Vatra Dornei : Romania

Vatra Dornei is a well known ski resort in the north of Romania. Besides skiing you can visit the famous orthodox monasteries nearby:
Humor – one of the renowned church with exterior frescoes, built in 1530.
Voroneţ – is the most valuable painted church of Bucovina. It is called “Sistine Chapel of the East� and it has an unusual freshness due to the famous “Blue of Voronet� .
Moldovita – one of the gems of the old moldavian art, built in 1532, remarkable for its valuable exterior frescoes.
Suceviţa – it was built between 1582-1584 and is also covered with frescoes
Putna – is a legendary monastery, built by Stephan the Great, between 1466-1469. The tomb of the sanctified ruler is in this monastery. One may also see here an important museum of medieval art.