Slatina Monastery with titular saint day ,,Schimbarea la Fata” is the first foundation of Alexandru Lapusneanu and is situated at 30km from Falticeni, in an especially beautiful place. The history of the construction of the monastery is lost in the haze of time, but the legends say that a hermit who lived here would have advised the ruler Lapusneanu to build a monastery on the place where a maple grew.
The lordly house is a precious example of laic architecture where the influence of Transylvanian Renaissance emphasized. The inside of Slatina Monastery has a quadrangle, irregular shape. The surrounding walls made of river stones with rocks at the corners, have ramparts and guard road. On the four corners there were placed bastions which show the fact that Slatina Monastery was meant for refuge, resistance and defence.
