The Suzana Orthodoxe Convent, hidden in a forest of beeches on the road of Valeni-Cheia gladdens the hearts of those who visit by the tranquillity that reigns here. This monastery now has 62 nuns who share in community prayer and work.

The first monastery was a wooden church built in 1740. The monastery bears the name of its founder: Stanca Arsicu from Brasov, who received the name Suzana at the time of her entry into the monastic life.

The current church was built between 1880 and 1882, with the help of the local villagers. The oil painting of the church is the work of Petre Nicolau, an apprentice of Ghe Tatarascu, a prominent Romanian painter.

The Suzana monastery houses a museum of religious art. Among the exhibits, you can see ancient icons on wood or glass, worship books and liturgical objects.

In the Orthodoxe Church, and particularly in monasteries, the call to prayer of the Holy Office is by means of one beat on a wooden board. To know more about this symbolism, you can ask the nuns when you visit there.