Vatra Dornei
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Vatra Dornei is a city and a ski resort in the north of Romania, in Suceava County. It includes the proper city and three villages: Argestru, Roşu and Todireni.
Until the 1950's it had a mixed population of Romanians, Ukrainians, Jews and Germans. The big synagogue and a picturesque Jewish cemetery bear testimony to Jewish presence in the area.
Besides skiing you can visit the famous orthodox monasteries nearby:
- Humor - one of the renowned church with exterior frescoes, built in 1530.
- Voroneţ - is the most valuable painted church of Bucovina. It is called "Sistine Chapel of the East" and it has an unusual freshness due to the famous "Blue of Voronet" .
- Moldoviţa - one of the gems of the old Moldavian art, built in 1532, remarkable for its valuable exterior frescoes.
- Suceviţa - it was built between 1582-1584 and is also covered with frescoes
- Putna - is a legendary monastery, built by Ştefan cel Mare, between 1466-1469. The tomb of the sanctified ruler is in this monastery. One may also see here an important museum of medieval art.
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