The protected areas from Neamt County are impressive through its picturesque scenery. These natural paradises hide incredible touristic attractions that are waiting for tourists to visit it.
Neamt County it’s full of incredible sceneries that are kept alive by the people that live here. Forces of nature have created in Neamt County a veritable open air museum that exhibits these spectacular wonders of nature that each season offer a different sight wonderful in its own way. Here are some information on the main protected natural areas from Neamt County.
Ceahlau National Park …

Agheazmatar represents the place where priests make Holy Water. This building is located at Neamt Monastery outside the walls, in front of the bell tower. It’s worth talking about this building because of the interesting architectural shape and impressive proportions. This building was created between 1836 and 1847 and it’s called Agheazmatar.
The building has a height of 30 meters and a unique shape of the roof in the form of an Orthodox religious head-cover (we call it “mitra”). At the interior, in the middle of the construction, there is a …

The wooden church from Farcasa is considered to be one of the most “gifted” from the entire Neamt County and it differentiate itself from other churches through the wealth of its ornaments that are “talking” about the diversity of folk traditional creations from this area. This church was built in 1774 following a plan in which the altar was under a dome and where a small porch in the south side had the bell tower on top of it.
What’s impressive at this monument of art and architecture is the original …

You can reach “Inaltarea Sfintei Cruci” Hermitage (“Inaltarea Sfintei Cruci” can be translated as “The Rising of the Holy Cross”) by car or by foot. The hermitage is also known as “Poiana lui Ioan” Hermitage (“Poiana lui Ioan” can be translated as Ioan’s Plane) and it’s located at 26 km of Targu Neamt and 3 km from Sihastria Monastery which is also the religious administrator of this hermitage. The road from Sihastria Monastery to “Inaltarea Sfintei Cruci” Hermitage is called The Road of the Cross and it’s marked with crucifixes …

In order to see Duras Waterfall from Negulesti village, Neamt County you’ll have to go by car from Piatra Neamt towards Bacau. In Roznov you’ll make a right towards Tazlau and after the first bridge another right to Piatra Soimului commune. This commune is formed by the following villages: Piatra Soimului, Negulesti, Luminis and Poieni and it’s located at the intersection between Tarcau Mountains and Cracau – Bistrita sub-Carpathian depression.
In Piatra Soimului commune you can also see the ruins of Horodistea Fortress which is a proof that life had a …

The architectural complex “Curtea Domneasca” from Piatra Neamt was built between 1468 and 1475 by ruler Stefan cel Mare. This was the administrative center of Neamt County. Shortly after, was also built the church of St Ioan Botezatorul and the Bell-tower (also known as The Tower of Stefan cel Mare).
Also in this location the visitor can see some great museums such as the Art Museum, the Ethnography Museum and Cucuteni Culture Museum. These buildings are not part of the architectural complex “Curtea Domneasca” from Piatra Neamt but represent interesting attraction …