Japca Monastery · Mănăstirea Japca
A nuns' monastery on the bank of the Nistru, with a cave church up steep stairs.
The steep stairs up to the cave church above the Nistru · one review says that if you arrive early you may be able to get inside.
For those after silence who accept a long drive north: 109 km from Chișinău in a straight line, right on the bank of the Nistru. Come in the morning. One review says there seem to be no fixed visiting hours and that the church was closed in the late afternoon, and Google lists no hours. The monastery has no website, so a call to the phone number on this page before setting off is the only check available. The climb to the cave church is up steep stairs, per the same review.
An Orthodox convent in the village of Japca, Florești district, on the bank of the Nistru. It is 109 km from central Chișinău in a straight line, 36 km from Soroca and 32 km from Florești, distances computed from the coordinates. Per one review it is well kept, easy to reach from the Moldovan bank, and steep stairs climb from the grounds to the cave where the first monk made his dwelling and to the cave church. The same review says there seem to be no fixed visiting hours, that the church was closed in the late afternoon, and that the grounds could be walked freely. Google lists no opening hours for this place, so the only check before the drive is a call to the phone number on this page. Reviews mention silence, wild nature and the view over the river. Another review mentions renovation and rebuilding work on part of the buildings, a small pond nearby, and that staying at the monastery for a few days has to be paid for. The origins are said to go back to the 17th century, again per a review · the monastery has no website, so neither the dates nor the hours can be confirmed from written sources.
- Silence · "the silence is at her home there", per one review
- View over the Nistru, per reviews
- Cave church and cave cell up the stairs, per one review
- Well kept nuns' monastery, per one review
- Wild nature around, per one review
- Easy to reach from the Moldovan bank, per one review
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“Interesting monastery . From Rîbnița to Japca is not that far . To stay at the monastery for a few days you need to pay . The monastery is being re-decorated and some parts rebuilt . There's a mini artificial lake nearby that the nuns use to catch fish 🐟.”
“A beautiful and well maintained Orthodox monastery for nuns on the shore of the Nistru (Dnister) river, easily accessible from the Moldovan side. The origins of this Monastery go back to the 17th century, and you can take the Steep stairs up the hill to where the first Monk established a cave dwelling. It was closed when we got there at late afternoon but if you visit early you…”
“Nature in its wilderness and pureness, in the very proximity of the God and Saint Angels, a must-see place.”
- No fixed visiting hours · one review found the church closed in the late afternoon, and Google lists no hours
- Steep stairs up to the cave church, per one review
- No website and no published hours · Google lists none, so the phone number on this page is the only way to check before the drive
- Staying at the monastery for a few days has to be paid for, per one review
- One review found renovation and rebuilding work on part of the buildings