Winter is the season when we celebrate Christmas and New Year’s Eve and when we come together with our friends to spend some quality moments. For those of you that love winter and also outdoor hikes we recommend you to visit Neamt County for a hike on Ceahlau Mountain where nature welcomes you with white sceneries. You can spend the winter holidays in a fairytale landscape created by snow, tall pine trees, the ice from the eaves of the houses and by the simple beauty of snowmen.
So, if you are …

“Nasterea Sf Ioan Botezatorul” Church from Varatec Monastery was built in 1817 and its first destination was as church of the cemetery where they performed the religious services for the dead. In time the village of nuns grew and the cemetery became too small: so they moved it and the church became a place where the nuns performed the usual daily religious service. The church is located on a small hill at about 150 m from the monastery. Initially the church was made out of wood but in 1844 the …

Autumn thrills us with great sceneries every year. There are places where nature seems to outdone itself, achieving images that go beyond any imagination. One of these places is Cheile Sugaului (which in translation would be Sugau Gorge) from Neamt County, a rocky area that will impress you for sure.
Cheile Sugaului is located in the upper part of Bicaz Chei village, on the left side of Bicaz creek, right at the entrance in Cheile Bicazului. You can reach Cheile Sugaului by following the trail that enters in Cheile Sugaului – …

“Icoana Noua” Hermitage it’s under the administration of Neamt Monastery, which is the oldest monastery from Neamt County and it’s located in the place called “Valea Icoanei” (The Icon’s Valley). The origins of this hermitage are from 1941 at the initiative of father Vasian Iosub (the abbot of the hermitage from 1946).
The first sanctification service was performed on May 6 1951 for a chapel that also has in it few cells. The chapel’s patrons are “Schimbarea la Fata” (The Transfiguration) and “Nasterea Maicii Domnului” (The Birth of St. Mary).
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Autumn is here and the multiple colors of nature form spectacular autumn sceneries that make you want to go on an outdoor walk. A small escape from the daily routine is necessary in order to fully experience this special season that is autumn. We recommend you to visit Cheile Bicazului (Bicaz Gorge), an area famous in Romania for its spectacular sceneries.
Cheile Bicazului (Bicaz Gorge) are located in the Oriental Carpathians and represent the connection between Moldova and Transilvania. The gorge is the result of Bicaz and its tributary creeks that …

“Adormirea Maicii Domnului” means “The Death of St Mary Mother of Jesus”. This church from Agapia Monastery represents the secondary church of the monastery. The building is located a few meters away from the monastery, outside its walls, among the houses that belong to the nuns.
With a beautiful architecture, the wooden church was built with three towers each with an octagonal shape. We don’t know exactly when this church was built but the historians are placing the “birth” of this religious settlement either in the XVIII century or in the …