As long as Stefan the Great rulled the lands of Moldova, "a eagle of fame hovered over Suceava county" (Mihail Sadoveanu, Romanian writter, novelist, academician and politician).
That fame was the fame gained over the years by the moldovean soldiers that kept for years the gates of the Suceava Fortress closed in front of all the enemy attacks.
Built at the end of the fourteenth century, during Petru Musat I, the one that was established for long time in the chair of Moldova in Suceava, the fortress is the most powerful from the fortified system of defence that Moldova had from the reign of Stefan the Great.
Surrounded by solid walls, equipped with towers and reinforced with large treches, it was impregnable.
In 1476 the Suceava Citadel rejected the attack of the armies of Mahomed the second and together with the Neamt Fortress decided the fate of the battle.
In 1497 the citadel was under siege for 21 days and 21 nights by the armies of Ioan Albert. It's strength forced the enemy to turn back home.
This is only a small part of the history that Citadel of Suceava wrote in time. Today, the hard work of research and reconstruction of those who are passioned by antique truths shed light on this monument that beside many restored buildings evoke the glory ages of Romanian nation.
