Ceahlău Massif – “a giant who’s forehead is caressed by the sun”
A view of ”the Enchanted mountain”
 
 
“The giant immersed in the rays of the sun” as described in the famous poem “Summer” by George Coşbuc, Ceahlău Mountain is a very special place which many Romanian and foreign writers have spoken about. This “gemstone” of Moldavia, as Dimitrie Cantemir called it in his famous Latin writing “Descriptio Moldaviae” from  1716, Ceahlău Mountain is situated in the middle of the Oriental Carpathians, in the western part of Neamţ County, at the crossroad …

Via Ferrata – extreme climbing in Neamţ County
” The mountain does not belong anymore exclusively to the professional climbers but to everyone” – Ticu Lăcătușu
Șugău Gorges – Munticelu Nature Reserve is included in Natura 2000 – Special Area of Conservation (SAC) as defined in the European Union’s Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC)
 
Șugău Gorges – Munticelu Nature Reserve hosts the longest and most modern Via Ferrata route in Romania, project launched at the initiative of the famous climber Constantin Lăcătuşu, the first Romanian who conquered the Everest Peak. Via Ferrata „Astragalus” was inaugurated …

 
The Land of the Bison in Neamț County – internationally renowned touristic destination
 
 
Vânători-Neamţ National Park in Neamţ County is the only place in Europe where the bison, heraldic symbol of Moldovia and the largest land animal in the continent can be seen, in three kind of habitats: in the wild, in the zoo of the Park (where there are 6 bisons) and in the acclimation fold, where there are currently 14 bisons.
The process of releasing the bison (Bison bonasus), a legendary species of terrestrial mammals, into the forests in the …

 Spend your weekend in Neamţ!
 
 
If you come in Neamţ and have two free days, don’t miss visiting some memorable places! In the first part of the day, just after the breakfast, we invite you to visit Calistrat Hogaş Memorial House in Piatra Neamţ, a permanent exhibition of family documents, manuscripts, original furniture and belongings of the writer.
Once you have discovered the impressive universe of a man whose life was dedicated to traveling and who wrote the emblematic literary work “On mountain roads” (Romanian “Pe drumuri de munte”), it’s time to …

 
Traveling the great mountain Ceahlău
From Izvorul Muntelui Chalet to the top of the massif
 
 
 
Ceahlău National Park offers a lot of opportunities for adventure hike, but also for discovering breathtaking landscapes. To reach the plateau of Ceahlău massif, there are seven trails available for tourists, three of which start from Izvorul Muntelui area.
One of the most frequented and also the shortest trail (around 3  1/2 hours) crosses the eastern side of the mountain. The trail starts near Izvorul Muntelui Chalet (797 m) crosses Lutu Roşu Hollow (1,020 m) and ends at …

 
 
Trips in the picturesque area of ​​Neamţ County
 
 
One day through the villages and forests of Neamţ
The route explores the geographic and ethnographic area of ​​the Neamţ River Basin, also known as Ozana. Hiking here is very exciting as as it implies crossing the territory of the Vânători-Neamţ Natural Park, one of the main touristic attractions of Neamţ County, characterized by a great variety of fauna and flora.
Neamţ Monastery stands as the departure point, then tourists can cross the woods  to the Neamţ Valley, paying a visit at Vânători-Neamţ Natural Park. …