Before You Die: Bucovina's Painted Monasteries by Philip Sen

In the historic heartland of what used to be Moldavia they take their religion seriously. Both inside and outside, every inch of Bucovina's mediaeval monasteries is covered with elaborate frescoes, intricate gold-plated designs and solemn yet serene iconography. Black-clad Orthodox monks and nuns still flit among the courtyards and sound their eerie calls to prayer, refugees from an era the rest of Europe has all but forgotten.