Nature monuments in Neamt County
Neamt County impresses the visitors with its natural beauty and wonderful sceneries that in time became protected natural areas. Seven of these protected areas reached the state of Nature Monuments because of their spectacular environments.
Duruitoarea Waterfall is located in Ceahlau Mountain in the place called Duruitoarea at 1270 m altitude. The waterfall was formed on Rupturii creek. The waterfall has a height of almost 100 m and the sound it makes can be heard from a considerable distance. To reach the waterfall you’ll have to hike on one of the two touristic routes that start in Durau Resort. At the base of the waterfall tourists can rest on benches and admire this wonder of nature.
Cheile Bicazului (Bicaz Gorge), because of its impressive size it represents a true touristic attraction that offers spectacular views and multiple entertainment possibilities. The road that goes through Cheile Bicazului (Bicaz Gorge) is like a gorge carved in rock, with many close twists and huge stone walls. The narrow valley together with small waterfalls, isolated rocks, caves and rocky stones create this picturesque place that impresses you with their unique beauty that transforms this area in a true touristic attraction, unique in Romania.
Cheile Sugaului (Sugau Gorge) are a protected area and it’s an area well known for the rock formations encounter here that are in the shape of a canyon of 350 m with a few small waterfalls. This, together with the mountain Munticelu represents a natural wonder of rare beauty because of the uniqueness of the natural heritage.
Pestera Munticelu (Munticelu Cave) is located at the exit from the Cheile Bicazului, in the limestone base from Surduc, on the left side of the river Bicaz. Pestera Munticelu is considered to be the most important from Moldavia in terms of scenery and scientific value. The trail to the cave starts in the left side of the quarry Surducu, at 250 m from the entrance in Cheile Sugaului. The entrance in the cave is approximately 1,5 m. right after the entrance follows a short 10 hall that goes down in a big room, of 30 m long and 4-5 m high. With a total length of 120 m Pestera Munticelu impresses because of the big room inside it and the geological limestone formations.
The Serbesti Rock in the village Stefan cel Mare – the Rock with a human shape from Serbesti – Neamt County is a natural geological reservation. It represents a point where it can be found traces of plants and jellyfish. The Rock from Serbesti its been declared a natural monument. The touristic attraction for this rock is represented by the shape of human face that can be seen from far away.
The Rock “Piatra Teiului” is a natural monument and is located in a place called “Coada Lacului” – “The Tail/End of the Lake”. Here 4 roads are intersecting: the ones that come from Moldova and Transilvania. The rock has a height of 23 m. A solitaire rock in the middle of the Lake Izvorul Muntelui and the most well knowed from the Neamt County. The locals call it the Devils Rock (Piatra Dracului) because of some legends related to it.
Tosorog Cave is declared a mixed reservation and is known by the locals under the name of The Waterspout with a hole. Located in the Valley of the Goat (Valea Caprei) with a length of 420 m the cave is considered to be mostly formed by conglomerations. The entrance in the first two rooms iseasy accessible to all tourists but afterwards the routes continues through a hole of about 4-5 m, where because of the humidity it is recommended that the tourists to wear some sort of protection gear. In the Tosorog Cave lives an important colony of bats.
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