Moldova Travel Guide
Monasteries in Moldova
Discover Moldova’s most important monasteries, cave churches and spiritual places, from Țîpova and Saharna to Căpriana and other historic Orthodox sites.
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Băhrinești Monastery
Nun monastery in Ocnița District
Guide to Băhrinești Monastery, a working Orthodox monastery in northern Moldova.
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Maica Domnului Grabnic Ajutătoare Monastery
Orthodox monastery in Bălți
Guide to Maica Domnului Grabnic Ajutătoare Monastery in Bălți.
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Bocancea Monastery
Monastery in Sîngerei District
Guide to Bocancea Monastery in northern Moldova.
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Briceni Monastery
Monastery in Briceni District
Guide to Briceni Monastery in Moldova.
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Butuceni Cave Monastery
Cave monastery at Orheiul Vechi
Guide to Butuceni Cave Monastery, one of Moldova’s most iconic spiritual sites.
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Căpriana Monastery
Moldova’s oldest monastery hidden deep inside the Codru forest, preserving six centuries of Orthodox history, medieval architecture and one of the country’s most important spiritual landmarks.
Căpriana Monastery is Moldova’s oldest Orthodox monastery, known for medieval history, ancient churches and its peaceful location deep inside the Codru forest near Chișinău.
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Călărășeuca Monastery
Monastery in Ocnița District
Guide to Călărășeuca Monastery in northern Moldova.
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Sfântul Dimitrie Monastery
Monastery in Ceadîr-Lunga, Gagauzia
Guide to Sfântul Dimitrie Monastery in Ceadîr-Lunga.
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Chistelnica Monastery
Monastery in Telenești District
Chistelnica Monastery is a peaceful Orthodox monastery in Telenești District, known for its village setting, spiritual heritage and church dedicated to the Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel.
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Chișcăreni Monastery
Monastery in Sîngerei District
Guide to Chișcăreni Monastery in northern Moldova.
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Noul Neamț Monastery
Monastery in Chițcani
Guide to Noul Neamț Monastery, one of the most important Orthodox monasteries near Tiraspol.
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Ciorești Monastery
Monastery in Nisporeni District
Guide to Ciorești Monastery in Moldova.
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Sfântul Teodor Tiron Monastery
Monastery in Chișinău
Guide to Sfântul Teodor Tiron Monastery, also known as Ciuflea Monastery, in Chișinău.
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Condrița Monastery
Monastery near Chișinău
Guide to Condrița Monastery, a peaceful monastery close to Chișinău.
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Cosăuți Monastery
Monastery in Soroca District
Guide to Cosăuți Monastery in northern Moldova.
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Cozancea Monastery
Monastery in Sîngerei District
Guide to Cozancea Monastery in Moldova.
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Sfântul Vasile cel Mare Monastery
Monastery in Rezina District
Guide to Sfântul Vasile cel Mare Monastery in Cuizăuca.
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Curchi Monastery
Orthodox Monastery in Orhei District
Curchi Monastery is Moldova’s most famous Orthodox monastery, known for spectacular Baroque architecture, the country’s tallest church dome, dramatic Soviet-era history and peaceful valley surroundings in Orhei District.
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Cușelăuca Monastery
Monastery in Șoldănești District
Guide to Cușelăuca Monastery in Moldova.
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Dobrușa Monastery
Monastery in Șoldănești District
Guide to Dobrușa Monastery in Moldova.
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Frumoasa Monastery
Monastery in Călărași District
Guide to Frumoasa Monastery in central Moldova.
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Găvănoasa Monastery
Monastery in Cahul District
Guide to Găvănoasa Monastery in southern Moldova.
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Marta și Maria Monastery
Monastery in Hagimus, Căușeni District
Guide to Marta și Maria Monastery in Hagimus.
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Hâncu Monastery
Monastery in Nisporeni District
Guide to Hâncu Monastery, one of Moldova’s best-known pilgrimage sites.
