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5-Day Wine Chateaux Route Tour in Moldova

Descriere This 5-day tour takes you along a wine chateaux route in Moldova giving you a unique experience whilst enjoying wine tastings and delicious traditional food. Itinerar Ziua 1: After your arrival at Chisinau International Airport you will have enjoy a tour of the city to discover its history and culture. You will visit the Nativity of Christ Cathedral, the Bell Tower,…

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INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF OPERA AND BALLET “MARIA BIEȘU”

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Cricova Must Fest

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IA Mania

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5-Day Wine Chateaux Route Tour in Moldova

Descriere

This 5-day tour takes you along a wine chateaux route in Moldova giving you a unique experience whilst enjoying wine tastings and delicious traditional food.

Itinerar

Ziua 1: After your arrival at Chisinau International Airport you will have enjoy a tour of the city to discover its history and culture. You will visit the Nativity of Christ Cathedral, the Bell Tower, the Arch of Triumph and the Monument of Stephen the Great.

After the city tour, you will be transferred to your accommodation in Chisinau and enjoy a delicious dinner at the hotel.

Ziua 2: In the morning, you will travel to Hincesti where you will visit the Manuc-Bei Manor that now houses the Museum of History and Local History. The actual house is a real castle in the French style, with a winter garden, guard towers and a park. The Manor House Museum includes a collection that now numbers more than 20,000 artifacts, and the most valuable is the collection of Moldovan national costumes and textiles.

Ziua 3: In the morning, visit the family-run Et Cetera winery and enjoy a wine tasting with the owner who will teach you about the methods of wine production and maturation. The tasting will be followed by a delicious lunch prepared from products of the region and Crocmaz village.
The trip will continue to Château Purcari winery in Purcari village. The old mansion’s galleries feature great collections of Purcari wines, some bottles dating back to 1948. The winery is famous all over the world due to the legendary wine “Negru de Purcari”, the elixir that in 1878 was highly appreciated on the international arena by being awarded the gold medal at the Paris World Exhibition. In the tasting room, decorated in royal style, you will taste Purcari wines, including “Negru de Purcari”. Enjoy dinner at their restaurant which serves both Moldovan and international cuisine, and spend the night at the winery.

Ziua 4: In the morning you will travel to Transnistria. While in Tiraspol, you will discover a real treasure, the Aquatir Sturgeon Complex, one of the largest hatcheries in Europe. Here you will taste one of the world’s most expensive culinary delights, caviar.
Lunch will be at a restaurant in Tiraspol, before a visit at Castel Mimi winery, in Bulboaca village. Castel Mimi is currently listed among the most beautiful architectural masterpieces in the world of wine. The story of the castle begins at the end of 1893, when Constantin Mimi, the last governor of Bessarabia, plants the first grape vines on the place that would become legend over the years. Here, you will taste Castel Mimi wines, including Rosu de Bulboaca wine, an incomparable wine with outstanding features and elegant flavor.
Dinner will be served at Castel Mimi restaurant and will culminate with “baba neagra”, a local desert garnished with vanilla. You will spend the night at the winery.

Ziua 5: You will be transferred from Castel Mimi winery to Chisinau International Airport.

Covorul Dorului

Where can you see traditional rugs in one place? The Târgul Covorul Dorului celebrates the authentic Romanian rugs, of a UNESCO treasure. Visitors can discover the motifs and traditions of carpet making. The festival also allows people to see how Moldovans perform traditional customs to prepare for winter. Professionals and amateur art groups display their works, which are representative of Moldova’s diverse districts.

National Wine Day

National Wine Day is back with a new edition!
Being an annual tradition and appreciated by the amateurs of good wines, both in the country and abroad, the Celebration of the Wine of Moldova is held every year on the first weekend of October in the Square of the Great National Assembly. More than 70 wine producers from across the country will come together to showcase their achievements and successes over the past few years. Visitors will have the opportunity to participate in tastings, master classes, and craft workshops and enjoy an artistic program with beloved performers from the country.
National Wine Day is an occasion to celebrate the product of national pride, which brings us fame all over the world.

Etno Jazz Festival

Does jazz make you happy? Then Etno Jazz Festival is an event you can’t miss. The Trigon band, hosts of the festival, surprises the audience every year with jazz bands from all around the world. During a week of live concerts, featuring emerging and seasoned jazz artists, the sounds will recharge your senses during this international music festival.

ChișinăuMarathon

Are you passionate about sports and like to test your endurance? Then the Chisinau International Marathon is the event for you. Bringing together over 17,000 people from 50 countries around the world every year. Choose your suitable distance of 5, 10, 21 or 42 kilometres and get ready to push your limits! Whatever your fitness level, grab your friends, family and come and conquer your medal!

INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF OPERA AND BALLET “MARIA BIEȘU”

Is opera music your weakness? The annual Maria Biesu festival brings together artists and performers that keep the audience entranced and generates spontaneous applause. Talented artists from Moldova and abroad perform during this beautiful festival and showcase the diversity of culture in Moldova.

Cricova Must Fest

Searching for a place to celebrate the grape harvest in Moldova? Cricova’s MUST Fest celebrates the glory of the Moldovan grape harvest season. Festival visitors can travel through the famous underground cellars, a paradise of red, white, dry and sparkling wines. The streets of the underground cellars are marked by wine varieties, where you can take a stroll on the Legenda Plaiului street. While underground you’ll enjoy live music, artistic representations and film screenings. Another key attraction is the Wine School, which welcomes guests to sample select wines and learn about the art of serving wine from the prominent specialists.

IA Mania

Do you want to know and understand Moldovans better? Discover the cultural traditions of Moldova at IA Mania. Founded in 2013, the festival promotes traditional hand-embroidered blouses and supports the craftsmen who carefully preserve this tradition. The event is organized on the banks of the Nistru River and gathers artisans who display handmade objects, chefs who cook traditional recipes, musicians and dancers all in the Holercani village stadium. The festival hosts the Mandria, Pride, contest for young designers who present fashion collections inspired by local traditions. A mural art contest, Cai verzi pe pereti, and the Podul de flori conference celebrate folklore inspired traditions.

Folk Costume Day

What Moldovan tradition is celebrated on the last Sunday of June? Moldovans celebrate Folkloric Clothing Day, paying homage to authentic costumes representing Romanian folklore and other national ethnicities. The holiday has three key themes: heritage, guest and modern based on traditional customs. The “Ia,” a Romanian blouse, is also widely represented at the festival.