Articles in the Churches Category
Attractions, Churches »
Church Saint Demetrius from Sarata (Dobreni commune) is one of the touristic sights you shouldn’t miss when you are in our county.
On the place where today is the village, there were large forests studded with salted water springs (slatine, as locals call it) where the settlement is named. Due to its age, beeing built in 1752, the wood churc that serves the small community from Sărata is one of the best preserved. Originally the church Titular Saint was The Entrance of Mother of God in the Church, so that later …
Attractions, Churches »
Located in the heart of Roznov and surrounded by the arboretum, the parish church dedicated to “St. Nicholas” is a true architectural gem. The founder, Colonel Gheorghe Ruset Roznovanu, a famous politician of the time, decided with his family to build this church in the memory of his beloved son, passed away at the age of 20 years old.
The orientation and the church foundation settlement were made after the recommendations given by PS Melchisedec Stefanescu, Bishop of Roman, but the temple took the specific elements of architecture from the Russian …
Attractions, Churches »
Episcopal Cathedral “St. Parascheva” from Roman
Episcopal Cathedral “St. Parascheva” from Roman, for centuries is The Bishopric of Roman, raised in 2009 at the rank of Archdiocese of Roman and Bacau, was built in the middle of the sixteenth century by Petru Rares after the model of Putna and Neamţ. The prince built on the site of a church with the same dedication, raised by Alexander The Kind, by 1406, to enshroud the remains of a wife of the ruler. This is why it has become episcopal residence ever since. We recall that …
Attractions, Churches »
At Văleni are one of the oldest and durable wooden churches in Moldova, built in the middle of dense forest, during the reign of Petru Rares, in the year 1538. It was rebuilt by Lapusneanu and then by Ieremia Movilă. Originally belonging to Văleni Hermitage, hermitage which later became a convent, akin to Moldovița and Sucevița, the church was built of oak on a stone foundation,wuth the roof from shingle as a giant umbrella that protects from weather this monument of Moldavian architecture. When you step into it, is like stepping into …
Attractions, Churches, Monasteries, Other Articles, Tourism Promotion, Tourist trails »
Horaiţa Monastery can be reached by car walking on National Road 15 C, Piatra Neamt – Targu Neamt. At Dobreni, turn on an asphalt road, pre-signaled, and go through another 15 km on county road 156A, through Negreşti and Poiana. From Poiana, the road runs through a beautiful mixed forest of deciduous and coniferous
Also, you can reach the monastery from Crăcăoani, where there are only six kilometers on unpaved country road. Whatever path you choose, you’ll pass through a gate to the monastery and you come forward, or to step …
Attractions, Churches, Other Articles, Tourist trails »
When we are on Route Bicaz – Red Lake, we can reach the wooden church at Goat Runlet which is dedicated to “Saint Dumitru” if from the Bicazu Ardelean Commune turn right for Telec, on asphalt road. At no kilometer, considered from Bicazu Ardelean City Hall, on the first knoll on the left, even on the side road, we see the walls painted in yellow, as he leaves his hat from shingles, giving the greeting and inviting the traveler to cross the threshold.
In this beautiful yew tree church, built on …