Memorable 5 Days Soroca Nature Holiday Package

Transferring and putting up at the hotel. Excursion + guide – the panoramic tour of evening Chisinau. Returning to the hotel.

We will continue with Cricova underground galleries. You will see over seventy streets covering an area of nearly 53 hectares, each bearing Bacchic names: Sauvignon, Cabernet, etc. There is one story always told in this place about the Russian pilot Yuri Gagarin, who during a visit in 1966, after getting tipsy, got lost and missed the exit. He went out the next day, having spent the night in the tasting room, currently named after him. Here you can also admire the oldest bottle of wine, dating from 1902. Excursion to After Cricova Orheiul Vechi Old Orhei situated in a picturesque setting, You’ll have the opportunity to visit the most interesting archaeological site housing and the ruins of two cities 14th -16th century. Tartars settled here on their expansion to Western Europe. Continue with a visit to the well-maintained Orthodox cave monastery of Butuceni, which was expanded and modified inside the cliffs by monks over the centuries. Christian churches provide magnificent scenery through the windows of the monastery which still functions today. After Orheiul Vechi At the end a good option is to stay for night at a local operated guesthouse in Orheiul Vechi ex. Villa Roz, where you can taste local cousine, wine, to see local handicrafts. It is a very nice place in the middle of the nature.

Taking breakfast. After excursion to the monument „Lumînarea Recuno?tin?ei” the Candle of Gratitude in Soroca. Nice monument that give a beautiful view of the Nistru river and Soroca town you’ll have the opportunity to claim around 650 steps on your way to the monument. Soroca Fortress is located 160 km from Chisinau. It was build between 1543-1546. It’s a huge fortification system placed on the bank of Nistru river to protect against the foreign invasions in the past. We will also reach the incredible Gipsy Hill – another reality of our days. This is a region of Soroca town inhabited exclusively by Gipsy people. No, this is not about the famous Gipsy camps, this is about the overwhelming Gipsy style chateaux built recently. The second part of the day we will spend in Balti, the second largest city in Moldova. We will visit ious monuments, parks, will spend a city evening tour. Also will take a dinner at a local cuisine restaurant with name “La Placinte”, very popular in Moldova. Accomodation in Balti or Chisinau.

Breakfast. After breakfast we go in central part od Moldova, famous for their national reservations and monasteries. First point will be Monastery Hincu. Hancu Monastery was built in 1678 by the Great High Steward Mihail Hancu after one of his daughters expressed a desire for the religious life. She became a nun and took the name of Parascheva. The convent was known by the name of Viadica until the 17th century. In 1998 the interior of the church was repainted. Saint Pious Parascheva summer church, built in 1835, was repaired in 1996. Three old buildings constructed in 1841 remain untouched on the monastery’s territory. Today the monastery is home to a vibrant community of nuns. Not far, is Monastery Capriana, the most popular monastery in Moldova. Capriana monastery male, one of the oldest monasteries in Moldova, located in the center of the ancient forest reserve, Codru, is the cradle of the Moldavian literature, music and architecture. After this monastery we will continue our road to Asconi Winery, pretty popular in Europe, for their wines. Asconi has planted 506 hectares 1250 acres of vineyards of ious ietals. Among them ietals such as Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, and Muscat Ottonel can be found near Geamana village, in the Codru Region. The picturesque vines are situated about 40 km to the south of Chisinau and 10 km from the winery. Asconi Winery opens its doors to tourists offering a unique opportunity to see the vineyards, the entire process of obtaining the wine, a wine tasting and traditional lunch of regional specialties. Free time. Come back to hotel in Chisinau.

Breakfast. The Soviet Union may be gone, but there is one place where you can still experience it. It is an unrecognised country, a mere 60km from Chisinau, with the name of Transnistria. It seems the only place in Europe that did not get the memo about the Berlin wall coming down. This small strip of land east of Nistru River, sandwiched between Moldova and Ukraine, remained pro-Russia even after the 1991 fall of the USSR. The breakaway state proudly celebrates its Soviet heritage – statues of Lenin line the streets, while the Transnistrian flag is the only flag in the world to still feature the hammer and sickle emblem. The region has been free from conflict since the 1992 ceasefire, despite the ageing soviet tanks aimed towards Moldova the border crossings. As you have realized, during this one-day adventure, you will explore Transnistria – the last outpost of the Soviet Union. In the afternoon, we will take you to Kumanek, a traditional Ukrainian restaurant. You will try here “borsch with pampushki” served with garlic, cream and of course, a glass of local Ukrainian vodka. For the main dish, you might have some dumplings filled with potato, served with a mushroom or chicken sauce. With the stomach happy, we continue our trip with Tiraspol, the largest city in Transnistria. Although the city was previously inhabited, it was officially founded in October 1792 by Alexander Suvorov, the famous Russian military hero. Time seems to have stood still here since the USSR period. The straight wide streets, rows of brick 5-stores housing project back in 60s. Notable places to visit include the Vladimir Lenin monument and the tanks left over from WWII. Most of the sites can be seen by walking down the main street, called October 25th Street in honour of the 1917 Great October Socialist Revolution. By the end of the tour, we will enter a local post office to grab some non-recognized postcards as souvenirs from the last remnant of the USSR. At evening transfer to the airport.