Travel to Moldova

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First Landmark: Bistrita MonasteryThe Bistriţa Monastery is a Romanian Orthodox monastery located 8 km west of Piatra Neamţ. It was dedicated in 1402 by Romanian Voivode Alexandru cel Bun whose remains are buried here. The bell tower was erected in 1498 by Stephen the Great.The monastery's museum hosts an important collection of medieval art.
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The second Landmark:Pangarati Monastery which was founded in the time of Stephan the Great and rebuilt by the voivode
Alexandru Lapusneanu in 1560. It`s a church with two levels, unique for Orthodox style.

Old Watch

Inside painting

A gondola ride to view Piatra Neamt




The third Landmark: Varatec Monastery
which has three churches and a chapel. The most important is dedicated to The Death of the Virgin (August 15 th) and was built by a nun called Olimpia.
Traditionally many of nuns who entered Varatec came from noble families, bringing with them fine pieces of furniture and other valuable objects. Some of these are kept in the museum of the monastery. The library has 6000 volumes, 1600 of which are manuscripts and old books.

Eminescu`s Angelic Demon-Veronica
The last landmark:Agapia MonasteryThe history of this monastery starts with the old settlement - Agapia din Deal (Agapia from the hill) - founded, probably, by petru Rares and his wife Elena, between 1527-1538 or 1541-1546. The high place, hardly accessible, were Agapia din deal is located, makes that at the begining of the 17th century all the annexes to be moved on the place that it is today at Agapia din Vale (from the valley). Ruined and again built, burned and remae again, Agapia din Deal become a very charming hermitage.