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Destination: MOLDOVA
 Moldova is placed the 12th among the top world
wine exporters.
 Vine growing and wine making in Moldova counts
for almost 5,000 years.
 The largest underground wine cellar in the world,
Cricova, is “hidden” in this country.
 The Milestii Mici’s wine collection of 1.5 million
bottles has been included in the Guinness World
Records at the category The Largest Quality Wine
Collection in the World.
 Strong Drinks Museum, in Tirnauca village, is the
largest building in the world in the shape of a
bottle (28m).
 There are 30 monasteries (some of them dating
back to 15th century) and wood churches.
 The Cave “Emil Racovita”, in Criva, is the
8th
greatest cave on the planet.
 During the Soviet Union period Moldova was the
most densely populated republic.
 Out of 152 countries included in the ranking of
Internet access speed, Moldova is on the 3rd
place.
 Congaz is the largest village in Europe.
 In the time of the USSR Soroca became the Gipsy
capital of the world.
 The oldest oak tree here is 600 years old.
 There are more than 40 parks in Moldova (old
arrangements of different tree species, exotic
plants and lakes) from which 20 are in good
repair.

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Suggested Tour Programm:

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Excursions and Activities
City Tour
"My snow-white city, you - the flower of stone" -
a line from a famous song of the last
century. Tour itinerary is laid through the most
beautiful sights of an old town of Chisinau, which
are built of limestone-of limestone.At, natural
dowry, leaving us Sarmatian Sea. The oldest
church of the town, Nativity of the Virgin, will
mark the birthplace of the capital of Moldova,
residential and administrative buildings will tell
the long history of the town and show styles XIX
and XX centuries - the brainchild of renowned
architects: A.I.Bernardatstsi and A. Shchusev. Life
and culture of the country as a wholecan be seen
when visiting the State Museum of
Ethnography. And in the warm season there is a
possibility in the center of town to sit on the bench under the ancient trees of the park and remember an old
poem by Alexander Pushkin, who visited Chisinau and loved him with all my soul. Excursion in Chisinau - this
is an interesting journey in an unusual city with lots of attractions. And it is logical that very many tourists are
increasingly getting great pleasure from a trip to Chisinau. You will see a huge number of exciting
opportunities for excursions, recreation and tourism. Because most of the tourists on one day excursion in
Chisinau, velop here again and again.
Excursions and Activities

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Old Orhei and Winery Branesti
Excursion at the medieval Town Old Orhei - is a museum complex that
presents the remains of different civilizations established between
Nistru and Prut rivers. It is situated 60 km away from Chisinau in a
narrow, rocky, 150-200 m deep bend in the Raut River valley
comprising caves, grottoes, churches, and hermitages, a “Peasant’s
house of XIXth c.” museum, which is located in Butuceni. In the GUEST
HOUSE near the outdoor museum complex “Orheiul Vechi” as visitors
you will feel like home and will also get acquainted with the culture
and the traditions of our nation, You will enjoy the traditional
Moldavian food like: chicken zeama, mamaliga, a large variety of pies
cooked by the hosts and drink their home-made wine.
After lunch we
will visit the
Winery Branesti
- is located in
the forest near
Orhei Vechi in Branesti village. It has 50 km of
underground cellars, reaching to depths of 60 m
beneath the surface. There are two tasting halls at
Branesti, one of which is located underground. The
halls are decorated with wood and metal that
reproduce images related to vine cultivation and
winemaking.Hereyou'll beableto enjoy dry white and
red “collection” wines and sparkling wines.

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Excursions and Activities
CRICOVA WAINERY
Winery of Cricova is a real pearl of Moldovan wine-making. In the famous Cricova lime-stone adits, under
careful custody of wine-makers, the excellent Moldovan wines are aged and preserved. The white wines are
fine, delicate and tender, the red ones are unobtrusively rough, somewhat pushing and traditionally
unforgettable. Our wines are very tasty and quite peculiar. This fact is confirmed by a flood of international
prizes and different awards.
From year to year wine-makers fill the famous Cricova wine collection, in which ancient from all over the
world are preserved. They are priceless. Visit to the Cricova Wine Tasting Halls is not only a trip to the wine
country, but also a revel inevitable atmosphereof a mysterious Cricova underground.

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Excursions and Activities
Bendery Fortress
On the high right bank of the Dniester is one of the oldest towns of the region, the city of Bendery. Every
corner of the city keeps traces, events of the past. A unique monument of the history and architecture of
the Middle Ages in the city is the Bendery Fortress. 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,
and the fortress walls confirm its former power.
In the fortress there are two museums: the history of the Bendery fortress and medieval instruments of
torture.
In October 2012, a souvenir shop "Besiktas" began to operate, where you can buy a variety of souvenirs,
calendars and magnets with the image of the Bender fortress, as well as souvenirs made of wood and
ceramics.
On September 12, 2008, the first church service was held on the territory of the fortress in the Temple of St.
Blessed Prince Alexander Nevsky, and a blessing was given for the beginning of the restoration work. In
2009, the head of the Russian Imperial House Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna visited and visited the serf
church of Alexander Nevsky, and a year later the Tsarevich Grand Duke Georgy Mikhailovich visited the
church. These were not the first visits of representatives of the House of Romanovs to Bendery Fortress,
earlier in 1828 the Russian Emperor Nicholas I visited the temple with his family, and in 1877 there was the
Emperor Alexander II. May 9, 1916 the church together with his wife Alexandra Feodorovna, Tsarevich Alexei
and four daughters visited the Emperor Nicholas II. In September 2013, during a two-day visit, the Patriarch
of Moscow and All Russia Kirill visited the serf church and in memory of his visit presented the image of Our
Lady "Sporuchnitsa sinners".

