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Cave and working monasteries: cells carved above the Dniester, 15th-century foundations and churches that never closed.
Monasteries
The church dedicated to St. Archangel Michael was built at the beginning of the 18th century. Old-timers say it was a wooden church in the form of a large clay-plastered house, and it stood on the north-western hill of the village. Today…
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In the picturesque Codri, 40 km north-west of Chisinau, lies Capriana, one of the oldest monasteries in Moldova. The monastery was founded in 1429. For a long time Capriana Monastery served as the residence…
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Curchi Monastery is one of Moldova's main attractions and a 17th-century architectural monument. The monastery stands on picturesque wooded hills and occupies two terraces: the upper one holds the monastery proper…
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Tipova (Rom. Ţipova) is a village in Rezina district, Moldova. Together with the villages of Lalova and Nistreni, it forms part of the Lalova commune. On the bank of the Dniester near the village is a rock monastery founded in the 6th century. Here, in the 15th century…
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Saharna is a village in Rezina district, Moldova. Together with the villages of Saharna Noua and Buciusca, it forms part of the Saharna Noua commune. The village lies about 110 km north of Chisinau on the right bank of the Dniester, at an altitude of 28…
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Old Orhei is a historical and archaeological complex, located in Trebujeni, at 60 km north-east of Chisinau, on river Raut. It is famous for its well preserved cave monasteries. This territory was isolated from the…
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