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  CaprianaMonastery Tour

Tour duration: 3,5 hours Capriana Monastery tour.

Package Includes: Private English / Romanian / Russian tour-guide and transportation

Capriana monastery is one of the oldest in Moldova. For the first time it was mentioned in charters of Alexander the Kind in the 30's of the 15 th century. For a long time this monastery was the residence of Metropolitan of Moldova and was patronized by Moldovan Sovereigns, including Stefan the Great. Here lived the famous Moldovan chronicler Euftimie and one of the first local poets, monk Chiprian. Besides, monastery owned one of the richest libraries in Moldova.

During the second ruling of Stefan's the Great son, Petru Rares, in the middle of the 16 th century, the monastery was completely rebuilt. At that time the Assumption Church was erected. Later it became the center of the entire monastic complex. The Church was reconstructed after the earthquake in 1820, but the main features of the medieval temple were preserved. The fretted wooden iconostasis of the Church is of a particular value: its pictures were made on a special order in a very complicated technique in the middle of the 19 th cen Winter St. George Church was also built in the 19 th century. Monk cells and household buildings, surrounding the Assumption Church, adjoin it.tury. By the walls of the monastery are buried the remains of the Metropolitan G. Banulescu-Bodoni, who did a lot for Capriana monastery and the country in whole.

The monastery is situated in about 60 km to the northwest from Chisinau, in Codri, in Capriana-Scoreni landscape reserve, which is famous for its 600-year oak of Stefan the Great, planted by the sovereign himself.

In soviet times Capriana monastery was destroyed and stood empty, but in 1989 it was opened one of the first and since then it has been one of the most haunted monasteries in Moldova.

NOTE:

This tour must be aranged minimum 48 hours in advance

This tour is unavailable during 30th of December - 2nd January

This tour starts at any central located Hotel

To order please contact us: Tel: +373 22 / 229 559 or E-mail: info@cvs.md