Neamt County has the highest number of monasteries in the country and that’s one of the reasons for having so many possibilities for pilgrimages. The monasteries from Neamt County are also some of the oldest in Romania and they are located in places of rare natural beauty. The priests that lived here are famous in all Romania. For all these reasons pilgrims will have a special personal and spiritual experience when walking from one monastery to another.
These hikes between monasteries, that we also call pilgrimages, represent much more than just …

The history of Agapia Monastery and its surroundings is very old and tightly connected to Agapia Veche Hermitage located on a hill, near the monastery. Agapia Veche Hermitage is approximately 2 km from Agapia Monastery in a plane behind the green trees of the forest. You can reach this place by car, on a dirt road or on foot by following a marked trail that goes through the forest. The road to Agapia Veche starts in the parking from Agapia Monastery. Where you see the touristic sign that shows Sihla …

Targu Neamt – Neamt Fortress – “Veronica Micle” Memorial House – History and Ethnography Museum Targu Neamt – “Ion Creanga” Memorial House – “Dragos Voda” Bisons and Carpathian Fauna Reserve –  Neamt Monastery  – “Visarion Puiu” Memorial House and “Mihail Sadoveanu” Memorial Museum – Vovidenia Hermitage.
A touristic tour of one day around Targu Neamt, where the famous storyteller Ion Creanga lived and where Stephen the Great ruled, can be a real challenge for the tourist that wants to discover a small part of the beauties, traditions and culture of this …

Route number 1
Secu Monastery – The Old Agapia Monastery
Duration: 1 hour
Bookmark: red dot with white background
Route number 2
The Old Agapia Monastery – Sihastria Monastery
Duration: 1,5-2,5 hours
Bookmark: red triangle in a white triangle
Route number 3
Sihla Monastery – Varatec Monastery
Duration: 4 hours
Bookmark: blue dot in a white circle
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