# Hancu Monastery

- **Type:** Experience
- **Language:** en
- **Offered by:** The moldova.travel catalogue
- **Region:** The Codru Forests
- **Category:** Culture
- **Coordinates:** 47.096853, 28.297743
- **Tags:** Culture, Cultură, Monasteries, Routes of life, Rutele vieții, Культура, Мănăstiri, Монастыри, Пути жизни
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-21T20:07:12+03:00
- **Canonical page:** https://travel.evisoft.com/en/experiences/219-hancu-monastery
- **This document:** https://travel.evisoft.com/en/experiences/219-hancu-monastery.md

## Description

The Hancu Monastery is in a picturesque setting at the base of the Codri Ravine, next to springs where the Cogalnic River originates. A warrior and member of Moldova’s royalty, Mihai Hancu, built the monastery for his daughter, who wanted to become a nun rather than marry one of her father’s military allies. The monastery is a prime example of the Moldovan Architectural Style that flourished between the 14th and 19th Centuries. The complex’s two churches were built in later styles. In addition to the monastery’s lovely setting, visitors like its rich history, which includes tales of invading Tatars burning it to the ground and Russians vanquishing the Tatars, then restoring the structure.

\- Distance from Chisinau: 55 km - Visiting hours: Monday – Sunday, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. - Type: Monastery for nuns

## Photos

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