Christmas customs and traditions
 
Christmas is the first holiday during the New Year’s holiday season. In Romania, Christmas is celebrated according to the new calendar on December 25, and according to the old one, on January 7. 
There is no family in the countryside who does not prepare for Christmas.
During the Christmas holidays, the most beautiful custom of all is caroling. Carols are the songs with which children, young people or even adults greet the coming of Christ on Earth.        
The origin of the word carol is found in the Latin calendae. The name was given by the Romans to the pagan New Year holidays. At that time, the children of the Romans walked …

”Be Local, Buy Local!” stands for a local healthy economy
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The first edition of the fair ”MADE IN NEAMȚ” was organized between the 1st and 3rd of October 2021. The fair was a good occasion to celebrate autumn, promote local products and bring together producers from all around Neamț County. Not only was it well received, but it even raised the public’s admiration.
Not only the locals, but also the tourists that were in the area or who especially came from the nearby counties enjoyed the tastiest dishes from the Neamț …

Farcașa Commune is the area where you can find most of the tourist sheepfolds in Neamț County
A weekend spent at a tourist sheepfold in Neamț will take you right in the middle of nature, where the wonderful landscapes and traditional dishes continuously delight you, where you can breathe the fresh air and have the opportunity to enjoy the beauty and freedom of the country life, in places where customs are well kept alive.
Situated at the foot of Bistriţa Mountains, in a meadow in Stejaru village, in the valley of …

Neamț County has many areas that instantly delight the eyes and melt the hearts of visitors! Sabasa is one of those picturesque villages in Borca commune and, even though it is less known to the tourists, it has heavenly landscapes, hardworking people and places full of history, customs and traditions.
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Borca commune remained in the literature pages written by many famous writers, such as: Dimitrie Cantemir, Alexandru Vlahuță, Gala Galaction, Calistat Hogas, Mihail Sadoveanu. If you arrive here, you should definitely follow the footsteps of the main character of Mihail …

Children come together in a special place where they can practice handicrafts and tackle into the crafts’ mysteries, inherited from their ancestors. Children in Săbăoani weave, sew, embroider, love the folk costume and learn to create wonderful things. They represent a new generation of children that learn to carry further the wonderful customs and traditions from the places in Neamț County.
Maria Robu is the one who represents the thread between the old generation and the new one. She is both a folk craftsman and a dedicated teacher at the School …

Below you can enjoy some focal points of discussion taken from an interview about Neamţ County as a tourist destination, broadcasted on Radio Romania International, on March 25, 2021. Adrian Niţă, representative of the Communications & Public Relations Department from Neamț County Council talked about the many picturesque places, captivating stories, welcoming people and many other amazing things and places to be seen and discovered in Neamț, an enchanting territory among the beauties of Romania.
Which are the main reasons travelers choose Neamț as their destination?
Cultural routes, hiking routes, interesting museums, …