Neamt County has a very high density of religious settlements and that is the reason for which many pilgrims direct their footsteps to this area. Here, every mountain or cave, every stream of water is connected to some monk or a nun that lived and prayed nearby.
A tireless traveler in Neamt County was Calistrat Hogas that wrote about a road between the monasteries from Neamt County. He left us with a legacy and a beautiful book about his travels through the forests of Neamt County.
Great rulers are responsible for building …

Traditions and customs were transmitted from one generation to another and were strictly respected as a symbol of unity in the community. The main traditions were related to religion and each village had its own ways of celebrating the main holidays. There are few categories in which we can put different customs and traditions.
We have the winter traditions and customs which are known to be cheerful and full of life. Celebrating Christmas and New Year’s Eve was a good opportunity to take part at a series of customs and traditions …

The folkloric clothing from Neamt County represents one of the main cultural elements that define the traditional clothes in the entire region of Moldova. The clothing pieces were handmade using traditional methods and decorated with traditional colors and models.
The traditional clothing of women was composed of a head piece called “broboada”, catrinta, a shirt, a belt called “brau”, a vest called “bondita”, footwear called “opinci” and a bag called “traista”. All the clothing pieces were handmade and decorated with floral motives.
Each area had different pieces in the clothing that were …

Starting with the XX century the art of wood working became very important in Neamt County and this lead to the development of several areas in the county where wood working was the main activity. This is the way in which Neamt County became well known for the art pieces made of wood.
Grumazesti area is well known for wood sculpting in hard oak wood. The artisans from this area were making gates, doors, windows, furniture pieces and elements used in the Orthodox churches. Another area famous for its wood working …

Neamt County villages still maintain traditional buildings that represent true life documents about the people that used to live in these parts. These buildings are usually smaller and are constructed using simple techniques. The people that lived in these villages made their own houses and after that they contributed to other bigger and important buildings in the village like the church or the school.
The most important building from a traditional local household was the main house that had a small hall called “tinda” and only one small room. In time …

Friday, August 17 2012 from 15:00 began the second edition of the National Lute Festival. The event was scheduled on three days at Neamţ Fortress, the only medieval fortification restored from Moldavia Region of Romania. At the event participated lute masters from Iasi, Timişoara and Hunedoara.
From Friday until Sunday in Neamţ Fortress were organized theatre plays, animation for children, puppet theater, workshops, folkloric shows and traditional dances. This project of medieval evenings took placed in the last 7 years in 4 medieval places from Moldova Region from Romania.
The festival was …

Between August 17 and 19 2012 took placed in Roman Musat Plaza from Roman, Neamt County the third edition of “Targul de Gustar” Fair. The official opening of the event was scheduled for Friday, August 17 at 13:00. The event was organized by The Town Hall of Roman, The Local Artisans Association from Moldova, The Association for Urban Anthropology from Roman and “Hanul Ancutei” Foundation.
At the edition from this year participated 60 local artisans from all over the country. Among the participants there also were artisans that participated before like …