr. 2. A large synagogue built in 1883 by the once numerous Jewish community  edit
  • Biserica Naşterea Sfintei Fecioare Maria (Birth of the holy Virgin Mary church), strada Ştefan cel Mare nr.16. The town's only Catholic church, built in 1823-1826  edit

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  • Rădăuţi stud farm, strada Bogdan Voda nr. 114, ☎ +40230 561524 (, fax: +40230 561524), [3]. One of the largest and oldest (founded 1789) stud farms in the country, it offers horse and pony rides, carriage and sledge trips, riding classes etc. €1.5-€30.  edit

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[edit] Get out

  • Arbore monastery is about 15 km south of the town
  • Sucevita monastery is 20 km to the west
  • Putna monastery is 30 km north-west

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