Kurki Monastery - one of the main attractions of Moldova, an architectural monument of the XVII century. The monastery was built in the picturesque hills covered by forest, and takes two terraces - is located directly on top of the monastery, outbuildings, located on the bottom of the stone pool, pond. The architectural ensemble includes two churches, nine different buildings, including cells for monks, a large garden and a rock pool.

There are several legends about the foundation of the monastery. On one of them, the founder of the monastic community is Iordache Kur, a resident of the nearby village of frost. In 1773, he took monastic vows under the name of John, and on their own land erected a wooden church in honor of St. Martyr Dmitry in neo-Byzantine style. Subsequently Iordache Kur became the first abbot of the monastery, a great contribution to the development of which made his next of kin.

At that time, the monastery complex was surrounded by a high stone perimeter wall with towers at the corners. In 1808-1810 years on its territory was built a stone church of the Nativity of the Virgin with a high belfry in the classical style with Baroque elements. In 1868, the monastery was transformed into a monastery, and this year is considered the official founding date of the church. In 1884, close to the rests of the abbot of the monastery built a stone church winter. It was also planned to build the third temple in the Byzantine style, but the church was never completed.

In 1958 the monastery was closed Kurki, it gave its premises to the needs of drug and mental hospital which was located here until 2002. During all this time the temple was never repaired, resulting in substantially all of the buildings are dilapidated, they disappeared Beautiful interior painting.

In the early 2000s the monastery patronage of the United Nations has established, at the expense of the organization started restoration restoration work that continues to this day.