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[20 Apr 2021 | No Comment | ]
Neamţ villages – cradles of beauty, artistic creativity and perennial values

Where eternity was born…
Organized in harmony and equilibrium, down the valleys and along the roads or clustered in flat areas, the villages in Neamţ belong to the typical area of transition between mountains and plain.
Whether you see them on the main roads or remote, among mountain peaks or hills, villages in Neamţ County reveal a special world, and remain in time the most precious gift that could be inherited. Here you encounter the source of wisdom, of majesty, of energy, where the true values are never lost, everything is more …

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[5 Mar 2021 | No Comment | ]
Neamț County – an endless wellspring of creativity in folk art and a form of visual therapy

 
Amazing diversity and artistic expressiveness
Whether we are talking about loom-made traditional fabrics, beautiful wooden sculptures, folk costumes with amazing embroidery of local motifs, or the famous folk New Year’s masks for dancers, folk craftsmen in Neamț County keep on perpetuating the traditional folk art in the most diverse artistic forms and styles.
Handmade products cover a wide variety of thematic areas: ceramics, wood and furniture, domestic industry, soft goods and traditional costumes, leather works, glazed eggs, icons and naive painting, braids, folk masks, ornaments, traditional foods, bone objects, glassware, and even …

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[19 Feb 2021 | No Comment | ]
Neamț County promoted by the Culture Ministry

A challange lauched by the Ministry of Culture in Romania on its Facebook page led to a week of continuous posts regarding cultural attractions and interesting tourist objectives in Neamț County. And this is because the Neamț locals have responded to the challenge and have stated a whole series of reasons why they love their homeland and why it has to be discovered by tourists. Thus, the posting list has shown why a county less known to the tourists is such an offering holiday destination.
The virtual journey began after the …

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[8 Feb 2021 | No Comment | ]
Ancuța’s Inn – History pages in a fairytale place

Hanu Ancuței (Ancuța’s Inn) is a renown place where you find the authentic Moldavian cuisine and enjoy the best quality natural food, directly from local farms, with an incomparable taste.
 Here is where the great writer and storyteller Mihail Sadoveanu liked to eat and because he was inspired by this charming place, he wrote the famous book “Hanu Ancuței” (Ancuța’s Inn) in which one can find out more about the traditions and customs of the area.
According to some of the documents, the Inn dates since the 18th Century, when it is …

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[30 Dec 2020 | No Comment | ]
Winter holidays traditions in Neamţ. Moldavian customs enjoy recognition beyond the country’s borders

Masks dancing, plough and Bear dancing in Neamţ
If it hadn’t been for the pandemic, we would have been celebrating a new edition of “Steaua sus răsare” Festival of customs and traditions, here in Piatra Neamț. This year the festival would have reached its 52 edition!
Photo Gallery: “Carmen Saeculare” Culture and Arts Centre in Neamț, December 2019
Part of the Christmas Fair in Neamț, a large cultural artistic project, organized by “Carmen Saeculare” Centre for Culture and Arts and funded by Neamț County Council, “Steaua Sus Rasare” Festival has been held until …

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[30 Dec 2020 | No Comment | ]
“Sânziene” Folks Group in Neamţ

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Four young ladies passionate about folk music put the basis of a special project called “Sânziene” along with their teacher. Recently, the interpreters Alice Prundu, Bianca Crețu, Andreea Dâdă, Alessia Huci and Georgiana Șerban Axinte have entered the homes and hearts of the Neamț locals, and also of the Romanians with the interpretation of the Christmas song “At Stephen’s Gate”.

Neamț County in songs and images
At the end of November 2020 the interpreters launched a video about the pitoresque Neamț Land:

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The idea of promoting Neamț in a new performance has …