The Şerbești Inn in Neamț County
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About
The Şerbești Inn is a former tourist inn, built in the 17th-18th centuries in the village of Şerbești (today the village of Ștefan cel Mare in Neamț County).
The Şerbești inn was included in the List of Historical Monuments in Neamț County in 2004. According to tradition, this place was built in the 17th century, during the reign of Vasile Lupu (1634-1653). By marrying Mrs. Tudosca, the daughter of the great nobleman Costea Bucioc, Vasile Lupu had become the owner of half of the village of Şerbești. In 1637 he built a church there.
The inn was built in the center of the village, halfway between Tupilați (where the Ancuței Inn is located) and Piatra Neamț, on the right side of the county road. It served as a stopping place for merchants' shacks and vagrants.
The inn building had thick walls of unhewn stone and two monumental entrances with heavy, pointed gates. In order to protect the inn from the nocturnal attacks of robbers, the windows were reduced to the size of a simple rampart, and the gates were fenced from the inside with bars or beams.
During the First World War, the roof of the inn burned down, but it was rebuilt afterwards. The inn in Şerbești operated until the establishment of the communist regime and the nationalization of the properties. After the nationalization, the inn was transformed into a warehouse, it was later abandoned and left to ruin.
In 1989, the authors of the monographic work "Traditions of Romanian Hospitality. Through the Inns of Iași" (Ed. Sport-Turism, Bucharest, 1989) found that the stone walls were kept intact, and the inn could be renovated without too much expense.
Currently, the inn is in a process of restoration and enhancement, through a project of European funds.
The Şerbești inn was included in the List of Historical Monuments in Neamț County in 2004. According to tradition, this place was built in the 17th century, during the reign of Vasile Lupu (1634-1653). By marrying Mrs. Tudosca, the daughter of the great nobleman Costea Bucioc, Vasile Lupu had become the owner of half of the village of Şerbești. In 1637 he built a church there.
The inn was built in the center of the village, halfway between Tupilați (where the Ancuței Inn is located) and Piatra Neamț, on the right side of the county road. It served as a stopping place for merchants' shacks and vagrants.
The inn building had thick walls of unhewn stone and two monumental entrances with heavy, pointed gates. In order to protect the inn from the nocturnal attacks of robbers, the windows were reduced to the size of a simple rampart, and the gates were fenced from the inside with bars or beams.
During the First World War, the roof of the inn burned down, but it was rebuilt afterwards. The inn in Şerbești operated until the establishment of the communist regime and the nationalization of the properties. After the nationalization, the inn was transformed into a warehouse, it was later abandoned and left to ruin.
In 1989, the authors of the monographic work "Traditions of Romanian Hospitality. Through the Inns of Iași" (Ed. Sport-Turism, Bucharest, 1989) found that the stone walls were kept intact, and the inn could be renovated without too much expense.
Currently, the inn is in a process of restoration and enhancement, through a project of European funds.