Barnadu village is an isolated community that is located behind the massive stone walls from Bicaz Gorge. The road that goes through Bicaz Gorge is filled with curves and twists that reveal some environments of rare beauty. The affluent of Bicaz Creek create secondary gorges like Lapos, Bicajel or Sugau. On the routes that cross these gorges you can reach one of the most beautiful mountain villages from Neamt County, Barnadu Village.
The most well known route to access this place is the dirt road that goes from Bicaz Gorge and …

Just like every year, autumn creates a fairy tale environment in Bicajel Valley that impresses any tourist. Again, with bright colors of yellow, orange, red and green, autumn managed to impress our eyes and hearts.
Bicajel Valley is a hidden heavenly place, behind the massive stone walls from Bicaz Gorge. Over the valley there is a mountain village with alpine fields and traditional houses. Although this is not such an easy place to access, tourists managed to find routes in this valley of incredible beauty.
Right before you reach the first houses …

The folkloric clothing from Neamt County represents one of the main cultural elements that define the traditional clothes in the entire region of Moldova. The clothing pieces were handmade using traditional methods and decorated with traditional colors and models.
The traditional clothing of women was composed of a head piece called “broboada”, catrinta, a shirt, a belt called “brau”, a vest called “bondita”, footwear called “opinci” and a bag called “traista”. All the clothing pieces were handmade and decorated with floral motives.
Each area had different pieces in the clothing that were …

Neamt County villages still maintain traditional buildings that represent true life documents about the people that used to live in these parts. These buildings are usually smaller and are constructed using simple techniques. The people that lived in these villages made their own houses and after that they contributed to other bigger and important buildings in the village like the church or the school.
The most important building from a traditional local household was the main house that had a small hall called “tinda” and only one small room. In time …

In Neamt County many old traditions and crafts are kept alive by the local artisans. Every detail of these crafts that are transmitted from one generation to another reflects the history and the cultural heritage of this area.
Neamt County is well known for the local traditional clothing, embroideries, furniture, pottery, tapestry, carpets and traditional masks created to celebrate the winter holidays. The craft of wood working stands out through the variety of the techniques used and the importance that this craft used to have in creating the daily used objects.
The …

The wood church from Galu is located inside the cemetery of the village and has as its holly patron St Gheorghe. From an inscription above the entrance door we find that the church was built in 1918 but the Holy Gospel was a gift to the church in November 8, 1780. So there is more than one hypothesis on the date when the church was built.
From an architectural point the church was built in the shape of a cross with an open veranda and four wooden columns that guard the …