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[17 May 2011 | No Comment | ]
“St Joan the Baptizer” Church from Piatra Neamt

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 …

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[12 May 2011 | No Comment | ]
5 Touristic Attractions from Agapia – Varatec area

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 …

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[12 May 2011 | No Comment | ]
Visit Great Historical Foundations from Moldova region, Neamt County

Neamt County is a place where over time many rulers have built fortifications and religious settlements that can be seen even today. This is also the place where important cultural centers were established by well known cultural personalities of Romania.
Neamt County is the place where great natural scenery completes the view of historical buildings. Here are some of the most well known historical attractions from this place:
The Royal Court from Piatra Neamt is located in the center of the town and it represents an architectural achievement from the time of …

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[13 Apr 2011 | No Comment | ]
The programme and entry ticket prices for visiting museums in Neamt County in 2011

The Museums Complex from Neamt has in its patrimony over 300.000 pieces (archeology, history, art, memorial objects, ethnographic and natural sciences) that can be visited in the permanent exhibitions of Neamt County museum.
The visiting programme of museums from Neamt County:
Tuesday – Sunday
09:00 – 17:00 (October – March)
10:00 – 18:00 (April – September)
Closed on Monday
1. The History and Archeology Museum from Piatra Neamt
Telephone: 0233-218108, 0233-217496
Adults (groups or single persons) – 4 RON
Children, students – 2 RON (groups and single persons)
2. Cucuteni Eneolithic Art Museum from Piatra Neamt
Telephone: 0233-226471
Adults (groups or single …

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[5 Apr 2011 | No Comment | ]
Touristic Guide: Roman

Roman town is located in the central part of Moldavian’s plateau, at the confluence of rivers Siret and Moldova, in Neamt County.
Access routes:
road access
Road DN15 D from Piatra Neamt (47 km)
Road E85 from Bacau (46 km)
railway access
from Bacau towards Pascani
the railway Bucharest – Dornesti – Cernauti – Warsaw
aerial access
The International Airport from Iasi that has regular flights toward Wien, Budapest, Bucharest, Constanta and Timisoara
The International Airport from Bacau that has regular flights toward Italy (Bologna, Milano, Roma and Torino), Bucharest and Timisoara
Historical information about Roman
Touristic attractions in Roman
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[5 Apr 2011 | No Comment | ]
St Teodora from Sihla Cathedral, Neamt County

The Cathedral “St Teodora from Sihla” is located in the inner court of Sihastria Monastery and it’s dedicated to St Teodora that lived in Sihla Mountains and was canonized as a saint in 1992. The monks from Sihastria built this church with the intention to bring here the holy relics of St Teodora that are now in Kiev.
The construction began in 1995 with the help of Orthodox believers and pilgrims and ended in 2005. The painting of the cathedral is made in a fresco style and was realized by monks …