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Excursions and Activities
Causeni
The Assumption Church in the town of Causeni is a historical and architectural landmark. This is one of the
oldest and most valuable artistic relics of Moldova. The exact date of construction of the only church in
Bessarabia with wall murals is not established. There are different opinions on whether this is in 1455, when
Causeni was founded, whether the period of the reign of the prince Vasile Lupu (1634 - 1653), or even later.
The temple is located at the foot of the hill about 80 km south of Chisinau. It is noteworthy that the church
in Causeni is halfway to the ground. As one legend says, the Tatars agreed to the construction of an
Orthodox church, provided that it would not be higher than a soldier sitting on a horse. The temple
deepened in the ground is almost invisible beyond the stone fence, above which only its tiled, low roof
protrudes, and cross on a small, deaf drum.
Also interesting are the engineering features of the structure. In the construction of the temple an unusual
method of strengthening seismic resistance was used: with the help of peculiar shock absorbers, wooden
beams, which were laid by three belts in horizontal grooves of walls along the entire perimeter of the
building. All this speaks about the architectural and engineering skills of the builders of the church.
Excursions and Activities

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Curchi monastery
In the picturesque region of Moldova, in the Orhei district, 45 km from Chisinau, there is an ancient Kurki
monastery founded in 1678.
One of the legends of the monastery says that the founder of the monastery was Iordache Kur, at that time
a resident of the village of Morozeni, located near. According to legend it was Iordache Kur who founded
and built on his land a wooden church, which he named in honor of Saint Dmitry.
A lot of legends go around the history of Kurki Monastery. One of them says that for a long time in this part
of the Moldovan Cod, a band of robbers committed robberies and robberies. The head of this gang was
Iordache Kur. One evening, the bandits met a man and a woman on a deserted road. The robbers killed the
poor people, and at the time when they began to rob the dead, Iordache Kuri admitted to the murdered of
his parents. This crazy case so shocked Iordache Cour, that he took monastic vows and founded a
monastery. Most of his gang did the same. The monastery was laid at the site of the death of the parents of
Jordan.

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Excursions and Activities
Transnistria – “Soviet open air museum”
Today you will have the opportunity to travel in time back to
USSR. You will visit Tiraspol - the second largest city in
Moldova and the capital and administrativecentre of the, de
facto, independent Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic
(Transnistria) with its own currency, government and
ideology. We will visit also Tighina (Bendery) Fortress - one
of the best-preserved and most picturesque medieval
fortress. In Tirapol You will have the opportunity to visit
KVINT Cognac Factory, with more than 119 years of history
holds a leading position among the manufacturers of
alcoholic beverages in Moldova. Unique climate, fertile soil,
hilly terrain and vicinity of the river Dniester created most
favorable conditions for growing best grapes; The
Winery has its own raw materials source –
approximately 2000 hectares of vineyards, 10 million
liters of eaux-de-vie spirits aged from 1 year to 60
years. With this wide range of aged spirits a Master of
the Cellar enjoys a greater freedom and flexibility for
developing new brands.

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Excursions and Activities
Winery Purcari & winery EtCetera
PURCARI - the majorgoal of creatingsuch a companywas the revival of the productionof unique andfamous
sorts of wine like: Negru and Rosu de Purcari (Purcari Black and Red wines). The production of the Purcari
wine was recreated, the ancient cellars, dating from 1827, were renovated. Nowadays, these cellars are
considered to be the oldest and the most well known cellars in Moldova. The second
winery - Et Cetera Wines SRL is a small, family owned company that is situated in the South-East of Moldova,
in one of the most favorable zones of the country for viticulture. Owning 45ha of vineyards, the Luchianov
family build their winery right in the middle of the estate, to give the visitors a breathtaking view. A visit to Et
Cetera is a unique chance to get to know Moldovan winemaking at a small scale, as Et Cetera is a family
winery. The tour includes a visit to the vineyard and the winery, including the grape processing department,
the wine aging department and bottling line. It also includes tasting of 5 wines, directly from the barrel and
home-madelunch withtraditional Southern Moldovandishespreparedfromlocal ingredients,enjoyedin the
vineyard or winemakers cottage.

