The famous monasteries from Moldova, Romania represent a touristic destination you must reach at least once in a lifetime. A journey in Neamt County will present you with the opportunity to visit some of these monasteries, admire the religious architecture and experience the spiritual wealth of the people living in this area.
You can visit the monasteries from Moldova either on your own or by using the services of a touristic agency. If you’ll decide to plan the journey by yourself there are some benefits that include the freedom of where …

Location: Monastery Bodesti is located at 24 km from the town Piatra Neamt on DN 15C (the road that goes from Piatra Neamt to Targu Neamt) right at the entrance in the commune Bodesti.
Address: commune Bodesti, Neamt County
The Patron of the monastery: “St Vasile the Great” celebrated on 1st of January
Construction year: the building of the religious settlement started in 1996 and was finished in 2007.
Because of its location, right near the road that goes to Targu Neamt (the place with the most famous monasteries from Neamt County) the monastery …

Location:  Monastery Giurgeni is located at 28 km south-east from the town Roman is the village Vale Ursului
Address: village Giurgeni, commune Valea Ursului, Neamt County
The Patron of the monastery: “The Birth of St Mary, the Mother of Jesus” celebrated on 8 September
Year of construction: built in 1783 by the monk Ghedeon on top of an old religious settlement, rebuilt in the XIX century
The religious settlement from Giurgeni was first mentioned in the beginning of the XVIII century as a hermitage built in 1721 by few Greek monks. In the XIX …

Location: the Benedict Monastery “Mother of Unity” is located in the village Viisoara, from the commune Alexandru cel Bun, near the town Piatra Neamt
Tel: +(40) 233 261 426
Visiting program: daily between 09.00 and 13.00

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Located in a beautiful natural place, on the eaves of the mountains that surrounds the town Piatra Neamt, The Benedict Monastery “Mother of Unity”, received on the date of 25 March 1998 the first foundation stone from the Pope Joan Paul the II. The founders of the monastery were Arhicenobiul from Arpino and Dieceza …

Location: The Monastery Nechit is located to 8 km from Borlesti, at 37 km SV from Piatra Neamt and at 35 km NV from Buhusi
Address: village Nechit, Borlesti, Neamt County
Tel: +(40) 233 297 422,  +(40) 745 852 242
The patron of the monastery: “The Changing of the Face” celebrated at 6 August
Year of the construction: built in the XIV century by the monk Nechit
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The church from Nechit is built on a plane from the west side of the Nechit village and it’s surrounded by woody hills. This place was chosen …

Tazlau Monastery is located at the foot of the hill Magura Tazlaului at 36 km south of Piatra Neamt
Address: village Tazlau, Neamt County
The patron of the monastery: “The Birth of St Mary Mother of Christi” celebrated on 8th September
Year of construction: built in 1497 by Stefan cel Mare on top of a wooden church built by Alexandru cel Bun
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The monastery from Tazlau is first mentioned in a document from 30 October 1458, when Stefan cel Mare re-enforces the walls of the monastery. Between 1496 and 1497 the stone church …