Târgu Neamț is a historic city whose most important monument is the medieval Neamt Fortress . In its vicinity there are several interesting monasteries and a nature park where wild bison is protected.
The city was founded in the 13th century by German settlers. In the 14th century, voivode Piotr I built the Neamt Fortress on the site of the former German watchtower. It is currently the most important attraction of Târgu Neamț and is one of the most interesting defensive structures in historical Moldova.
Most of the buildings in Târgu Neamț are contemporary. Among the new buildings, however, you can find old tenement houses or houses that look like country cottages. Two of them are currently open as museums. These are the Memorial House of Ion Creangă , a famous Romanian writer, and the Veronica Micle Memorial House . The city also has the Museum of History and Ethnography, which collects collections related to the folk culture of the local population.
