Allure of Moldova (4 days / 3 nights)

Day 1: Arrival

Meeting at the airport. Transfer from airport to Chisinau.

Check in Hotel in Chisinau.

"Chisinau city-tour
" - Visit the main points of attractions - the main street of the capital – Stefan cel Mare, the Central Cathedral, the Chisinau City Hall, pedestrian street, park of Stefan cel Mare."

Welcome evening in the typical Moldovan restaurant

Day 2: Orheiul Vechi - Cricova

Breakfast at the hotel

Transfer from Chisinau to Orheiul Vechi

Visit of Orheiul Vechi region, visiting the unique cave monastery (13th cent.), carved in limestone rock - the part of the picturesque landscape. Visiting the house-museum of traditional life of Moldavian farmers (19 century) in the village Butuceni. 

Lunch in the rural pension which includes national Moldovan dishes (polenta, pies and typical Moldovan desert) and home-made wine. You can enjoy Moldovan songs and dances, as well as the opportunity to participate in the folklore program

Transfer to Cricova wine cellar

Excursion to the unique underground city of the wine "Cricova", where you can stroll through the underground galleries full of wine barrels, see a huge wine cellar (including wines from the Hermann Goering collection), taste fine wine and sparkling wine, created according to the classical technology "Champanoise"

Transfer to Chisinau

Dinner in Gagauzian restaurant.
There’s turshu, a traditional dish of pickled peppers stuffed with vegetables. Or kuzu borzhu, a soup of vegetables and lamb offals. Kavurma, a stew of lamb or chicken, with vegetables like tomatoes, onions, and peppers

Day 3: Transnistria

Breakfast at the hotel

Transfer from Chisinau to Bender

Visit to the monument of medieval fortification architecture Bender fortress, the largest fortress in Europe, built by the Turks during their stay here. And today the modern appearance of the fortress is an earthen rampart, a deep ditch lined with limestone, towering towers of the citadel and lower fortifications, fortress walls confirm its former power

Transfer from Bender to Tiraspol

Sightseeing tour of the "capital" of Transnistria - Tiraspol. Founded by Suvorov, the city survived many shocks and preserved the spirit of the USSR. You will begin by visiting the monument to Vladimir Lenin and the tank left from the Great Patriotic War.

Lunch in the restaurant “Kumanek” (Ukrainian cuisine).

Transfer to Mimi castle

Visiting Castel Mimi, a wine castle founded by Constantine Mimi, the last governor of Bessarabia of the era of Tsarist Russia. The castle is included in the number of the most outstanding architectural objects in the world of winemaking. The first-class quality of wines is recognized and appreciated on numerous competitions.
Excursion, wine tasting and dinner

Transfer to Chisinau

Day 4: Milestii Mici - Departure

Breakfast at the hotel 

Transfer to Milestii Mici

Visit Mileștii Mici tunnels - the largest underground cave network  with the biggest collection of wine in the world. It has over 200 km of underground streets, more than 50 km of wine galleries at a depth of about 85m under the ground. Its collection of over 2 million bottles of wine has been officially documented by the Guiness Book of World Records as a biggest in the world.

Transfer to the Airport 

Departure from Chisinau