Fortress Neamt

Posted by Kaotic on Nov 30, 2009 in Travel To Romania | Comments Off

Fortress Neamt, is a medieval fortress in Moldova, located near the town of Targu Neamt.
Raised during Petru I of Moldavia, the thriving city known period during Stephen the Great, which includes a defensive system of fortresses that were defending the role of Moldova.
One of the most famous moments of glory Neamt Fortress in 1691 when it withstood attack by the Polish army led by John Sobieski. Battle of the Romanian and Polish has been described in the novel “Sobieski and Romanians” written by Costache Negruzzi and was screened in 1914 by Leon Popescu, directed by Emil Gârleanu.
It was later abandoned due to pressure from the Ottomans.

Fortress Neamt, restored in early national and international tourist circuit after the two years since it was rehabilitated with EU funds, is one of the favorite targets of locals and visitors as they arrive in the county lined Ceahlău.

The custodian said George Maximum daily Fortress threshold is passed about 500 tourists and Saturday and Sunday around 2000, which means that on July 4 has been accessed almost 30.00.de people. We are three to four guides and can not cope. Group organized a tour of the city takes about 45 minutes, “said the curator.

Gratifying is the fact that there are many foreign tourists who appreciate the exhibits of the 21 rooms of the defense, who can say that is not merely a real museum and stone walls. The most attractive buildings are of counsel and court room, arms room, jail and chapel, open daily for those who want to worship and to light a candle.

In addition to photographs or copies of old documents that refer to the city, visitors can see objects which revives the atmosphere of former times, when the city was inhabited. Crossing the threshold of counsel and court room, you feel that you’re back in time. Room seems ready to host a meeting of military leaders, are chairs and a long table made of wood. On the walls are exposed swords, shields, spears and armor gives the impression of a knight ready to intervene, with five plăieşi in old military clothes.

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