In terms of cultural heritage, several landmarks of historical value can be visited in Nereju and the 3 communes close to the site. First, in the courtyard of Nereju church there is the Monument to the Heroes of the World War I, built in 1940 and classified as a memorial or funerary monument. Next, there is the hermitage Valea Neagră in Nistoreşti, a national historic monument of architecture dating from 1755-1757 and including the wooden church “Adormirea Maicii Domnului” (the first place of worship in archaic Vrancea and the spiritual symbol of the villages in Vrancea Mountains) and the bell tower. Also in Nistoreşti there is the wooden church “Sfinţii Voievozi” (Vetreşti-Herăstrău), built in the 18th century, one of the worship places specific for archaic Vrancea, through its architecture and size. Local events in the commune include the celebration of the patron saint of hermitage Valea Neagră (August 15) and the Winter Customs Festival (23-25 December).
In addition to this, the locals of the two communes are renowned for their effort to preserve and develop folk arts and traditions along generations, through continuous practice and promotion of ancient crafts, both in their own community and in trade fairs or national and international festivals.
Likewise, The Ethnographic Museum in Paltin commune, founded in 1972, is a cultural attraction worth visiting at any time, the village also hosting annually the Inter County Folkloric Festival “Pe Plaiul Tojanului”. In Vrâncioaia you can make a stopover at the wooden church “Sf. Nicolae” (built in 1783) and the Seismological Observatory “Dr. Cornelius Radu”, where is located the Earthquake real time warning system (EWS) for industrial locations and other locations of national interest, in case of strong earthquakes.
