Saturday, on April 17 2010, starting with 10:00 hours at the Equestrian Complex “Virgil Barbuceanu” from Piatra Neamt took place a special event: the opening of the equestrian school and of the equestrian competitive year. With this occasion there was a demo contest of jumping over obstacles with the participation of horses from Piatra Neamt, Targu Neamt, Bacau and Iasi.
Those that were part of this event were from the surrounding counties: Bacau, Iasi and also from Neamt County. Their participation was meant to encourage children to sign up for the …

In April 2010, the Art Gallery of „Carmen Saeculare” Cultural Center is hosting an artistic moment organized by the students of Professor Zenaida Rotaru. They exhibited painted icons of Byzantine influence and they’ve been working on this art project from Christmas.
Also, in this exhibition we can see ceramics influenced by Cucuteni Culture that were made by children from The Folk Art School. The opening of the exhibition took placed on April 3rd, 2010. All those that were present were deeply impressed by the works of our youngest artists.
The Icons and …

Many pilgrims choose to spend this Easter in Neamt County and witness the religious service at some of the famous monasteries that are located in this county: Agapia, Varatec, Neamt, Pangarati, Bistrita and others. Thousands of believers from all over Romania and from foreign countries came on Saturday to witness the miracle of Resurrection celebrated in monasteries and churches all over Neamt County.
The religious places were full of pilgrims that every year chose to spend the mini Easter vacation in Neamt. This religious celebration of Resurrection is the most important …

This week Piatra Neamt was dressed with ornaments and lights that remind us of the holyday that will come. Hundreds of small ornament-bunnies, lights and lots of colorful eggs were mounted on the streets.
Piatra Neamt is garnished with ornaments and lights. Every night the town offers a pleasant atmosphere and a good reason to get out and take a walk. The alleys from Tineretului Park are filled with lighted bunnies and huge eggs covered in small lights. All these attract locals and people from other towns to see how Piatra …

Easter Holyday represents for believers one of the most important Christian celebrations. That is why, every year each Christian respects the holy traditions and prepare to receive the Light of Resurrection.  According to traditions, in Neamt County people have to clean their houses few weeks before Easter and in some parts there is also the tradition to wear something new.
In the week before Easter believers take part each night at the holy service and on Friday, also called The Big Friday, believers will …

Hundreds of people participated at the opening of the Snow Festival “Piatra pe Zapada”, Saturday February the 20th 2010, which took place on Cozla Hill. Guest of honor was Elena Udrea, Minister of Regional Development and Tourism, that offered with this occasion the first European certificate for Cozla Ski Slope.
The opening of the festival was at 14:30 when Elena Udrea, Gheorghe Stefan, Mayor of Piatra Neamt and Gheorghe Flutur, vice president of the PDL Party, arrived with the chairlift, together with Vasile Pruteanu, President of the Neamt County Council and …