The cave of St Teodora is a local religious attraction for pilgrims and tourists that come here to see the place where Teodora lived a religious life. The cave is located in a remote place and can be reached only by foot.

St Teodora cave Sihla 2011, Neamt County

From Sihla Hermitage you can reach the cave on a trail that goes near the old cellar of father Paisie Olaru and near the church made from the wood of one tree. The second trail starts before reaching Sihla Hermitage and goes near a rock from where St Teodora took the water for drinking and daily use.

The Holy Relics of St Teodora remained in the cave for over 100 years and represent the reason for the existence of Sihla Hermitage. St Teodora became a saint in 1992 at August 7. On her icon is written: “With all my heart I searched for you my God and when I found you my soul rested in your love”. The Holy Relics of St Teodora are in Kiev, at Lavra Pecerska.

The birds are protected by the law and represent a true attraction in the area for many people that want to take a picture with these gracious birds. This is one of the reasons for which on the Shore of Pangarati Lake there are several observation spots.

Swans on Pangarati lake 2011, Neamt County

The locals are used to see the beautiful birds but for tourists that are passing by or spend a few days in Neamt County this is quite a view. The lakes Pangarati, Vaduri and Batca Doamnei are located on the middle course of Bistrita river and represent an important link in keeping the biodiversity of the region intact.

His dedication and passion for his work was rewarded after a 40 years career with the membership of Traditional Art Academy from Romania and “Carmen Saeculare” Cultural and Art Center.

His work can be admired in over 40 churches from all over the country where he sculpted chairs and iconostasis. The artisan is also a history passionate and he carved the gates from his house with famous historic faces like Burebista, Decebal, Traian, Stefan cel Mare and Mihai Viteazul.

Vasile Gaman museum, Neamt County

Another important aspect is his passion for folkloric art that he collected over the years. All these objects are exhibited in a museum house that he opened in 1988 and that has over 3000 items like old tools, books, manuscripts, religious icons, traditional costumes, masks, medals and coins. The objects present in the collection of Vasile Gaman illustrate the past life from Neamt County.

Vasile Gaman used his talent to create religious wood objects like chairs, iconostasis, chapels or objects used in the daily tasks in a traditional house. All his objects are decorated using religious and laic symbols.

You can find his museum in Lunca village, Vanatori-Neamt commune, Neamt County.

Bistrita Monastery – located at a distance of 8 km on the west of Piatra Neamt, on the national road number 15 to Bicaz, in Alexandru cel Bun village, Bistrita monastery lasted for over 600 years despite the hardships of history. Bistrita monastery has a great historical and archeological value because it’s one of the oldest monasteries of Neamt County and Romania.

Here we can find the tombs of some great Romanian princes. At Bistrita monastery there is The Icon of St. Ana – this is the holy icon that was a gift from the emperor Manuel II Paleologul to Alexandru cel Bun in 1407.The museum of Bistrita monastery was inaugurated in 1932 and it has coins of the era, icons from the centuries XVI-XVIII, sculptures, fresco, remains of royal clothing and other objects founded in the royal chapel.

Bisericani Monastery – is placed in the area of the mountain Pietrosu, at an altitude of 650 m, and at 12 km west from Piatra Neamt, on the national road that links Piatra Neamt with Bicaz. The road goes up in a series of serpentines, while you discover the whole splendor of the valley of river Bistrita. At one point you’ll discover the towers of the monastery, almost hidden behind the trees. At first, the place where we find today the monastery, it seems that there was a hermitage of Bistrita Monastery.

Only in 1498, Joseph left the monastery from Bistrita and together with other monks began to build a church here. Among the founders of this monastery we can also find Alexandru cel Bun (Alexander the Good), Stefan cel Mare (Stefan the Great), Stefan Voda (Prince Stefan), Petru Rares and Alexandru Lapusneanu.

The church of the monastery is well known for the wall that separates the altar from the rest of the church which is decorated with very beautiful icons and where the rich chromatic of the ornaments is in contrast with the icons painted on more plain colors. Another feature of this wall is the beauty of the holy doors that are sculpted in a very beautiful way on the part facing the church.

Pangarati Monastery – is located near the road DN15 (National Road number 15) that links the towns Piatra Neamt and Bicaz, near the hydroelectric from Stejaru.Pangarati Monastery is first mentioned at the beginning of the XV century in the year 1460 when the monk Simeon, which was one of the advisers of ruler Stefan cel Mare, built here the first wooden church.The name of “Pangarati” comes from a monk named Pangratie, thinks the historian Nicolae Iorga.

The old church from Pangarati is built from stone. The big proportions from the outside are lost when you enter the building. The thing that makes it unique is that in fact there are two churches built one on top of the other. The church from Pangarati Monastery has a unique architecture: the windows are from wood with an iron grate. The exterior walls of the church are whitewashed.

