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A guide to the county

Neamț
in five.

A short guide to Neamț County: in every town, five places to explore, five to eat and five to stay. Chosen by people, not algorithms.

BistrițaPiatra NeamțBicazAgapia și VăratecTârgu NeamțRomanDurău
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Towns

We started with the towns where we found good places in all three categories. More will follow as we check them.

County seatPiatra NeamțThe county seat, ringed by the Cozla, Pietricica and Cernegura mountains, with Stephen the Great's princely court, the Cucuteni museum and the gondola up Mount Cozla.~27 km from Piatra NeamțBicazThe town below the dam on the Bistrița, with Lake Izvorul Muntelui and the southern way up Ceahlău.~39 km from Piatra NeamțAgapia și VăratecThe commune of Neamț's two large convents, Agapia and Văratec, with the church painted by Nicolae Grigorescu and the nuns' villages at the edge of the forest.~42 km from Piatra NeamțTârgu NeamțThe town below Neamț Citadel, with Ion Creangă’s Humulești, a short drive from Neamț Monastery and the bison of Vânători.~49 km from Piatra NeamțRomanThe old market town where the Moldova meets the Siret, with a cathedral built under Petru Rareș and museums in old townhouses in the centre.~59 km from Piatra NeamțDurăuThe resort at the foot of Mount Ceahlău, at about 800 m, with a monastery painted by Tonitza and his students, a small ski slope and the paths to the Duruitoarea waterfall and Toaca Peak.

Photo: Piatra Neamț: Radueduard / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bicaz: Bekuletz / Wikimedia Commons, domeniu public · Agapia și Văratec: Curcan ionel / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Târgu Neamț: FabianPopovici / Wikimedia Commons, domeniu public · Roman: Cezar Suceveanu / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Durău: Sinziana / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0

Where to start

Places to see, picked by us. The rest are waiting on each town's page.

Curtea Domnească și Turnul lui Ștefan cel MareMedieval princely courtCurtea Domnească și Turnul lui Ștefan cel MareWhat remains of the late-15th-century princely court: the Church of St John the Baptist, the 1499 bell tower and the cellars of the princely houses, now a museum.Piatra NeamțBarajul BicazDam and viewpointBarajul BicazThe 127 m concrete dam that holds back the Bistrița and forms Lake Izvorul Muntelui; the DN15 road runs along its crest.BicazMănăstirea AgapiaOrthodox conventMănăstirea AgapiaA convent built in 1641–1643 by Hetman Gavriil Coci, brother of Prince Vasile Lupu; the church was painted by the young Nicolae Grigorescu.Agapia și VăratecCetatea NeamțuluiMedieval citadelCetatea NeamțuluiA late 14th-century stone citadel strengthened by Stephen the Great, on a rocky spur above the town, with a museum inside.Târgu Neamț

Photo: Curtea Domnească și Turnul lui Ștefan cel Mare: Andrei Stroe / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Barajul Bicaz: autor necunoscut / Wikimedia Commons, domeniu public · Mănăstirea Agapia: Curcan ionel / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cetatea Neamțului: Fridolin68 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

Pocket guide

A weekend ahead?
The guide comes along.

Every town in one PDF: all the places in the guide, with opening hours, phone numbers and a town map. It opens without internet too.

Piatra NeamțPDF · 0.6 MBBicazPDF · 0.5 MBAgapia și VăratecPDF · 0.7 MBTârgu NeamțPDF · 0.8 MBRomanPDF · 0.7 MBDurăuPDF · 0.7 MB

Neighbouring counties

Guides made the same way for the counties next to Neamț, from the RO-MANIA NETWORK network. All counties in the network →

Harghita.infoGuide to Harghita County

Why only five?

  1. Five helps you choose.A list of 40 restaurants leaves the searching to you. Five means we already chose.
  2. Every place has a reason.Each entry says in one line why it made the list.
  3. Different places, not clones.We pick places that are not alike, so everyone finds what suits them.
  4. The list changes, it doesn't grow.When a place comes in, another goes out. We review the selection regularly.