'''Suceava''' is a city in northern Romania.
Understand
Although it has a very long history, it's not a particularly interesting city but it's worth coming here as a starting point to visit the Painted Monasteries in Bukovina.
Talk
Not many people speak English. Anyone over thirty would probably speak Russian or Italian rather than English. Younger people would speak French, English or Italian. However, there are no guarantees.
Get in
By plane
The '''Stefan cel Mare International Airport''' [http://www.aeroportsuceava.ro/index_en.html] is located some 11 km east of the city. There are flights from Bucharest with '''Tarom''' [http://tarom.ro/en/] and Timisoara with '''CarpatAir''' [http://www.carpatair.com/]. The airport is very small with minimal services. There are metered taxis at the airport that will take you to Suceava (see below for rates).
By train
The main train station is Suceava's newly-remodeled ''Gara Burdujeni''-- plainly Suceava on the timetables, sometimes called Suceava Sud. From Bucharest there are 4 Rapid, 2 InterCity and 1 Accelerat type trains. The InterCitys are recommended, but the Rapid and Accelerat trains are of a high quality as well. The latter does arrive in the middle of the night.
There are also four Accelerat trains from Cluj, three from Timisoara, five from Iasi and one from Brasov. The train from Brasov usually has very poor rolling stock.
By bus
Suceava is a local transportation hub and there are many inbound connections from towns in the region. There is a daily bus from Chernivtsi in the Ukraine. There is also infrequent bus service to the border town of Sire?.
By taxi
Taxi rates are about 1.8 lei/kilometer ($0.5 USD); they can be useful for traveling to out-of-the-way places or at off hours. You can agree to a fare with the driver or pay a metered rate.
Get around
The train station is quite far from the center. The bus number 5 will bring you to the center; you can buy the ticket on board and it will cost you 1 leu. The bus station is close to the center and you can go walking.
See
The main attraction of the city is Suceava fortress, which is reachable from the city center (Piata Unirii). It was built in the 14-15th century, and improved by Stephen the Great. It was never conquered in fighting by the attackers.
There are also churches, an Astronomic Observatory and the Museum of Bukovina relatively close to the center. You can reach these places by walking. There are of course, many interesting churches all around.
Do
Go visit the Painted Monasteries in the surroundings. For information about how to reach them or to joined a planned trip, there are two tourist information centers in the main square, Piata Unirii. They can speak English.
Buy
Eat
You can eat in Chagall. It's a popular pub where you can eat traditional food or very good pizzes for a good price. There are 2 chagals in Suceava. One is in the center next to the main square (ask, everybody knows) and it's underground. The other it's next to the university stefan cel mare, and it's has a big popular terrace outside. Always full of poeple taking beers and eating.
Drink
Sleep
There are hotels in the city, 2 or 3 stars. The best choice is probably Continental Hotel or Villa Alice.
Get out
From here you can go to Dragomirna by taxi (if you can choose, leave from Gara de Nord and not from the center, it's closer) or to Gura Humorului by both bus and train.