Durău
Durău is a ski resort located in north-eastern Romania, in Neamţ County, Moldavia near the Ceahlău Massif. The location is disadvantaged because of the lack of accessibility, the only access road being DN15 ; the regular route from Bicaz is closed as of February 2006 due to landslides.
Durau Resort lies in Neamt county, at 780–800 m altitude, 9 km from Izvorul Muntelui Lake on the Bistrita river, in a sunny glade, on the north-west slope of the Ceahlau massif. The fauna of the surrounding woods is very rich: carpathian stag, brown bear, wild boar, black goat. From here hiking can be organised to the surrounding mountains, Duruitoarea Waterfall, the Natural Reservation of bison from Ceahlau Mountains and many other trips: visits to nearby monasteries, monasteries from the north of Moldavia, Bicaz Gorges, Rosu Lake, Borsec and Vatra Dornei resort.
In Durau there is a small church painted by the famous Romanian painter Nicolae Tonitza and also a monastery built in 1992.
Durau is a year-round resort.
In town there are four 2 and 3-star hotels, an ancient monastery and a conference center belonging to the Romanian Orthodox Church.
