Between March 5 and 6, 2011, in Piatra Neamt, Neamt County will take place a new edition of the national folkloric contest-festival for children and young artists “Florile Ceahlaului” (translated, the name of the festival would be “Flowers of Ceahlau Mountain”). The contest is addressed to children and young artists that love traditional Romanian music with ages between 8 and 25. The contest will be organized on two main sections: one for ages from 8 to 15 and the other for the interval 16 – 25.
To enroll in this contest-festival, …

Any trip to a mountain area from Neamt County implies a good knowledge of the place by consulting a touristic guide that will provide all the necessary information on touristic attractions, route maps, camping places, accommodation possibilities and entertainment. Ceahlau Mountain from Neamt County represents the biggest touristic attraction from the Eastern Carpathians and it’s also considered to be the second holy mountain of Christianity, after the Athos Mountain. This is one of the reasons for which this mountain is so present in writings by our greatest writers: Alexandru Vlahuta, …

Events in Neamt County February 7 – 20
February 7
“The Little Match Girl” by Hans Christian Andersen, 17:00
Location: Room “Sala Teatrului de Joaca” from Neamt County
A show created by the acting class of “Carmen Saeculare” Cultural and Art Center, coordinated by professor Maria Hibovski
February 8
February 9 – The International Day of Internet Safety, 11:00
Location: Room “Sala Teatrului de Joaca” from Neamt County Library
A journey in the universe of knowledge – The National Library of France, 13:00
Location: Room “Atelier” from Neamt County Library
The event will include a cultural dialogue
On Mountain Trails – …

The second edition of “Piatra pe Zapada” Festival from Piatra Neamt will take place between February 4 and 5, 2011. The official opening of the festival will be Friday, February 4th at 11:00 at the base of the ski slope from Cozla. The hosts from this year will be Razvan and Dani.
During this festival there will be contests like: sledging, skiing, throwing snowballs, snowboarding, snow football, hokey with the broomstick, karaoke and a DJ contest. All these contests will be organized based on the age of the participants. You can …

Neamt County is guarded by tall mountains with strong pine trees. The smooth hills are surrounding Roman and pointy mountains are placed around Piatra Neamt. It seems that everything that nature has to offer is here: the mountains, the rapid flowing creeks, the smooth surface of lakes and the beauty of the hills.
Bicaz town, located along River Bistrita valley, and Targu Neamt town, where you can visit the medieval fortress of ruler Stephen the Great, have plenty of stories to tell about the history, culture and beauty of these places.
Over …

January 31 – February 13 2011
January 31 – February 28
The exhibition of live exotic reptiles
Location: The Museum of Natural Science from Piatra Neamt
You can see over 70 reptile species at this exhibition
February 3
The diary of a writer, 11:00
Location: Room “Atelier” from Neamt County Library
The event is a tribute to the life and works of Feodor Mihailovici Dostoievschi at 130 years from his death
February 4
Muse Euterpe, 16:30
Location: Room “Atelier” from Neamt County Library
The event will include auditions and previews for music lovers, with doctor Constantin Goilav
February 8
A journey in the universe …

Saturday, January 19 starting with 13:00 hours will take place the official opening of the event “Serbarile Zapezii” (The Snow Festival) in Durau resort, Ceahlau commune. The event will take place on the ski slope from Durau, in a plane called by the locals “Poiana Cailor” (The Plane of Horses).
The snow festival will take place in the days of January 29 and 30, 2011. Those that will be present at this festival will enjoy for sure the contests from the ski slope: ski, sledge, bobsleigh and snowboard. Those interested in …