Over time many monks and nuns lived and prayed in the forests near monasteries like Neamt, Secu, Sihastria or Agapia and they always considered the forest from Sihla as the “strongest wilderness”. In these forests only the most pure monks and nuns lived, some of them in absolute loneliness for decades.
The first mention of a monk in these forests is found in a document from 1326 where it talks about a hermit in these forests. The ruler Stefan cel Mare, after the battle from Orbic in 1457 while crossing the …

Varatec Monastery is one the biggest and most visited nun monastery from Neamt County. The big church of the monastery impresses through the beautiful interior and the original paintings that are still kept until this day.
In the porch of the church there is a big painting of Heaven and Hell that surrounds the stone inscription from where we find the date when the church was built. The narthex is small and decorated with two large icons of Jesus and Mary Mother of Go with Child.
The nave consists of a big …

From the early monastic settlements the abbots organized trade workshops. Their “products” were distributed at other monasteries from the entire Moldova region. The most well known nun monasteries from Neamt County are Agapia and Varatec.
At Varatec Monastery in 1940 there were workshops of religious embroidery and book manufacturing, carpets and weaving, religious painting and decorative art. Many nuns became well known for their skills and were sent to other monasteries to teach their art.
In the museum of the monastery you can see original religious objects, old religious icons, embroideries, carpets …

At Piatra Neamt those that love winter sports have green light. The snow fall from the last days and the snow cannons have opened the season for winter sports. Sledges, skies and the boards rule right now. Visitors from Piatra Neamt and the surrounds enjoy some great moments on the ski slope from Piatra Neamt.
The entertainment complex Cozla from Piatra Neamt offers new ski slopes with modern night lights, cable transportation, telegondola and a renting center. The slope from Piatra Neamt can also be a destination for those that love …

At the end of 2013, the Museums Complex from Neamt County opened a new permanent exhibition at the Ethnography Museum from Piatra Neamt. The project to restore the museum was created to restore the entire Royal Court Area. The museum was part of this project because of the vast ethnographic collection.
The museum presents all three ethnographic areas from Neamt County: Bistrita Valley, Neamt and Roman. The beauty and the diversity of the material permitted the creation of a new theme “The Seasons of the villages” that completes the atmosphere of …

Once you reached Neamt County as a visitor you can see the whole history of this place, starting with the ancient stone tools and ending with the modern ones. A complex exhibition can be seen at the history and ethnography museum from Bicaz.
This museum is the most important one from the mountain area. It was first open in 1958 with the purpose of presenting the construction of the first dam from Romania and the creation of Izvorul Muntelui – Bicaz Lake.
The building of the museum was declared a historic monument …