Southern Bukovina

Southern Bukovina is the part of historical Bukovina now in Romania. Visitors often come to see the Painted Monasteries of Moldavia.

• 47.65138926.2555561 Suceava – home to a medieval fortress, and is a good base for visiting the Painted Monasteries 
• 47.53083325.5513892 Câmpulung Moldovenesc –  a good base for hiking trips in the mountains
• 47.4860425.262543 Ciocănești – a village known for its folk-decorated houses
• 47.55416725.88754 Gura Humorului – home to Voroneț Monastery and Humor Monastery
• 47.842525.9191675 Rădăuţi – a pleasant small town with several historical sites, and a good base for visiting the Painted Monasteries

Bukovina was once part of the historical Principality of Moldavia. At the beginning of the 16th century, the principality became a vassal state of the Ottoman Empire.

In 1775, the Ottoman Empire ceded Bukovina to Austria. Subsequently, Germans from southwestern Germany, Bohemia, and Austria were settled there. As a result, Bukovina was strongly multiethnic and multicultural.

During World War II, the Soviet Union occupied the northern part of Bukovina, which was predominantly populated by Ukrainians. Subsequently, approximately 100,000 Bukovina Germans were resettled in the German Reich. Those who remained emigrated to West Germany after the war, so that there is practically no German minority left. The Jewish population was either murdered in the Holocaust or emigrated to Palestine and America. After World War II, the region was divided into a northern part, which went to Ukraine (later the Soviet Union), and a southern part, which remained with Romania.

Stefan cel Mare International Airport (SCV ^IATA) is small with few services.

The Painted Monasteries of Moldavia in Bukovina are a group of Orthodox monasteries renowned for their impressive frescoes and historical significance. Built in the 15th and 16th centuries, these monasteries are now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The road to Borsa (no. 18) is catastrophic. It is full with holes, so unless you really need to travel, choose another direction. For a distance of 25 km, you can go at the maximum of 20 km/hour. Also, with motorcycles you really need to choose another direction.