Ceahlău Massif – “a giant who’s forehead is caressed by the sun”
A view of ”the Enchanted mountain”
 
 
“The giant immersed in the rays of the sun” as described in the famous poem “Summer” by George Coşbuc, Ceahlău Mountain is a very special place which many Romanian and foreign writers have spoken about. This “gemstone” of Moldavia, as Dimitrie Cantemir called it in his famous Latin writing “Descriptio Moldaviae” from  1716, Ceahlău Mountain is situated in the middle of the Oriental Carpathians, in the western part of Neamţ County, at the crossroad …

Via Ferrata – extreme climbing in Neamţ County
” The mountain does not belong anymore exclusively to the professional climbers but to everyone” – Ticu Lăcătușu
Șugău Gorges – Munticelu Nature Reserve is included in Natura 2000 – Special Area of Conservation (SAC) as defined in the European Union’s Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC)
 
Șugău Gorges – Munticelu Nature Reserve hosts the longest and most modern Via Ferrata route in Romania, project launched at the initiative of the famous climber Constantin Lăcătuşu, the first Romanian who conquered the Everest Peak. Via Ferrata „Astragalus” was inaugurated …

 
Discovering the beautiful landscapes of Bistriţa Valley while going to Ardeal
 
 
 
The road that crosses Neamţ County along the Bistriţa Valley towards Vatra Dornei and Ardeal provides tourists with the opportunity of both sightseeing and visiting numerous attractions, from historical monuments or monasteries to many wild life wonders.

 
When going all the way upstream the Bistrița Valley, towards the mountain region, you will surely discover the beauties of this land: on the one hand, the impressive settlements, on the other hand the households, the pastures with sheep flocks, the hillside and so …

 
The Land of the Bison in Neamț County – internationally renowned touristic destination
 
 
Vânători-Neamţ National Park in Neamţ County is the only place in Europe where the bison, heraldic symbol of Moldovia and the largest land animal in the continent can be seen, in three kind of habitats: in the wild, in the zoo of the Park (where there are 6 bisons) and in the acclimation fold, where there are currently 14 bisons.
The process of releasing the bison (Bison bonasus), a legendary species of terrestrial mammals, into the forests in the …

 Spend your weekend in Neamţ!
 
 
If you come in Neamţ and have two free days, don’t miss visiting some memorable places! In the first part of the day, just after the breakfast, we invite you to visit Calistrat Hogaş Memorial House in Piatra Neamţ, a permanent exhibition of family documents, manuscripts, original furniture and belongings of the writer.
Once you have discovered the impressive universe of a man whose life was dedicated to traveling and who wrote the emblematic literary work “On mountain roads” (Romanian “Pe drumuri de munte”), it’s time to …

 
Traveling the great mountain Ceahlău
From Izvorul Muntelui Chalet to the top of the massif
 
 
 
Ceahlău National Park offers a lot of opportunities for adventure hike, but also for discovering breathtaking landscapes. To reach the plateau of Ceahlău massif, there are seven trails available for tourists, three of which start from Izvorul Muntelui area.
One of the most frequented and also the shortest trail (around 3  1/2 hours) crosses the eastern side of the mountain. The trail starts near Izvorul Muntelui Chalet (797 m) crosses Lutu Roşu Hollow (1,020 m) and ends at …