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Neamt Monastery – Neamt County

Location: Neamt Monastery is located in Vanatori village, at 15 km north-west from Targu Neamt in a place near the brook Nemtisor, surrounded by green hills.
Year of the Construction: Many rulers made their contributions to Neamt monastery: Petru Muşat, Alexandru cel Bun (Alexander the Good) and Ştefan cel Mare (Stefan the Great)
Address: village Vanatori, Neamt County
Tel: +(40) 233 25 15 80 and +(40) 745 82 31 79
Fax: +(40) 233 25 15 87
The Patron of the Monastery: “Inaltarea Domnului – The Rising of Jesus” celebrated at 40 days after Ester
Web: http://neamt.mmb.ro/
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Horaita Monastery – Neamt County

Location: Horaita Monastery is located at an altitude of 600 m, not far from  Horaiciorul mountain, near the east side of Stanisoarei mountain from the Oriental Carpathians. Horaita Monastery can be reached either by car or by walking. To reach the monastery you can go on DN15C (the road that connects the towns Piatra Neamt and Targu Neamt) and make a turn in Dobreni village from where you have to go another 15 km on the road 156A through the villages Negresti and Poiana.
Address: Poiana village, Cracaoani …

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Durau Monastery – Neamt County

Location: Durau monastery is located in Durau resort at 88 km north-west of Piatra Neamt and 65 km of Targu Neamt. At 5 km from the monastery there is Duruitoarea waterfall, which also it’s said that gave the name of the place.
Address: Durau Resort, Ceahlau village, Neamt County, postal code 617130
Tel: +(40) 233 42 83 91
Patron of Durau Monastery: “Buna Vestire” (March 25) (“Buna Vestire” means the good news and it celebrates the news about the birth of Jesus)
Year of construction: built between 1830-1835 by few monks helped by Safta …

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Bistrita Monastery – Neamt County

Location: Located at a distance of 8 km on the west of Piatra Neamt, on the national road number 15 to Bicaz, in Alexandru cel Bun village , Bistrita monastery lasted for over 600 years despite the hardships of history. Bistrita monastery has a great historical and archeological value because it’s one of the oldest monasteries of Neamt County and Romania. Here we can find the tombs of some great Romanian princes.
Address: Bistrita village, Alexandru cel Bun commune, Neamt County
Tel: +(40) 233 24 10 91
The Patron of Bistrita monastery: “Adormirea …

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Bisericani Monastery – Neamt County

Location: The monastery from Bisericani is placed in the area of the mountain Pietrosu, at an altitude of 650 m, and at 12 km west from Piatra Neamt, on the national road that links Piatra Neamt with Bicaz. The road goes up in a series of serpentines, while you discover the whole splendor of the valley of river Bistrita. At one point you’ll discover the towers of the monastery, almost hidden behind the trees.
Address: sat Scaricica, village Alexandru cel Bun, Neamt County
Tel: +(40) 233 24 17 21
The Patron of the …

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Almas Monastery – Neamt County

Location: Situated on the valley of the little brook Almas, from the village Garcina, at approximately 12 km north-west from the town Piatra Neamt, at an altitude of 510 m.
Tel: mobile +(40) 744 69 47 89 or +(40) 233 24 22 40
Web:www.manastireaalmas.ro
The Patron of the monastery: “The Sunday of All Saints”
Year of construction: 1659 – built by Vasile and Maria Almas
Short history of Almas Monastery
Almas Monastery has its origins in an ancient parish of monks, from the XV century led by Vasile Almas, which was from the country of …