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    Sucevita to Putna hike, part of Via Transilvanica; Warning signs en route
    Forest trail view back, shortly after the startEvidence of logging!Via Transilvanica; the blue cross, and the circled T are waymarkers / km sign postToadstool1Bird / animal hideLogging activityLogging activityPutna Monastery; the hill where Stephen fired his arrow to mark the site of the churchEntrance gateView of the church through the gateTowerThe museum; image of Stephen the GreatView of the churchInside the churchMonk inside the churchInside the church; the Tomb of Stephen the GreatThe navePork knuckle with beetroot and horseradish

    Moldavia 2; Sucevita-Putna hike, Putna

    September 16 in Romania ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C

    After breakfast, we are dropped off at the starting point for our walk from Sucevita to Putna via forestry paths in a valley to the north of Sucevita. Our route follows part of the Via Transilvanica Trail, a long-distance walking route crossing Romania. We follow a forest trail, then have some ascent and descent, before following a grassy valley to Putna, a village close to the Ukrainian border. It is a lovely 9-mile walk with some interesting views en route (see photos and captions).

    We visit Putna Monastery, one of Romania's most important working monasteries; it is significant because it contains the Tomb of Stephen the Great. The Monastery was founded in 1466 and is the oldest remaining in Moldavia.

    We then drive for over 3 hours to Bacau, where we stop off overnight en route to Tulcea on the Danube Delta.

    There is time for a bite to eat.    Read more