famous road
Bicaz Gorge
A dramatic limestone canyon where the road threads between sheer 300m cliffs in the Eastern Carpathians.
37 km · about 45 min drive
Neamț County, Romania · Europe
Bistrița sits on the route: 5 minutes from Vădurele, 37km from Bicaz Gorge.
Bistrița is a town located in Neamț County, Romania. With a population of 1,711, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Bistrița sits in Romania, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Bucharest time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Bistrița to your route.
The Bistrița Monastery (Romanian: Mănăstirea Bistrița, pronounced [ˈbistritsa] ) is a Romanian Orthodox monastery located 8 km west of Piatra Neamț. It was dedicated in 1402, having as original ctitor the Moldavian Voivode Alexandru cel Bun whose remains are buried here.
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valuable. It shows features of Byzantine architecture, is richly ornamented, with a 15th-century entrance door of fine craftsmanship and detailed frescoes.
The monastery is surrounded by 4 meter high stone walls built during Petru Rareș's reign (1541–1546), the original ones being destroyed in 1538 by Suleiman the Magnificent's army. Also from the same period dates a chapel located north of the monastery.
The inner court bell tower had already been erected in 1498 by Ștefan cel Mare. With his extensive restoration of the monastery in 1554, Alexandru Lăpușneanu is also considered to be a ctitor. Thus, the monastery is considered to have been donated by 4 voivodes of the Mușatin dynasty (Alexandru I, Ștefan III, Petru IV, Alexandru Lăpușneanu).
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Bistrița is located in Neamț County, Romania, Europe. The coordinates are 46.9486 latitude, 26.2960 longitude.
Bistrița has a population of approximately 1,711 people, making it a town in Romania.
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Full driving guide for Romania2 notable places within an hour's drive.
famous road
A dramatic limestone canyon where the road threads between sheer 300m cliffs in the Eastern Carpathians.
37 km · about 45 min drive
natural wonder
A natural dammed lake studded with petrified tree trunks at the mouth of the Bicaz Gorge.
43 km · about 50 min drive
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