Between 30 and 31 August 2013 in Piatra Neamt will take place “Filmul de Piatra” Festival the 3.5 edition. This cultural event is organized entirely by volunteers and will take place in two locations at once: Piatra Neamt from Neamt County and Piatra Fantanele from Bistrita Nasaud. At the festival will participate the 45 young volunteers from Piatra Neamt , Bucharest, Cluj, Bacau, Iasi and the team from Tasuleasa Social.
The event will take place in the yard of Calistrat Hogas Memorial House from Piatra Neamt. In the two days of …

This year at the celebration of Varatec Monastery the holy relics of St Iosif was exhibited to believers during the religious service. St Iosif is well known in the area as the Hermit and he lived in the forests near Varatec for over 30 years.
The saint was born around 1750 in Valea Jidanului village from Transilvania region and later he moved to Moldova. He first entered as a monk at Neamt Monastery and then moved to Pocrov Hermitage. The following years were spent in forests near Sihla Monastery, in solitude …

Neamt County is an area where at the shelter of mountains and forests people from these parts built churches, hermitages and villages.
Among some of the most valuables and oldest creations of traditional architecture from this area are the wood hermitages built in the centuries XVI – XIX. Although the local architecture is similar to the architecture from the entire Moldova region there are some distinct features. The wood hermitages that still exist today are a legacy of the religious life that once was in Neamt County. Among these hermitages we …

Events from August 19 – 30 2013
August 23 and 30
Muse Euterpe, 16:00
Location: Room “Atelier” from Neamt County Library
Musical auditions
Exhibitions
The today collection – Portrait (an exhibition with works made by the participants at the creation camp organized by “CM Imago” Foundation)
Location: Room “Cupola” from Neamt County Library
Masters of Romanian painting (II)
Location: Neamt County Library
The Day of the National Anthem “ Desteapta-te romane”
Location: Neamt County Library

Between August 15 and 18 2013 in Piatra Neamt will take place the Final of the National Championship of horse jumping over obstacles. The best riders and horses from Romania will gather at the Equestrian Base Virgil Barbuceanu from Piatra Neamt to compete for the national champion title. With this occasion there will also be awarded the TCE 3 Brazi Cup.
The event will start with a parade of the participants on the streets of Piatra Neamt. At the start of this edition will participate 95 riders. The national champion title …

On August 15 2013 at Bicaz will take place on Izvorul Muntelui Lake manifestations of the “Marine Days”. The event will begin at 10:00 with a remember moment in memory of all sailors that lost their lives into the sea. After this, the event will continue with a series of contests like swimming or catching ducks.
In Neamt County the people that lived in Bistrita river valley earned their existence through rafting, by caring the wood logs to Galati. To commemorate this old occupation the organizers of the event created an …

On August 18 2013 will take place the VIII edition of Vanatori-Neamt commune days under the title “Joy and dances in the Land of the bison”. The official opening will be at 13:00 and will contain a series of events specific to that area.
The artistic program of the event will be sustained by local bands like the Choir “Vanatorii lui Stefan cel Mare”, the Choir “Vovidenia”, the band “Sezatoarea”. In Vanatori commune there is an important portion of Vanatori Neamt Nature Park. Tourists can visit Neamt Fortress, monasteries like Neamt, …