Participation in Tourism Fairs »

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Neamt County participates at the Romanian Touristic Fair 2012 – the XXVII edition

Between March 15 and 18 2012, Neamt County Council participates at the XXVII edition of the Romanian Touristic Fair. The event will take place at the Romexpo building in Bucharest where the stand of Neamt County has over 120 square meters.
The stand of Neamt County was created through the project “Promotion campaign for tourism in Neamt County through fairs and national exhibitions”. The results of this project also consist in a touristic guide and a touristic map of the county, brochures, dvds, invitations and other promoting materials.
Neamt County also presents …

Ceahlău National Park »

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Touristic attractions on top of Ceahlau Mountain

With a great history behind, Ceahlau Massif offers to tourists unforgettable experiences. For those that love hiking there are 7 well marked touristic routes that will take your footsteps near interesting shaped rocks famous for their legends.
The top of Ceahlau Mountain represents the place where you realize that your effort was worth it. The top of the mountain is in the shape of a plane of 6 km long and over 1 km wide. Between Ocolasul Mare Peak and Toaca Peak there are few other smaller peaks like “Batca lui …

Attractions, Churches »

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The Wooden church from the cemetery of Sihastria Monastery

At Sihastria Monastery, near the cemetery there is a wooden church of great artistic and architectural value that impresses through the original way in which the craftsmen created the ornaments. The church of the cemetery was built at the initiative of Abbot Victorin Oanele.
In the beginning of the year 1988 the abbot of Sihastria Monastery decided to move a church from Hlapesti village, Neamt County to Sihastria. The church dated from the XVIII century and being made out of wood was in poor conditions. That is why, in the end, …

Events »

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“Autoportret” exhibition of painter Stefan Potop

Between March 1 and 15 2012 at the art galleries Lascar Vorel from Piatra Neamt will be the exhibition “Atuportret” (“Self-portrait”) of the painter Stefan Potop. The opening of the exhibition will take place on March 1st at 17:00 by the writer and art critic Lucian Strochi.
The exhibition contains 23 paintings that represent self-portraits created in an original fashion. The paintings are created using the same well known technique of the painter that impresses with the precision of the execution.
The artistic creations exhibited represent 35 years of work from the …

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The celebration of Martisor in Neamt County

The celebration of martisor represents for people in Neamt County a 2000 years old tradition. Together with this symbol of spring people also offer spring flowers like snowdrops.
Martisor is a small ornament tied with a white and red string that appears in Romanian tradition. The red signifies the love for everything that is beautiful and white represents the health and purity of the snowdrop, the first flower of spring. Women and girls receive this symbol of spring, martisor and wear it the entire March month.
Although there are numerous traditions related …

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The National Piano Contest “Carl Czerny” the XXI edition

Between March 16 and 17 will take place in Piatra Neamt the XXI edition of the National Piano Contest “Carl Czerny”, organized by Neamt County School Inspectorate, together with “Victor Brauner” Art High School and with the support of Piatra Neamt Town Hall. At the contest can enroll children that study piano in the musical schools from Romania.
The opening festivity will take place on Friday, March 16 from 09:30 in the room “Theodor Macarie” of “Victor Brauner” Art High School. The second stage of the contest will begin Saturday, March …

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Dragobete show in Piatra Neamt

Friday, February 24 at 16:00 in the room “Theodor Macarie” from “Victor Brauner” High School from Piatra Neamt will take place an artistic show dedicated to Dragobete day. This celebration signifies the beginning of spring, the day when nature comes back to life and the birds look for nesting places.
The show is organized to celebrate the Lovers Day in the Romania calendar and brings upfront the significance of the character Dragobete which is believed to be a handsome man. Dragobete is the spiritual patron of young lovers and he can …