Last weekend hundreds of people visited our Martisor Festival located in the historic center of Piatra Neamt. Local artists and craftsmen from Neamt County and all of Romania gathered to present handmade objects that we call Martisor,  considered to be a symbol of Spring and good luck.
The tradition of Martisor is more than 2000 years old and we are still practicing this tradition annually on March 1. There are numerous legends about the significance of Martisor, about the red and white wires but in a simple way Martisor represents a …

In Piatra Neamt, in the place called Curtea Domneasca (translated Royal Court) of Stefan cel Mare, between February 26 and 28, 2010 will take place the first edition of Martisor Festival where we would like to invite everyone that loves Romanian traditions. The traditional objects that we Romanians call Martisor are made by craftsmen from the entire area of Moldova and Romania. Together with the librarians from Bibliopolis and flower sellers we hope to create a complete and accurate image of what this tradition of Martisor means to us. The …

Hundreds of people participated at the opening of the Snow Festival “Piatra pe Zapada”, Saturday February the 20th 2010, which took place on Cozla Hill. Guest of honor was Elena Udrea, Minister of Regional Development and Tourism, that offered with this occasion the first European certificate for Cozla Ski Slope.
The opening of the festival was at 14:30 when Elena Udrea, Gheorghe Stefan, Mayor of Piatra Neamt and Gheorghe Flutur, vice president of the PDL Party, arrived with the chairlift, together with Vasile Pruteanu, President of the Neamt County Council and …

In Piatra Neamt, on top of Cozla Mountain at the arriving station of Telegondola, in the weekend of 20-21 of February 2010 will take place the event “Piatra pe Zapada – Piatra on Snow” where we would like to invite all of you. We’ll have contests of football on snow, ski, tubing, snowboarding, hockey with the broomsticks and snowball fights. You can enter the contest by calling the phone number 0748146808 or on 20 and 21 February with at least half an hour before any contest. The snow fun will …

Location: the Cozla Hill, Piatra Neamt, Neamt County
Chairlift Schedule: Monday – Friday: 11:30 – 20:30
Saturday – Sunday: 9:30 – 20:30
Prices for the chairlift: 10 rides = 50 RON
1 ride = 10 RON
Prices for renting equipment:
Complete equipment(skies, sticks, boots) adults: 40 RON/4 hours
Complete equipment for kids: 20 RON/4 hours
Snowboard: 45 RON/4 hours
Waxing the ski: 50 RON/pair
Waxing snowbord: 85 RON/snowboard
Tubing: 3 RON
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For more than a week those who love skiing had the chance to improve their skills on the ski slope in Piatra Neamt, …

Every year, on December the 1st, on our National Day, we start the winter holydays lights in the town Piatra Neamt. The spectacle of lights goes on together with concerts and traditions so that the town offers to all its visitors a glimpse of what Romania means. The Tineretului Park became a park of light and of Christmas stories where kids can enjoy a fairytale atmosphere.
The whole winter is under the sign of holyday parties and here at Piatra Neamt the traditions and customs that we inherit for generations give …