On the area where there also is “Palatul Cnejilor” Palace there is also “Pogorarea Sfantului Duh” Church (The Descent of the Holy Spirit Church) that dates from 1639. The church was built on the expense of the brother of ruler Vasile Lupu, Gheorghe and was raised on the place where used to be the old Hangu Hermitage. The boyars of Cantacuzino family forced the monks to leave that place in order to build “Palatul Cnejilor” Palace.
The church was made of stone and bricks with a bell tower on the north …

In Miron Costin village there is “Duminica tuturor Sfintilor” Church (The Sunday of All Saints Church) that was built during the time of ruler Stefan cel Mare. The church dates back from 1520 and was built on a stone foundation with 1.5 m thick walls, a length of 28 m, a width of 9 m and a height of 20 m. Over time the church was restored with many occasions that altered the original shape.
Given this fact the building presents two architectural styles: one that dates from the time of …

The church is the oldest and most beautiful community building from the Romanian traditional village. Around it, the main buildings were also built. These constructions are dated in history from the XIV century and represent old religious remains.
Many of these wooden churches still exist in Neamt County and represent our cultural and historic legacy. Along with their architectural value we also inherit a wealth of decoration motives made with traditional wood sculpting techniques, decorations that are placed both on the inside as well on the outside of the churches. The …

The Monastery “Schimbarea la fata” from the op of Ceahlau Mountain was built in 1993 through the contribution of believers that wanted a religious settlement on top of this holly mountain. Ceahlau is considered to be the sacred mountain of Romania where many monks lived over time. Every Sunday and on religious holydays the small church from the top of the mountain becomes overcrowded.
From the window of the building where the pilgrims are accommodated you can see the beautiful stone walls and Durau resort. During sunset the stones like Piatra …

The History and Archeology Museum from Piatra Neamt is hosting the exhibition “Regina Maria – Regina tuturor romanilor” (“Queen Maria – Queen of all Romanians”) that is organized to commemorate 75 years from the death of Queen Maria. This year also there are 170 years from the birth of Queen Elisabeta and 120 years from the birth of king Carol II. The opening of the exhibition took place on March 14 2013 with a musical recital performed by students of “Victor Brauner” Art High School.
The exhibition is organized by Neamt …

In Neamt County the beginning of spring is full of traditions and legends that are still kept through time. Between March 1 and 9 there is a very old tradition that states that each person should chose one of these days and say “asta-I Baba mea” (“this is my Elder lady”). The idea is to pick a day and see how your entire year will be.
The first 9 days of spring also called “the days of the elder ladies” bring with them unstable weather. This tradition is related to Dochia …

A new exhibition of the artist Stefan Potop can be seen at “Lascar Vorel” Galleries from Piatra Neamt. The opening of the exhibition took place Friday March 15 2013 at 17:00 and presented by the art critique Lucian Strochi. Special guest was the writer Constantin Ardeleanu.
The painter Stefan Potop was born in 1960 at Tazlau and he graduated the Art High School from Bacau and “George Enescu” Art Faculty from Iasi. His debut as an artist took place in 1986 in Bucharest at a students exhibition. In time he participated …