Duruitoarea Waterfall is located in Ceahlau Mountain in the place called Duruitoarea at 1270 m altitude. The waterfall was formed on Rupturii creek. The waterfall has a height of almost 100 m and the sound it makes can be heard from a considerable distance. To reach the waterfall you’ll have to hike on one of the two touristic routes that start in Durau Resort. At the base of the waterfall tourists can rest on benches and admire this wonder of nature.

Cheile Bicazului (Bicaz Gorge), because of its impressive size it represents a true touristic attraction that offers spectacular views and multiple entertainment possibilities. The road that goes through Cheile Bicazului (Bicaz Gorge) is like a gorge carved in rock, with many close twists and huge stone walls. The narrow valley together with small waterfalls, isolated rocks, caves and rocky stones create this picturesque place that impresses you with their unique beauty that transforms this area in a true touristic attraction, unique in Romania.

Cheile Sugaului (Sugau Gorge) are a protected area and it’s an area well known for the rock formations encounter here that are in the shape of a canyon of 350 m with a few small waterfalls. This, together with the mountain Munticelu represents a natural wonder of rare beauty because of the uniqueness of the natural heritage.

Pestera Munticelu (Munticelu Cave) is located at the exit from the Cheile Bicazului, in the limestone base from Surduc, on the left side of the river Bicaz. Pestera Munticelu is considered to be the most important from Moldavia in terms of scenery and scientific value. The trail to the cave starts in the left side of the quarry Surducu, at 250 m from the entrance in Cheile Sugaului. The entrance in the cave is approximately 1,5 m. right after the entrance follows a short 10 hall that goes down in a big room, of 30 m long and 4-5 m high. With a total length of 120 m Pestera Munticelu impresses because of the big room inside it and the geological limestone formations.

The Serbesti Rock in the village Stefan cel Mare – the Rock with a human shape from Serbesti – Neamt County is a natural geological reservation. It represents a point where it can be found traces of plants and jellyfish. The Rock from Serbesti its been declared a natural monument. The touristic attraction for this rock is represented by the shape of human face that can be seen from far away.

The Rock “Piatra Teiului” is a natural monument and is located in a place called “Coada Lacului” – “The Tail/End of the Lake”. Here 4 roads are intersecting: the ones that come from Moldova and Transilvania. The rock has a height of 23 m. A solitaire rock in the middle of the Lake Izvorul Muntelui and the most well knowed from the Neamt County. The locals call it the Devils Rock (Piatra Dracului) because of some legends related to it.

Tosorog Cave is declared a mixed reservation and is known by the locals under the name of The Waterspout with a hole. Located in the Valley of the Goat (Valea Caprei) with a length of 420 m the cave is considered to be mostly formed by conglomerations. The entrance in the first two rooms iseasy accessible to all tourists but afterwards the routes continues through a hole of about 4-5 m, where because of the humidity it is recommended that the tourists to wear some sort of protection gear. In the Tosorog Cave lives an important colony of bats.

Durau Resort is located in the village Ceahlau, at 9 km from the lake Izvorul Muntelui, in a sunny plain in the N-V side of the mountain Ceahlau.

Because of the peaceful atmosphere and the clean fresh air Durau resort represents a perfect place to relax and lose some stress. This place is recommended for the healthy benefits of its air on stress, physical and intellectual breakdowns or anemia and for its sky slope.

Baltatesti Resort is located at 34 km from Piatra Neamt and 11 km from Targu Neamt, in the center of the village Baltatesti. The resort is located in a beautiful natural landscape and it’s known for its mineral waters with a high content of salts that have therapeutic effects. The water from Baltatesti was awarded with gold medals in Paris in 1900 and Bucharest in 1906.

Today, the resort Baltatesti has 4 hotels and can accommodate 500 tourists. The treatment base has 75 cabinets. The therapeutic indications for the waters found at Baltatesti are for: stress, diseases of the locomotor system, gynecological disease, chronic respiratory and associated disorders.

Negulesti Balneal Resort is located in Piatra Soimului commune, at approximately 25 km of Piatra Neamt and was taken by Neamt Tourism Company that was founded by Neamt County Council and Piatra Soimului Town Hall. Lately Neamt County Council and the local authorities from Piatra Soimului invested in the rehabilitation of the resort. Negulesti Resort is well known in Romania for the benefits and the qualities of its waters.
For now Negulesti Resort has an accommodation possibility for 118 persons, in single, double and triple rooms or apartments with two or five places. The restaurant has a capacity of over 100 persons.

Oglinzi Resort is located at 3 km from Targu Neamt at an altitude of 480 m. Today Oglinzi Resort has a treatment base with warm baths, paraffin packing, galvanic baths, dynamic currents, ultrasound, massage and medical gymnastics. Here you can treat rheumatism, gynecological, dermatological, respiratory diseases, post-traumatic neuroses and asthenic. For leisure and entertainment the resort offers many possibilities, namely: club, cinema, mechanical games, tennis and volleyball, trips to the sights of the surroundings.