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Why Suceava?

Just like that ... why Suceava?

Maybe only for the sake of the beech tree woods that shadow your path. It is there where you can lose your way and be happy like a child. The woods will make you come back to the basic joys of your existence.
            Or ... maybe because it is only there where you can see a peasant on his land ploughing with his horse; you can remember how your grandfather used to cut the grass with his scythe or how he used to bind pieces of wood to make a tub. You can meet flocks of sheep or carts with hay.
            Watch out your way because stags and deers often cross the road.
You are free to photograph the wedding pomp that you might meet along the way. They are genuine artistic shows presenting traditional costumes.
            Don’t be shy and agree to have a glass of "rachiu" (traditional spirits) from somebody you don’t know. He would offer it with love, joy and friendship, showing the characteristic Bucovinean hospitability

*Mind you don`t forget your camera at home. Your photo album will reward you for the effort to have travelled there.

Suceava and its Surroundings

Suceava is one of the most attractive and historic town in Romania. Situated on the Land of Bukovina, one of the landmarks of Romania spirituality owing to the beauty and variety of its scenary, as well as to its rich legacy of historical and art monuments, Suceava is famous for its touristic and cultural life.

     The historical, artistic, ethnographic and literary traditions of the area are preserved and promoted by a large network of cultural institutions such as museums, magazines, book collections etc. The most representatives among them are:

• the Bukovina Museum of History;
• the Simion Florea Marian House;
• the Princely Inn;
• ethel. C. Sbiera Library of Bukovina.

Ancient capital city of Moldavia, Suceava preserves the ruins of the fortress of the most important Romanian prince, symbol of Romanian spirituality, Stefan cel Mare (Stephen the Great) (1457-1504).

 Suceava is situated in a country which is world -wide renowned for the medieval monastries with exterior frescoes of Voronet, Sucevita, Moldovita, Humor, Arboreaswell asforthoseof Putna and Dragomirna, withoutexteriorfrescoes but, thefirstone, symbol of Romanity, and the second one, of Romanian architecture.

Today, Suceava is a lovely town (about 100,000 inhabitants) in which new buildings combine with the old to create a pleasant environment in which to live, work and study.
     Communications with other parts of the country are good: Bucharest can be reached in about 5 hours by train and one hour by plane. It is possible to travel by train or by coach to and from every part of the country.

     There is a lively local art and cultural scene in our House of Culture. If you are interested in sport, Suceava has one football team, as well as other sport facilities.
In the areas of the town where you will probably live and study there is a large variety of restaurants, pubs and cafés serving the food at a range of prices.        The University Taking the name of our Moldavian prince Stefan cel Mare, the University is very much a part of the Towp and develops in close connection with the cultural and historical realities of the area. it continues as well the cultural traditions of higher education in Bukovina, as they have been represented by the Academy of Putna, the Theological Institute, the University of Cernauti, the Faculty of Forestry in Cimpulung Moldovenesc.

A bit of History:

Since its inception in 1963, the High Education Institute of Suceava proposed a number of courses designed forthe students coming from the areas as well as for those of different counties of Romania.

Born as a Teachers Tranining Institute, with 3 year curricula,it comprised the following Singel or Joint Honours: Letters (Languages), Mathematics-Physics, History-Geography and Sports.

In 1976, the Teachers Training Institute became the Faculty of Letters and Sciences. During the same year the Technical Faculty was founded with the following honours: Mechanical Engineering, Technology of Food Products, Electrical Engineering.
    In 1990, the Government decided to give the status of University to the previous High Education Institute and so Stefan cel Mare University of Suceava became one of the most important new medium size universities in Romania.

Suceava district map:

http://www.lasuceava.ro/media/harti/judet/hartaSV.jpg

Photos with Suceava: http://www.turisminbucovina.ro/ro/foto.htm

More information about the Bucovina zone at: http://www.turisminbucovina.ro