Neamt County has several waterfalls that are worth visiting. Among these wonders of nature here are three that are well known:
Bolovanis Waterfall is located in Tarcau commune, on Bolovanis Valley in Tarcau Mountains. In this place there are several creeks that go through the rough terrain. Right at the beginning of this valley tourists can see Bolovanis waterfall, one of the most spectacular waterfalls in Tarcau Mountains.
Duras Waterfall is located 4,5 km from Negulesti resort on the upper course of Iapa creek. The road that goes to the waterfall starts …

In Neamt County there are 5 beautiful lakes. The main attraction of these lakes is represented by the raw natural beauty of these places. Every year tourists that visit Neamt County spend few of their time on the shore of one of these lakes and admire the natural beauty and the fauna of these waters.
Lake Izvorul Muntelui is also known as Lake Bicaz and it’s located few km from Bicaz town on the upper course of River Bistrita. This is the biggest lake of its kind from Romania. Near the …

The church from Tazlau Monastery was built by ruler Stefan cel Mare and was painted in 1496. Judging on the inscriptions found inside the church we find that the painting was remade between 1858 and 1859. During this time the interior of the church was also restored and the painting should’ve been executed in oil.
In the end only the icons of St. Mary Mother of Jesus, St Varvara and St Parascheva were painted in oil and the rest were executed in tempera. Above the doors that mark the entrance in …

Cerebuc Hermitage is administrated by the Monastery from Ceahlau Mountain. The patron of the monastery is St Ilie. The hermitage was built on the place of an old religious settlement that dates from 1614. The place is located at about 20 km from Bicaz, in Izvorul Alb village. Here there are 5 monks that administrate the hermitage.
This religious settlement was extremely important for the religious life in these parts especially between XVIII and XIX centuries. For a long time here existed the bell from Ceahlau Mountain and even though for …

The building of “St Joan the Baptizer” Church from Piatra Neamt started in 1866 when the priest Lazarescu wanted to build a new church in Maratei neighborhood. Many people made substantial donations and as a result the church was built of stone in a Byzantine style with an ossuary at the basement.
From an architectural stand point the church has a club shape and it has all the compartments of an Orthodox church: porch, narthex, nave and altar. The church has 9 windows on its walls and 12 windows on its …

The area Agapia – Varatec from Neamt County is truly beautiful because of the natural scenery and because of the two main religious settlements from here.
Here are 5 touristic attractions from this area
1.The Religious settlement from Agapia is located near the creek Agapia – Topolita and at the foot of Magura Hill. Here you’ll see the first religious museum that beside religious objects also exhibits medieval art. The church from Agapia was painted by Nicolae Grigorescu. Tourists that come to Agapia Monastery can also taste jams and pies made the …