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Excursions and Activities
The Fortress Soroca & the famous “gypsy hill”
Soroca fortress was built in 1499, on the Nistru river bank.
Between 1543–1546, while Petru Rares ruled the country, the
fortress wascompletelyre-builtinstone,and in the shapethat
we see it today – a perfect circle, the diameter of which is 37,5
m and with 5 bastions situated at equal distances. When
designing the fortress the builders incorporated the supreme
lawof harmony “thegoldensection”,whichmakes the fortress
unique among examples of European defensive architecture.
You can
visit the
famous "Gypsy hill" with Gypsy houses impress by their
variety, diversity of colors, contrasts and luxury. You can
find here a copy of the White hall and of the Bolshoi
Theatre in Moscow. “Pokrovskaia Usadiba” in the village
Pocrovca will serve you traditional Moldovan cuisine, as
well as several specialties of the house, which are very
delicious. It is the only place where you can taste an
aromatic hot cup of tea made in a real samovar, heated
with coal.

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Excursions and Activities
Mistery & Spirit at Tipova and Saharna Monastery + Winery
Chateau Vartely
It’s located 120 km from Chisinau. “Sfinta Treime” Monastery
of Saharna is very picturesque. The Nistru River flows nearby,
Saharna village stands on its bank. The monastery is
surrounded by hills, partially covered with woods. In Saharna
complex are kept the relics of Saint Cuvios Macarie On the top
of the Grimidon hill you may see a little chapel, where, as the
legend says, you may see the footprint of Mother of God who
showed herself in front of Saint Varfolomei. After lunch at the
boarding house you will visit also Tipova - one of the oldest
monasteries in the Republic of Moldova.
Winery Chateau
Vartely is a
modern
company,
accordingtothe standardsof both the Newand the OldWorld
winemakers. It combines the latest technology in grape
cultivation and processing with the passion for quality wine
production. Own vineyards in the Codru and Bugeac steppe
regions of Moldova guarantee the exquisite quality of wine.
The microclimate of these areas enables the creation of some
unique wines. Its first-class wines made from both European
and local varieties have placed “Château Vartely” high in the
top of Moldovan winemakers and among the top preferences
of consumers in Moldova and abroad.

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Excursions and Activities
Milesti Mici Winery the biggest wine collection & Capriana
Monastery
The Quality Wines Industrial Complex “Milestii Mici” has taken its worthy place within the tourist program of
the state. Having its particular glamour, this natural wine deposit – the largest in the world – appeared in the
lime galleries at a depth of 40-85 meters in the seventies of the last century. The wines stored here are made
of various years’ crops, beginning with the 1968 to 1991. The spirit of the age is very well felt here, in this
underground winecity,emergedfromwidetunnels. You canpass by carthese 200 km of natural limegalleries.
The constant temperature of 12- 14 ºC and the humidity of 85-95% of this “kingdom of wine” ideally
contribute to the preservation of the Moldavian strategic stocks.
Up to now here continue to arrive selected wine materials from all over Moldova. The “Golden Collection” of
Milestii Mici contains over two millionbottlesof harmoniouswines datingfrom the periodof Moldavianwine
making prosperity “Pinot”, “Traminer”, “Muscat”, “Riesling”, “Feteasca”, “Codru”, “Negru de Purcari”,
“Trandafirul Moldovei”, “Auriu” and others. Capriana Monastery – one of the oldest in Moldova (1429). For a
long period of time it was the headquarters of Moldova’s bishop. It was founded by great Moldovan Rulers
such as Stefan the Great.

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Excursions and Activities
Gagauzery (autonomous region)
Today we will visit the autonomous region
Gagauzery, where live the turkish speaking but
orthodoxpeaple.Wewil makea small walkingtour
in Comrat, will see the Cathedral of St. John the
Baptist, a Turkish library and The Walk of Fame.
We will visit the unique museum in Beshalma, that
became the place of pilgrimageof all the lovers of
antiquity, all who want to know more about such
a small nationlike Gagauzpeople.Sincemay,1988
the museum was given the name of his founder –
DmitryCara Ciobanu.In 1993 The Beshalma Village
entered the UNESCO periodic newspaper as a
unique focus of Gagauzian culture.

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Excursions and Activities
Castel Mimi & Ascony Winery
Asconi Winery was founded in 1994 and it is located 35 km south of Chisinau in the Puhoi village, Ialoveni
district.The companyholds600 ha of vineyardslocated8km awayfromthe winery on a hill near the Geamana
village,inthe Anenii Noi district.Asconi has planted506hectares(1250 acres) of vineyardsof various varietals.
Among them varietals such as Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, and Muscat
Ottonel can be found near Geamana village, in the Codru Region. You will have the opportunity to see the
vineyards, the entire processof obtainingthewine, a winetasting and traditional lunchof regional specialties.
The castle MIMI was founded in 1893 by Constantin Mimi, the last governor of Bessarabia and a great
winemaker of his time.
Several decades,ConstantinMimi's propertywas hiddenfromthe world.Only in 2010, as partof routinework,
workers removedthecladdingof building,discoveringa truearchitectural gem.Thenitwasdecidedtorestore
fundamentally the castle, cellars and underground galleries were rediscovered. 100 years later, the Castle
Mimi is living its second life.

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of venues and the reduction of numbers from that listed above. Prices are based on anticipated numbers of guests.
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