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Spend more time exploring Cricova Winery than arranging transport or wrangling with directions on this tour from Chisinau. Front-door pickup from your hotel starts the day off right for the 9-mile (15-kilometer) drive to the famed underground city and wine cellars that hold 30 million liters of wine. Depending on the package you select, you may see production areas for wine and Champagne, explore the State Collection, and visit the tasting halls for a sampling (upgrade).

Make your way from the city of Chisinau to Moldova’s underground wine city and cellar, Milestii Mici. Here, 124-miles (200-kilometers) of ancient, underground structures and halls are kept at a wine-friendly temperature of 54–57°F (12–14°C). Take a guided walk through the city’s underground “streets” each named for a different wine and wander among the 2-million bottles of vintages in this Guinness Book of World Record holding cellar.

The plan is next: - Pick up at your Hotel/Apartment - 30 minutes drive to Milestii Mici - 1 hours excursion on Milestii Mici winery - 40 minutes drive to Cricova Winery - 2,5 hours excursion on Cricova winery - 30 minutes drive to Chisinau from Cricova Winery - Arrival at the hotel

Combine two popular day trip destinations on this full-day tour from Chisinau. Discover Moldova’s winemaking heritage and enjoy a guided wine tasting during a tour of the Milestii Mici winery, home to the world’s largest underground wine cellar. After lunch (own expense), explore Tiraspol, Moldova’s second-largest city and the unofficial capital of the Transnistrian Moldovan Republic.

Combine the grandeur of a Moldova castle with a tour of an historic winery on this convenient tour from Chisinau. Meet your guide in a central location before heading to the village of Bulboaca and Mimi Castle (Castel Mimi). The castle's beautiful architecture is complimented by the variety of grapes grown in its vineyard. The first grape vines were planted here in 1893 by Constantin Mimi, the last governor of Bessarabia. Tour the extensive winery and enjoy a tasting (upgrade).

Cricova is the most luxury and one of the biggest underground wine cellars in the world. Sounds good right? The tour is planned in such way, that you never get bored: - Pick up at hotel/apartment - 45 minutes drive to Cricova - 2,5 hours excursion in the wine cellars - 45 minutes drive to Cricova

Maximize your time in Moldova on this full-day tour from Chisinau and visit two popular attractions in one day. Discover Moldova’s winemaking heritage and enjoy a guided wine tasting during a tour of the Cricova winery, famous for its ‘underground city’ of wine cellars. After lunch (own expense), explore Tiraspol, Moldova’s second-largest city and the unofficial capital of the Transnistrian Moldovan Republic.

Have you been visiting country within another country? Do you know the place where Lenin is still main personality? Right, that is unrecognized territory called Transnistria. No worries, it is very peaceful country within official borders of the Republic of Moldova, no matter what they say. Transnistria is attracting hundreds of tourists every day. Another big tourist attraction there is Bender Fortress – the biggest tourist complex in the country. After we will bring you to Milestii Mici Winery. Mileștii Mici is probably a dream destination for those who love to enjoy a high-quality wine and relate themselves to conscious consumers of this divine drink. As a traveler, you probably want to know what is so special about Milestii Mici. It is a winery in Moldova, with the enormous underground storage facility and world's largest wine collection. 

The tour is planned in such way, that you never get bored: - Pick up at hotel/apartment - 45 minutes drive to Cricova - 2 hours excursion in the wine cellars - 1 hour drive to Old Orhei - 1 hour exploration of the site - 1 hour for relaxing lunch/dinner - 1 hour drive back to Chisinau/hotel Total time needed: 7 hours

Just 12 miles (20 kilometers) south of Moldova’s capital Chișinău lies Milestii Mici, a vast wine cellar said to accommodate about 2 million bottles. With this tour, a driver takes the wheel, ferrying guests to and around the underground complex. On a guided tour of the cellar, learn about Moldovan viticulture, and sample five different wines as well as typical Moldovan dishes.

