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Piatra Neamt | Targu Neamt | Bicaz | Durau

District of Neamt is situated in East side of the country, on the valley of some clear and fast water (Bistriţa, Siretul, Moldova), guarded by the peaks of the Bistrita Mountains (1864 meters), and massive of Ceahlau (1907 meters). Placed at almost 350 km from Bucharest, district of Neamt form an ideal place for trips for anyone who loves to take a rest in a calm atmosphere and a complete relaxation, allowing the practice of tourism in optimum conditions in all the rest of year.

Massive of Ceahlau from District of Neamt.

In district of Neamt it is an ancient hearth from the centre of Moldavia, where was discovered serious marks of Geto-Dacian tribes (especially heightands of Batca Doamnei and Cozia from Piatra Neamt town and Hodoristea from Piatra Soimului commune). The settlement is mentioned in a document signed by Alexandru cel Bun in 1403 as Neamt. The history of the surroundings remembers, all around, the glory of some brave voivodes, the greatest period of development was registered in Stephen’s the Great period.

On this surroundings lived the main part of their lives and created famous figures of Romanian culture, writers like: Alexandru Vlahuta, Mihail Sadoveanu, Calistrat Hogas, who left a lot o pages inspired by the beauties and people from here, painters like: Nicolae Grogirescu, N. Tonitza, Victor Brauner erc. The memory of these personalities is evoked in some memorial houses and representatives museums.

Here it can be met one of the youngest and beautiful mountain station from the country: Durau-Ceahlau and also it can be crossed through the most spectacular gorges from Romania - Bicaz Gorges, it can be climbed on Ceahalu, where lived Zamolxes, the god of Dacians, by the legends.