Why this ride
100 km from Mănăstirea Humorului to Mănăstirea Humorului, about 2 h 29 of riding. It goes by way of Church of the Beheading of St John the Bap, Churches of Moldavia and back through Church of the Beheading of St John the Bap.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Church of the Assumption of the Virgin of and Churches of Moldavia
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 100 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 2 h 29
- Journey
- Recorded itinerary
Distance and timing basis
Ordered leg totals agree within rounding. Stop distances are approximate sums of rounded legs. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: producer-declared routed record.
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Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Church of the Assumption of the Virgin of
The painted monasteries of Bukovina are among the most extraordinary buildings in Europe, and the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin at Humor, just outside Gura Humorului in north-eastern Romania, is one of the finest. Built in 1530 and painted inside and out a few years later, it belongs to the group of churches that were inscribed as a World Heritage Site in 1993. The outer walls are covered with frescoes in rich shades of red and brown, telling biblical stories and lives of saints to people who could not read.
Read the complete Church of the Assumption of the Virgin of write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Church of the Assumption of the Virgin of is where the day begins. Next is Church of the Beheading of St John the Bap.
2. Church of the Beheading of St John the Bap
Arbore is a village in Bucovina, in the north of Romania, and its church is one of the famous painted churches of Moldavia. It was built in 1503 by Luca Arbore, a nobleman at the court of Stephen the Great, and dedicated to the Beheading of St John the Baptist. Like the other painted churches of the region, its exterior walls are covered with frescoes, applied in the sixteenth century to teach the Bible to ordinary people who could not read. Arbore's frescoes, painted around 1541, are known for their green tones, and while weather has faded the walls facing the prevailing wind, the west facade still shows scenes of the Last Judgement, saints and the Book of Genesis in remarkable detail. UNESCO lists it among the eight churches of northern Moldavia.
Read the complete Church of the Beheading of St John the Bap write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Church of the Beheading of St John the Bap comes up about 27 km into the recorded legs. Next is Churches of Moldavia.
3. Churches of Moldavia
Sucevița is the last and the largest of the great painted monasteries of Bucovina, and when you come down into its valley and see it for the first time, a squat fortress of white walls and towers with a church inside painted from eaves to plinth in deep greens, reds and blues, it stops you in your tracks. It was built in the 1580s and 1590s by the Movilă family, princes and churchmen of Moldavia, and its frescoes are among the best preserved of all the painted churches. UNESCO groups it with seven others as the churches of Moldavia.
Read the complete Churches of Moldavia write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 50 km into the recorded legs you reach Churches of Moldavia. Next is back through Church of the Beheading of St John the Bap.
4. back through Church of the Beheading of St John the Bap
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Church of the Beheading of St John the Bap write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Church of the Beheading of St John the Bap, late in the day. Next is Church of the Assumption of the Virgin of.
5. Church of the Assumption of the Virgin of
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Church of the Assumption of the Virgin of write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back at Church of the Assumption of the Virgin of. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Church of the Assumption of the Virgin of to Church of the Beheading of St John the Bap
Church of the Assumption of the Virgin of → Church of the Beheading of St John the Bap is 27 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Church of the Beheading of St John the Bap to Churches of Moldavia
Church of the Beheading of St John the Bap → Churches of Moldavia is 23 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Churches of Moldavia to back through Church of the Beheading of St John the Bap
Churches of Moldavia → back through Church of the Beheading of St John the Bap is 23 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Church of the Beheading of St John the Bap to Church of the Assumption of the Virgin of
back through Church of the Beheading of St John the Bap → Church of the Assumption of the Virgin of is 27 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.