Considered as a refuge place and a place of enemy opposition too, Cetatuia Monastery was built up between 1669-1672 by Gheorghe Duca ruler. Because of this reason, the wall from outside has entrenchments and in the corners are placed some towers.

Inside the building are cells, the kitchen, the abbot with refectory, cellars for the wine obtained from their own vineyards and the lordly house with Turkish bath. In South side it is the Gothic hall “Lady Anastasia” with famous cellars from Cetatuia, about it, the people says that it could be binned through a tunnel by the Lordly Court. In accordance with the historians, this story is just a legend and the experts in constructions says that it could been impossible to build this kind of tunnel which must cross, underneath, the marshy area of Bahlui called also “La broscarie”.

From the architectural point of view, the Church of Certatuia Monastery is considered by the experts, a sober copy of Three Hierarchs Church, foundation of Vasile Lupu since 1639.

Inside is the tomb of Gheoghe Duca ruler, of his daughter, Mary Lady, of his brother, Saul and of his son, Ionita.

In 1682 at Cetatuia arised a printing house where was printed books for churches from Orient. The monks has care of printing house, which knows Greek language, after the supervision of Mitrofan monarch which later became bishop in Husi.

The Museum of the Monastery is another tourist’s attraction, beside the tower “Pilgrim’s supper” from where it can be admired the panorama of Iasi.

The dedication day of the Monastery is the ceremony of Saint Apostle Peter and Paul at 29 June.