10 reasons to visit Moldova
Travels / / December 19, 2019
When it comes Journey (yes, with a capital letter), it is clear what is meant at least the conquest of the Arctic hummocks, wandering in the African jungle, or at least visit the exotic islands. Swinging on the routes of heroic proportions, we sometimes do not notice interesting things that lie in our right under the nose.
The Republic of Moldova is one of the most attractive and at the same time unusual countries for tourism in Eastern Europe. You can easily get there thanks to a well developed transport links, and the price of such a trip is hardly strikes a serious dent in your budget. And at the same time it is one of the most maloraskruchennyh tourist destinations, a kind of terra incognita of modern Europe, has yet to discover that only.
Here is a list of reasons why you might be interested to visit Moldova.
National Wine Day
Wine is the national symbol of Moldova, its blood, soul, and the main strategic product. Here in any suitable piece of land growing a vine, in every yard a winery, and every citizen is a wine connoisseur. The apotheosis of this cult is considered to be the National Day of wine, which, incidentally, is a public holiday. Across the country, held a variety of themed events, exhibitions and competitions. And, of course, wine tasting, tasting. By the way, tourists at this time are available free visas, so do not miss your chance.
Wine cellars Cricova
In Moldova, many attractions, one way or another associated with wine. But one of them is particularly outstanding. It's wine cellars small town of Cricova. According to local residents, it is the largest wine cellars in the world, and we have no reason not to trust them, because the underground galleries extending for about 120 km. This is a real underground city, whose streets are named after famous wines and guided tours are held on special electric vehicles. It contains the wine collection, consisting of more than one million bottles - not only Moldova, but also the unique Spanish, Italian and French wines. Awesome size and beauty of underground galleries can turn the head of even experienced tourists, especially since there is not complete without tasting the case.
Bender fortress
Lovers of history, and especially the Castle, fortification of its parts, be sure to appreciate the medieval fortress in the city of Bendery. It is a monument of architecture of the XVI century, which stands on the right bank of the Dniester River. Although it is built on the model of the Western European castles bastion type, we build it Turks who owned the land then. Despite his more than respectable age, the fortress is in pretty decent condition. Besides it in Moldova there is still a lot of interesting castles eg in Soroca, Suceava and Neamt.
Emil Racovita Cave
This cave was discovered accidentally when developing a career on gypsum production. At first she did not cause much interest due to the small size. However, when the cave fills water was pumped out, the cavers found the entrances to the underground galleries stretching into the distance, which form the entire three floors of mazes. To date, it explored more than 90 km of underground tunnels, and it makes the cave Cinderella (this is her second name), one of the biggest in Europe. Another unique feature of the cave is that its underground halls and galleries abundantly covered with a layer of soft clay, which has a different color: green, blue, red, black, white.
Archaeological parkOld Orhei
This unique location attracts a lot of different people. Climbers satisfied here training on one of the steep rocky walls, fans of the occult teachings are looking for another spiritual place power and energy recharge, and many tourists admire the striking landscapes and caves carved in the rocks above a bend river. Location is really unusual, not in vain here have left their traces and Golden Horde, and the Turks and Orthodox hermits and mysterious Dacians.
springs
One of the most characteristic features of Moldova's citizens - it is their respect for the water. The entire territory of the country is dotted with many springs, and you will not find any of them located in a littered and abandoned state. On the contrary, local residents near each spring construct comfortable benches, sheds, gazebos, and sometimes these structures have a rather unusual form. Springs are another hallmark of Moldova, along with the wine.
Gypsy Capital Magpies
Although Roma and do not have their own country, yet it Moldova could be called their second home. Anyway Gypsy capital is here. It is located in the small town of Soroca, about which legend has it that in ancient times, when here in Once again war broke out, were called gypsies from around the country, reputed to be skilled for army weapons smiths. They failed in their task quickly and accurately, for that thanks to them was granted to the hill at the bank of the Dniester. Today this area is a rare example of architecture of the Roma culture and way of life, to see that in other places it is simply impossible.
Moldavian wedding
It can be long to write about local customs, songs and dances, but all together and in the concentrated form, you will see only if you will be redirected to the real Moldavian wedding. It is here that you will appreciate the power of the Moldovan hospitality, to see and try the most traditional dishes, dance with all the choir and listen to local music, which is simply the explosive mixture of styles of all the peoples of the southern Slavs. Oh, and the wine, as the same without him.
rock monasteries
Christianity in this area has come much earlier than in the Kievan Rus, and distributed in hard and sometimes bloody struggle. Evidence of this are the numerous early Christian rock monasteries and medieval churches, some of which are built according to the rules of military art and do not concede in the impregnability Fortress. They are located, usually in a very beautiful and lonely places, which by themselves are of great interest for tourists. Among the more than 40 such facilities in the first place it is necessary to visit the cave monastery Tipova on the bank of the Dniester River, was founded in the VI century and surrounded by a scroll of mysterious legends.
hundred hills
This is an amazing and beautiful place, on the nature of the origin of which scientists still argue, is located near the Prut River and occupies an area of 1600 hectares. The uniqueness of this area is that it is all dotted with small hills correct form, which form a rather unusual landscape. According to one version, this relief was formed 10–20 million years ago and it is the only place in Europe where the concentrated marine sediments Tortonian and Sarmatian ancient seas that once covered this area. But the locals are confident that this burial mounds, which buried the ancient Geto-Dacians, who died in a grand battle.