| The monastery was included in the World Heritage List in 1993. The church and its mural paintings, as well as the whole monastic compound, were restored by UNESCO in collaboration with the Romanian Government between 1996 and 2000.
The exterior paintings of the Church of St. Nicholas are faded, but the interior ones are among the finest of their kind in Moldavia. The remains of the monastic buildings were found in archaeological excavations.
Probota is situated 27 km southeast of Falticeni. In Falticeni you can find accommodations and travel information. Falticeni is 26 km by car from Suceava on European road E85. Suceava can be reached on the main European roads E85, E58, but also on the railway Bucharest-Chernivtsi-Lvov or by air. The city has an airport with flights to Bucharest and even abroad. |