We invite you to join us and visit the mountain area of BacăuCounty,a land blessed by nature and full of history and legends, which has numerous and various tourist attractions, from its natural heritage, known for the purity of its air and waters, for the beauty of its subcarpathian areas, for the pasture and mountainous areas, to the anthropic and spiritual heritage, be it cultural-religious or populartraditional. Here, the landscape blends in a harmonious way and particularly pleasing to the eye, plains, hills and mountains, crossed by clear waters and crystal lakes. The varied and picturesque landscape, whose picture is completed by numerous art and historical monuments, memorial houses, collections and museums, where tradition and history interact, as well as nature and touristic reserves and spas, and the surrounding tourist resorts, constitute an important tourist treasure. Above all these, there are a large number of churches and monasteries, which place Bacău amongthemostimportant attractive areas from an ecumenical point of view. The natural beauties of our county are complemented by the traditional Moldavian gastronomy cuisine, and, among the delicacies made according to local specific recipes, we can count dishes such as smoked trout wrapped in fir tree bark, “zacusca“ (vegetable stew), pâté, trout sausages and “sarmale” (minced meat wrapped in cabbage or vine leaves), or jelly with chicken or pork, Oituz cheese, Palanca cheese, cheese "hidden" in pine bark, walnut brioche ("cozonac"), "alivenci" (cream cheese custard pies), as well as the traditional "poale-n brâu" pies. And, to get to know them better, we provide you with this tool, through which we want to contribute to the promotion of distinctive elements of the tourist potential specific to Bacau County, namely leisure tourism, spa tourism, cultural tourism, ecumenical tourism and event tourism, in order to create a set of touristic integrated products that will become more and more attractive at national and international level. Here are a few arguments to convince you that our county is worth to be known and discovered by each of its guests. So, welcome to Bacău County, where you will find wonderful places, oases of health and relaxation for all seasons, with the most diverse traditions and customs and hospitable and skilled people! County Public Service for Tourism Promotion and Coordination of Mountain Rescue Activities, Bacău

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