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[13 Aug 2014 | No Comment | ]
Farmhouse sheephold “BURNT CROSS” Farcasa

While hiking through the mountains once described and wandered by Ion Creangă, Calistrat Hogaş and Sadoveanu, you can stop at the agritouristic sheepfold “Burnt Cross” in Farcaşa.
If you have never been to the sheepfold, we propose an incursion on Bistrita valley lands at Farcaşa, to discover and to live in the magical world of ordinary people.
Located in the Farcaşa commune, Popeşti village, the agritouristic sheepfold “Burnt Cross” is an option for relaxation and culinary delight in a great geographical area with special people, where tradition of shepherd and milk products, …

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[12 Aug 2014 | No Comment | ]
Recreational opportunities to Tarcau

Tarcău Valley is an important tourist area with high potential, where you can meet people of the lands, to enjoy the beauty of the places, to breathe cool air mountain with them. According to environmental measurements in this commune areas are the cleanest air in Romania and without question, you can live too glimpses of what is life in the mountains.
Access to the Tarcau Valley is from DN 15 Piatra Neamt – Bicaz, continuing from the center of the village road DC 135 Tarcău – Ardeluţa, crossing the villages Cazaci, …

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[28 Apr 2014 | 2 Comments | ]
Visit the traditional villages from Neamt County

In Neamt County the ancient traditional artistic symbols are kept alive even though it lost their original meanings. The local artisans managed to bring new values to the Romanian art trough the quality of their works.
Neamt County villages still have traditional houses that represent the legacy of our ancestors. In these parts the art of wood working has a great development and the techniques were used in decorating the pillars of traditional houses, gates and old wood churches.
The wood constructions have small sizes and simple construction techniques with beautiful decorations …

Attractions, Monasteries, Villages in Neamţ »

[24 Sep 2013 | No Comment | ]
Secu Valley a place of true spirituality

Secu Valley has a special charm and is a place where over time religious settlements were built where hundreds of religious believers come every day. The road that goes to these monasteries is located 12 km from the place where our great writer Ion Creanga was born. After 4 km of old forests and rocks you encounter Secu Monastery, a religious settlement of over 500 years old.
The archeological diggings revealed that the religious life existed here long before Secu Monastery and this proofs the connection with the old Tracic – …

Customs, traditions and crafts, Villages in Neamţ »

[24 Sep 2013 | No Comment | ]
Neamt County cradle of old traditions and customs

The old traditions are still kept alive in Neamt County and the creations of the local artisans are proof of this. They manage to create true popular art objects that once were part of the daily tasks but now are just simple decorative objects.
The wood working craft is interesting through the variety of techniques used in creating the objects and the importance that these objects had in a traditional house. Weaving has also a special place in our traditions and that is why many weaved objects were used to decorate …

Churches, Villages in Neamţ »

[26 Mar 2013 | No Comment | ]
Traditional architecture on wood churches from Neamt County

The church is the oldest and most beautiful community building from the Romanian traditional village. Around it, the main buildings were also built. These constructions are dated in history from the XIV century and represent old religious remains.
Many of these wooden churches still exist in Neamt County and represent our cultural and historic legacy. Along with their architectural value we also inherit a wealth of decoration motives made with traditional wood sculpting techniques, decorations that are placed both on the inside as well on the outside of the churches. The …