Grinţieş City is in the northwest of Neamt County, 80 km from Piatra Neamt and 56 km from Targu Neamt. Access path to Grinţieş is DJ155F, which branches from DN15 and connects to Durău resort.
Grintiesul Mare village is first mentioned in 1794 in “The church diptych from Grinţieş”, having the shape of a triptych written and painted on maple wood, preserved in the altar. Toponym Grinţieş is due Die Grentze a German word which means border, in this place been set up frontier guard picketsr and customs because the Habsburg Empire stretched …

On Bistrita Valley tourism is made all year and is an area increasingly sought after by tourists.
The charm and energy of this valley made the feather of several writers to lay beautiful words that we find from Dimitrie Cantemir in Moldavia Description, at Alecu Russo in Singing Romania or Alexander Vlahuţă in Romania picturesque. Among many others, Sadoveanu, charmed by the character of people, customs and their way of life, places the action of the novel Hatchet right on the course of this valley. Crossing the county, Bistrita`s water witnessed many historical …

Wooden church in the village of Galu, commune Poiana Teiului, Neamt County was built in the early nineteenth century on the site of a much older ancient shrine of 1780, destroyed in unknown circumstances. Built on a knoll, the church burnes in 1812, to be raised again after several years of effort, this time near the bank of Bistrita, up to 1818. The church building is made in Moldavian style with some Transylvanian influences, justified by Transylvanian migration from the late eighteenth century, to Moldova, on which occasion, we remember that …

Unique in Europe these days, Synagogue Cathedral   Baal Shem Tov , built in 1763, is one of the most important heritage buildings in Piatra Neamt. Local legend says that Rabbi Eliezer ben Israel, known as the Baal Shem Tov (1698 – 1760), founder of Hasidism, retired in Ceahlău mountains, and on the sabbath day he descends to pray in the synagogue. New researches made ​​during renovations in 2007-2009 found that is built on the site of an ancient stone synagogue dating from the sixteenth century. The ship rectangular shape and joining techniques of the thick …

In a natural setting of a special picturesque, on the Nechit creek valley is the monastery with the same name. The old monastic settlement exists there from XIV century. The statement is considering a document from 1399 which mentions the existence of Nechit Hermitage with dedication day St. Nicholas, near it being “a village, a mill and a pasture” as well as a charter of Alexander the Good, from the year 1419, which is speaking about Nechit Hermitage from The Field of Dragos. However, legend says that, after having raised Tazlău Monastery, …

The monastery is located on Mount Pietrosu, at 650 m altitude, 12 km from Piatra Neamt. Access is by car on DN15, Piatra Neamt – Bicaz. Starting from Piatra Neamt, after about 7 km, on the right, way, up, (5 km) is paved, has many switchbacks and leave the traveler`s eyes to admire the exquisite beauty of Bistrita Valley.
Bisericani Monastery, founded by Bogdan Voda III, Prince of Moldavia (1504 – 1517) was built between 1508 -1512 on the foundation of a wooden church, dedicated to the Annunciation, built by the hermit Joseph and his …