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Situated at 35 km from Suceava town, on the valley of Moldavia, between the afforested peaks of Big Obcina, Obcina of Voronet and Obcina of Humorului, the town of Gura Humorului is an important exploitation and industrialization centre of the wood. The glade with abundant vegetation from Gura Humorului is mentioned through documents still from Stephen the Great. The place (at 600 meters height) has a soft climate, with fresh air, strengthening. The ethnographic museum exhibits a rich collection proving the diversity of house-hold work and the popular garb from Dornelor Basin, Campulung area, Humorului Basin.

Gura Humorului town - general view.

Points of Interest:

Voronet Monastery. Placed at 4 km from Gura Humorului, the historical Voronet monument was founded by Stephen the Great in 1488. The outside frescoes, from Petru Rares’s time, of a great shade coloring (the famous “Voronet blue”) keeps intact its freshness. It imposes itself through large compositions (one of these represents almost 100 characters), mural paintings that amasses with the multitude of laic elements, through the realism used the characters, having as models the people from surroundings and for background, beauties of the environment.

Humor Monastery. In Humor commune, situated at 6 km from Gura Humorului, it is the monument of Medieval architecture, Humor Monastery, built up in 1530 by the great Chancellor Teodor Buboiog. The characteristic component it is the opened church porch. It was raised up in 1535 by Toma house painter from Suceava, painting that amasses through the monumental “Siege of Constantinople”, inspired from the external politic aims of independence towards the Ottoman gates, promoted consequently by Petru Rares voivode. The red colour is prevailing in the painting.