Articles in the Hermitages Category
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Discover the tourist attractions in Vânători Neamţ Natural Park
Situated in the northern part of the county, on the eastern slope of Stânişoara Mountains and Subcarpathians in Neamţ, Vânători Neamţ Natural Park is among the protected natural areas in the county, covering a surface of almost 76.600 acres, aims to protect and conserve the population of bison, once a component of wildlife fauna of Romania. The park is the only place in Europe where tourists can visit the bison, the largest land animal on the continent, in three habitat types: in …
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Wellcoming tourists in a corner of heaven in Neamț: Horăicioara Hermitage
Horăicioara hermitage is located in the crack of a cliff at an altitude of 900 m, only 1 km away from Horaita Monastery. Here you can arrive either by walking on foot from Horaiţa Monastery or by car. From DN 15C (Piatra Neamţ – Târgu Neamţ) in Dobreni commune you turn left and then go about 15 km on the road 156A, passing through the villages Negreşti and Poiana. After you reach Horaiţa Monastery there is a side road that goes to …
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A route full of tourist attractions: Piatra Neamț – Tîrgu Neamț – Durău
The route from Piatra Neamţ to Durău, passing through Tîrgu Neamţ, will take you on a fabulous journey in Neamţ County. The route is full of tourist attractions and wonderful landscapes, from citadels, monasteries and old hermitages to memorial houses and folk museums, impressive landmarks for Neamţ County.
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Piatra Neamţ, situated at the foothill of Pietricica Hill, abounds in attractions for tourists. The city is also called “the Pearl of Moldavia”, widely renown for the quiet atmosphere of …
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On the path of the monasteries in Neamț county
A journey for retrieving the soul – Part I
Neamţ county shelters a rich and fruitful monastic life through its impressive settlements. Churches, hermitages and monasteries are hidden deep in the wilderness of the mountains, in the intricate labyrinths of the forests, where the beauty of the valleys and the silence of the meadows harmoniously blend with the spiritual life and unwavering faith in God.
We highly recommend you a journey full of spiritual significance between 5 monastic settlements, places of faith and dedication, …
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Coming to Neamţ from Suceava
The northern part of Neamţ County is full of touristic attractions that thousands of tourists, from all over the world, come to visit every year. The objectives impresses through their beauty and historical significance.
When you arrive in Tîrgu Neamţ, you must not miss visiting Neamţ Fortress, a medieval monument of exceptional value, aged more than 600 years old, initially built by Peter I Muşat, then expanded and consolidated by Stephen the Great. Here important pages of heroism were written, to mention just a few: the resistance …
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Bistriţa Monastery
Its successive founders are the four great Muşat princes: Alexandru cel Bun, Ştefan cel Mare, Petru Rareş, and Alexandru Lăpuşneanu. The most precious religious artefact of the monastery is St Ana’s Icon reputed for producing miracles, presented as a gift by the Byzantine Emperor Manuel II the Palaiologos and his wife Ana in 1407. In the early fifteenth century, the monk Chiril created here a genuine work of art by copying and decorating with miniatures the Tetraevanghel [the Four Gospels]. The tradition was carried on between the sixteenth and …