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Hârbovăț Monastery
Monastery in Călărași District
Guide to Hârbovăț Monastery in Moldova.
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Hârjăuca Monastery
Monastery in Călărași District
Guide to Hârjăuca Monastery in Moldova.
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Hirova Monastery
Monastery in Orhei District
Guide to Hirova Monastery in Moldova.
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Inundeni Monastery
Monastery in Soroca District
Guide to Inundeni Monastery in northern Moldova.
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Ismail Monastery
Historic Moldovan Orthodox site
Guide to Ismail Monastery, historically connected with the Moldovan Orthodox sphere.
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Japca Monastery
Monastery in Florești District
Guide to Japca Monastery, one of the notable monasteries of northern Moldova.
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Lipnic Monastery
Monastery in Ocnița District
Guide to Lipnic Monastery in northern Moldova.
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Manta Monastery
Monastery in Cahul District
Guide to Manta Monastery in southern Moldova.
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Mostovoi Monastery
Monastery in the Transnistria region
Guide to Mostovoi Monastery in the Transnistria region.
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Nicoreni Monastery
Monastery in Drochia District
Guide to Nicoreni Monastery in northern Moldova.
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Păpăuți Monastery
Monastery in Rezina District
Guide to Păpăuți Monastery in Moldova.
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Pripiceni-Curchi Monastery
Monastery in Rezina District
Guide to Pripiceni-Curchi Monastery in Moldova.
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Răciula Monastery
Monastery in Călărași District
Guide to Răciula Monastery in Moldova.
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Rudi Monastery
Monastery in Soroca District
Guide to Rudi Monastery in northern Moldova.
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Sadaclia Monastery
Monastery in Basarabeasca District
Guide to Sadaclia Monastery in southern Moldova.
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Saharna Monastery
One of Moldova’s most important Orthodox pilgrimage sites, combining ancient cave sanctuaries, forest waterfalls and one of the country’s most spiritually significant monastery complexes.
Sacred Orthodox monastery known for cave churches, waterfalls, forest hiking and one of Moldova’s top pilgrimage sites.
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Săseni Monastery
Monastery in Călărași District
Guide to Săseni Monastery in Moldova.
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Scărunta Monastery
Monastery in Sîngerei District
Guide to Scărunta Monastery in northern Moldova.
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Sfântul Iacob Persul Monastery
Monastery in Sireți, Strășeni District
Guide to Sfântul Iacob Persul Monastery in Sireți.
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Suruceni Monastery
Monastery in Ialoveni District
Guide to Suruceni Monastery near Chișinău.
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Tabăra Monastery
Monastery in Orhei District
Guide to Tabăra Monastery in Moldova.
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Țigănești Monastery
Monastery in Strășeni District
Guide to Țigănești Monastery in Moldova.
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Țîpova Monastery
Cave Monastery in Rezina District
Țîpova Monastery is one of Moldova’s most spectacular Orthodox destinations, famous for ancient cave churches carved into limestone cliffs above the Dniester River and one of Eastern Europe’s most dramatic monastery landscapes.
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Presentation of the Mother of God Monastery
Monastery in Tiraspol
Guide to the Presentation of the Mother of God Monastery in Tiraspol.
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Ulmu Monastery
Monastery in Ialoveni District
Guide to Ulmu Monastery in Moldova.
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Unțești Monastery
Monastery in Ungheni District
Guide to Unțești Monastery in western Moldova.
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Vărzărești Monastery
Historic nun monastery in Nisporeni District
Guide to Vărzărești Monastery, documented as Moldova’s oldest nun monastery.
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Veștemeani Monastery
Monastery in Hîncești District
Guide to Veștemeani Monastery in Moldova.
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Zăbriceni Monastery
Monastery in Edineț District
Guide to Zăbriceni Monastery in northern Moldova.
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Zloți Monastery
Monastery in Cimișlia District
Guide to Zloți Monastery in southern Moldova.
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