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Atelierul Meșteșugurilor Populare Valentina Grigoriță
Cultural heritage · Crafts workshop · Manta

Atelierul Meșteșugurilor Populare Valentina Grigoriță

A folk crafts workshop in Manta · per a review, you weave the rug yourself and take it home

5.0 · 9 reviews· Cahul
Recommended~160 min from ChișinăuIndoor
Also worth it for

The rug you weave yourself and take home, as one review describes it · the rest of what is on offer does not appear in any source.

Why it’s worth visiting

Worth it if you are already heading toward Cahul and want to work with your hands rather than just look · the review visible on Google that describes the activity talks about a rug woven on the spot and taken home. Call first: there is no website, and the price, the duration and whether walk-ins are accepted are confirmed nowhere. Factor in as well that the Google address does not line up exactly with the map pin.

The story

A folk crafts workshop in the village of Manta, Cahul district, about 144 km in a straight line from central Chisinau and about 11 km in a straight line from the town of Cahul. The name listed on Google ties the place to the name Valentina Grigoriță. What actually happens here shows up in no official source, only in reviews: per one review, you weave a rug yourself and take it home with you. The other reviews visible on Google are short and warm but give no detail · one praises the host, another thanks the place for the experience, others simply recommend the visit. The opening hours and the phone number are the ones listed on Google. There is no website and no page of their own in our sources, so the price, the length of a session, the materials, the languages used and whether you need to book stay unverified · call before you drive down. Mind the address too: Google lists Str. Alexei Mateevici 48, while the map pin lands next to Strada Libertății according to OpenStreetMap reverse geocoding · ask for a landmark on the phone.

Good for
With familySmall groupCultural discoveryAnniversaryTeam building
What people love
  • You work with your hands, not just look · per a review
  • You go home with the rug you wove yourself · per a review
  • The host is praised in her own right · "a special housewife", per a review
  • Reviews in Romanian and in English recommend the visit outright
Ambiance
Family-friendlyGroup-friendlyReservation neededParking
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What visitors wrote
  • “If you want to experience a handmade activity this place is the perfect one. You can wave a carpet by your own and take it with you at home. Create memories for yourself”

    - Tatiana L
  • “Recomand să vizitați acest atelier”

    - Rodica Macovei
  • “Very nice! Thank you for such an experience.”

    - Dan Kos
Good to know
  • No website · the price, the session length and the materials cannot be verified anywhere
  • No source says whether walk-ins are accepted · call the number listed on Google before you drive down
  • The Google address (Str. Alexei Mateevici 48) and the map pin, which lands next to Strada Libertății, do not match
  • About 144 km in a straight line from central Chisinau · a full day out, not a quick stop
Where & when
Hours
Mon09:00 - 18:00
Tue09:00 - 18:00
Wed09:00 - 18:00
Thu09:00 - 18:00
Fri09:00 - 18:00
Sat09:00 - 18:00
Sun09:00 - 18:00
Contact
AddressStr. Alexei Mateevici 48, MD-3925, Manta, Moldova
Phone+373 788 50 138
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