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Suceava and Its Surroundings

Suceava County lies in the north – eastern Romania, in southern part of the historical province Bucovina. The area is an important tourist destination due to the beautiful nature and the painted monasteries, famous for their exterior frescoes. Some of them are included on the list of the world patrimony UNESCO (Arbore, Humor, Moldovița, Pătrăuți, Probota, Sf. Ioan, Voroneț, Sucevița)

There are only a few places in Romania where culture, history and religion are so closely interweaved. Historical culture and traditions, natural beauty, culturally rich communities and friendly people are all part of Bucovina’s mosaic.

Suceava County has 630.000 inhabitants and it is the second biggest county in Romania.

Once the capital of Moldova, Suceava city is the biggest city of the region. It has aprox. 90.000 inhabitants.

How to get to USV

By plane– Salcea Airport is 12,5 km from Suceava. A regular bus runs between the airport and the city centre. Taxi costs from the airport to the university vary from 35 lei to 40 lei (8 EUR to 10 EUR).

By train– http://www.cfrcalatori.ro/ at this address you can find more about the trains’ schedule. Once you arrive in Suceava railway station (Burdujeni), you should take the bus (no. 2, 3 or 4) and stop to „Policlinica” bus station. You can also take the taxi for aprox.15 lei (3,5 euro)

By bus –http://www.autogari.ro/ at this address you can find more about busses’ schedule.