Episcopal Cathedral “St. Parascheva” from Roman
Episcopal Cathedral “St. Parascheva” from Roman, for centuries is The Bishopric of Roman, raised in 2009 at the rank of Archdiocese of Roman and Bacau, was built in the middle of the sixteenth century by Petru Rares after the model of Putna and Neamţ. The prince built on the site of a church with the same dedication, raised by Alexander The  Kind, by 1406, to enshroud the remains of a wife of the ruler. This is why it has become episcopal residence ever since. We recall that …

This museum is a point of particular interest to visitors of the sanctuary, providing important evidence about religious activity, of those living the monastery, as well as the historical evolution of the Moldavian lands in the regional context. The chantries that various rulers had endowed the monastery, made possible to develop a strong cultural and spiritual center in the medieval period, right up to modern times. Here has worked a school of copyists and calligraphers and a printing that have provided outstanding works to the monastery library, which now contains over 18,000 volumes, and …

At Văleni are one of the oldest and durable wooden churches in Moldova, built in the middle of dense forest, during the reign of Petru Rares, in the year 1538. It was rebuilt by Lapusneanu and then by Ieremia Movilă. Originally belonging to Văleni Hermitage, hermitage which later became a convent, akin to  Moldovița and Sucevița, the church was built of oak on a stone foundation,wuth the roof from shingle as a giant umbrella that protects from weather this monument of Moldavian architecture. When you step into it, is like stepping into …

Over time, Neamt traditional folk costume, through shape, color and ornament was one of the most important modes of expression of popular culture in this region.
Traditional Garments fits into the general characteristics of Moldovan folk, but adds various and original elements specific to Neamt county. The folk costume differentiate by destination – work or feast – or after the area who came: mountaineers wore clothing in sober colors and less ornamented, instead the people from the plain have an explosion of colors.
For the execution of an outfit given, an exclusively female activity, the materials …

In Agapia Monastery, one of the largest monasteries of nuns in Romania, are living 400 nuns. The monastery was built between the years 1641-1643 hatman (Boyar of royal counsil in Moldova, which was commissioned by King with the command of all the army , while having the position of chief magistrate and porter of Suceava) Gavriil Goci, brother of Prince Vasile Lupu. Since then, until 1802, Agapia Monastery had community of monks. In 1803, wanting to establish a seminary priests at Socola Monastery in Iassy, Metropolitan Veniamin Costache has ordered the some 50 nuns from …

The building that houses the Museum of Mihail Sadoveanu from Vanatori, located next to the Hermitage Vovidenia had originally intended to be a Archiery Palace, being built in 1937 by metropolitan care at the time, Visarion Puiu.
Since the year 1944 the house is ceded to the great writer, who was particularly charmed with these places and will use it as a summer residence. With the family help, in this house was arranged a museum where, besides the personal objects of the writer, are exhibited his works. The library contains the …