Suceava Fortress. It was built by Petrt I Musat at the end of the XlVth century. Stephen the Great (1457-1504) enlarged and strengthened the fortress in two stages. After 1476 Stephen doubled the exterior walls by adding new layers which were fixed to the existing walls, so that they varied in thickness from 2 to 4m. The walls were also made circular so that they stood more chance of surviving bombardment. The fortress was repeatedly attacked until the XVIIth century when it was destroyed first by the Turks and then by an earthquake.
	The Royal Inn. This is one of the oldest buildings in Suceava. The ground floor dates from the beginning of the XVIIth century. It has thick stonewalls, vaulted ceilings. The Mini floor dates from the 19th century during the Habsburg domination when the building was used as a hunting lodge.
	Saint  Demeter’s Church.   Petru Rares built St.Demeter’s  between 1534 and 1535. The church is made of stone blocks and it has impressive dimensions. The founder’s inscription is especially fine and shows a bas-relief in which two angels hold a vegetal crown enfolding Moldavian coat of arms.
	Saint George’s Church. This church built as the Metropolitan Church of Moldavia. It was founded between 1514-1522 by Bogdan IIIrd and his son Stefanita Voda,. The interior of the church was painted during the reign of Stefanita Voda (1517-1527). The relics of Saint John the New were brought to Moldavia by Alexandru cel Bun (1415) and placed in a splendid silver casket decorated with scenes from the saint's life.
	Mirăuţi Church. This church was first the Metropolitan Church of Moldavia, to 1522 here was coroneted the princes of Moldavia.
	Zamca Architectural Group. At the west end of town stands another fine architectural complex, this time founded by Armenians who were exiled in Moldavia. The present church dates from the XVIIth century. According to an Arabic inscription, the bell-tower was built in 1606. In 1691 protective ditches were dug around the walls on a star shaped plan; this is when the name of Zamca became attached to the citadel. It means, "fortified place" in Polish.
	The County Museum. It has four main sections: the History Museum (which has an impressive collection of 120.000 pieces, most of them discovered at the Royal Court), The Art Museum, The Natural Science Museum (at 33 Stefan cel Mare St) and The Ethnography and Traditional Art Museum, (at 15 Ciprian Porumbescu St).
	The Ruins of the Royal Court. In the center of the town, near Saint Demeter’s Church are the ruins of the Royal Court. The first stage of this residence dates from the 16th century, during the reign of Petru I, when the building was made mostly of wood. The oldest walls that are visible today date from Stephen the Great's time (1457--1504). The second stage took place during the reign of Vasile Lupu in the XVIIth century.
	Saint Ilie Church. The founders' inscription shows that the church was endowed by Stephen the Great, Stefan III and Stefanita Voda. In the XVIIth century, the exterior was covered in frescoes. The iconostasis has three 18th century icons of particular interest: they were painted In Moscow by Chiril Ivanovici Uklanov.

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