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Agape Festival: Beloved clergy, families and slow travel enthusiasts will meet in the Silver Forest at Agapiatranslated

July 11, 2026 · 1 min read

Families and lovers of slow travel ("leisure tourism") are expected, on the weekend of July 24-26, 2026, in Agapia commune, Neamț county, at the first edition of the Agape Festival. Beloved clergymen will participate, including Father Pimen Vlad from Holy Mount Athos.

For three days, near the Silver Forest in Agapia, festival participants will enjoy the picturesqueness and peace of the place, test local products and meet traditional craftsmen.

They will also have the opportunity to absorb the spiritual atmosphere for which German monasteries are known, through special guests - from Neamț county and beyond its borders.

The festival will start on Friday, July 24, at 17:00, with a picnic, followed by a dialogue with Arhim. Galaction Dominte, abbot of the Botoș Monastery in Ciocănești, Suceava county. The evening will end with a guitar recital offered by the "Strune de Lumină" Group.

Meeting with Fr. Pimen Vlad The next day, Saturday, will start from 13:00 with creative workshops for children and adults, followed, from 15:00, by a prayer of blessing and a concert of religious songs.

The main activity of the day will be the meeting...

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Христо Василев
Arată frumos festivalul. Mă bucură că vine părintele Pimen Vlad de la Athos, mi-ar plăcea să-l ascult. Oare la picnicul de vineri se poate veni cu cortul sau doar cu pătură?
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Mark Parker
Arată bine programul, mai ales întâlnirea cu părintele Pimen Vlad sâmbătă de la 15:00. La picnicul de vineri mă întreb și eu ca Hristo dacă se poate veni cu cortul sau doar cu pătură pe iarbă. Oricum, locul din Pădurea de Argint pare perfect pentru slow travel.
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Соломія Коваленко
Мені теж сподобалося, що приїде отець Пімен Влад з Афону, цікаво його послухати. А от щодо пікніка в п’ятницю – добре було б знати, чи можна з наметом, бо з п’ятниці на суботу якраз зручно лишитися в Падуря де Аржинт. Може хтось із організаторів підкаже?
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Ирина Соловьёва
Интересно, что будет встреча с отцом Пименом Владом в субботу в 15:00 после благословения. А на пикник в пятницу хорошо бы уточнить у организаторов насчёт палаток — с детьми удобнее остаться на ночь в Пэдуря де Аржинт, чем мотаться туда-сюда. Место тихое, как раз для неспешного отдыха.
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Ondřej Novák
Připadá mi hezké, že tam bude otec Pimen Vlad z Athosu, ráda bych si poslechla, co řekne v sobotu od 15:00. U toho pátečního pikniku by mě taky zajímalo, jestli se dá přijet s malým stanem, nebo stačí deka na trávu – s dcerou bychom si to v Pădurea de Argint docela představovaly.
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Георгий Новиков
Хорошо, что отец Пимен Влад приедет из Афона, послушать его всегда полезно. А вот про пятничный пикник в Пэдуря де Аржинт тоже интересно: можно ли с палаткой остаться на ночь или только с покрывалом? С женой как раз подумали, что с пятницы на субботу было бы удобно не мотаться.
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