ROUTES · EDITORIAL ITINERARIES
Thematic routes
Long roads with real stops - wine, monasteries, ceramics, historical traces. Each route is written as a human itinerary, with vendor cards embedded in the prose.
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THE WINE ROAD · FROM A WEEKEND TO A FULL WEEK · CODRU · ORHEI · ȘTEFAN VODĂ · VALUL LUI TRAIAN
The Moldova Wine Road
A weekend, three days, or a full week - the road bends to whatever time you have. Drink the wines other people only meet in shop windows and sleep inside their cellar.
Chișinău · urban warm-up · The world records · Cricova and Mileștii Mici · Codru · from rural retreat to little Tuscany · Orhei · the resort and the UNESCO landscape · Ștefan Vodă · vineyards toward the Black Sea · Valul lui Traian · the boutique south · Southeast · Gagauzia + Transnistria (split in two) · Author wines · extension for the deeply curious
THE MONASTERY ROAD · FROM A DAY TO A LONG WEEKEND · ORHEI · DNIESTER · CODRU · CHIȘINĂU
The Moldova Monastery Road
Monasteries carved into cliffs above the Dniester, princely foundations in the Codru forest, and the city cathedrals. A day or a whole weekend - you choose how many stops.
Orhei · the Răut cliff and the tallest cathedral · The Upper Dniester · monasteries carved in stone · Codru · the foundations in the forest · Chișinău · the city cathedrals
THE WILD SOUTH · THE LOWER PRUT · FROM A DAY TO A WEEKEND · CAHUL · VĂLENI · SLOBOZIA MARE · GIURGIULEȘTI
The Wild South · The Lower Prut
The water-lily carpet on Lake Beleu, thousands of migrating birds, a UNWTO-awarded village, and wine off the 45th parallel. The southern Moldova few travelers ever see.
The wetlands and the birds · Văleni · the UNWTO-awarded village · Craft, cheese, and honey · The wine of the south and Cahul
THE ROAD OF FORTRESSES AND MANORS · FROM A DAY TO A LONG WEEKEND · DNIESTER · CENTRE · NORTH
The Road of Fortresses and Manors
Two stone fortresses on the bank of the Dniester and the boyar manors hidden among hills and parks. A day or a whole weekend - you choose how many stops.
The Dniester · the two stone fortresses · The Centre · the manors near Chișinău · Orhei and the North · manors to discover