I do postcards with my drawings and budget tours to top attractions and hidden gems of Transnistria. Honestly, I can’t make Maldives of my country, because it is not Maldives. But i can make an unforgettable journey through all contrasts of what it really is - beautiful panoramas and impressive soviet lost places, curious history and nowadays life in the country that doesn't exist, combining classic walk with forays for true explorers and adventurers. Full day tour takes eight hours default, though Transnistria deserves at least a week. It is not Stalinism, we are very volatile where to go and what to do, but default route covers must-see USSR era and modern bits of Tiraspol, Bendery and optionallly Kitskany, and my favorite nooks and crannies that I discovered doing my sketches. The trip wont be exhausting, not boring at all, we will have time to talk about all peculiarities of past and present of Transnistria, you won’t be meeting a guide, you will be meeting a friend!

Your guide will take you to a walk around Chisinau, the capital of Moldova. The city stands on seven hills & stretches along the river Bik - the right tributary of the Dniester. After go to Cricova's cellars - the pearl of our tour, represents a unique undergroud city well-known all over the world by its huge labyrinths & especially by its excellent wines - The National Oenotec. You will be taken into the Cricova wine tunnels by small electric trains.

Combine a Chisinau city tour with a tasting at Milestii Mici Winery on a half-day excursion that covers key areas—then goes underground to explore a vast network of wine cellars. Adding the Milestii Mici Winery to a Chisinau tour is a great introduction to Moldovan wines, and the chance to get beyond the Chisinau center to see the neighborhoods that surround the city.

Stretching an impressive 200 km and deepening up to 85 meters, Mileștii Mici is the ultimate playground for wine lovers. These cellars are home to more than two million bottles of wine and have been listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the largest wine collection in the world. The winery is like an underground city, as the winding tunnels have been given street names to help people navigate them. Just a perfect place for a bike quest.

Wine is part of this nation’s culture and if someone came to Romania and would not taste our wines, it would be like looking at a church from the outside and not going inside! During this tour you will meet, feel and taste the wines of the most famous wine regions in Romania and the Republic of Moldova, which was split in two parts after World War II, one is the Romanian region of Moldova, the other one being the Old Bessarabia, nowadays known as the Republic of Moldova. But both regions are linked through their famous and good wines! We will start this adventure with a Moldovan wines tasting.

Venture out of the busy city of Chisinau by bike to explore the Cricova Winery. Follow your guide along both paved and unpaved roads to reach the vineyard where you are met with a snack. Then embark on a tour of the winery to learn about the winemaking process and sample the Moldovan wines. All necessary biking equipment and a transfer back to Chisinau are included.

This is a new highlight in Moldovan Tourism area with: - autentic village - good wines - delicious traditional foods

Mileștii Mici is probably a dream destination for those who love to enjoy a high-quality wine and relate themselves to conscious consumers of this divine drink. As a traveler, you probably want to know what is so special about Milestii Mici. It is a winery in Moldova, with the enormous underground storage facility and world's largest wine collection.

Caviar and champagne have long been considered a classic pairing in caviar connoisseur circles – the crisp flavours and exquisite bubbles of the champagne creates a balance to the saltiness and silky richness that the caviar exudes. You will be spoiled with these delicacies at Aquatir, one of the biggest sturgeon complexes from Europe.

One of the biggest wineries in Europe, it is the biggest winery in Moldova. The complex has 120 km of undeground roads, 5 wine tasting rooms, a cinema, 1.3 million wine bottles and several bottles of unique collections that are the last ones in the world. Cricova offers hundreds of wine options for gifts, and dozens of options of packages for wine tasting. And all of this for a very convinient price.

Roughly translating to "sky people," the Gagauz are a unique blend of ethnically Turkic and Christian Orthodox, that live in the south of Moldova. During this tour you will discover the traces of Turkish influence in their food, the hints of Balkan style in the way they dress and of course, their language, that is actually the remaining, distinguishing ingredient.

The tour is planned in such way, that you never get bored: - Pick up at hotel/apartment - 1 hour drive to Old Orhei - 1 hour exploration of the site - 2 hour for relaxing lunch/dinner - 45 minutes drive to Cricova - 2,5 hours excursion in the wine cellars - 1 hour drive back to Chisinau/hotel Total time needed: 7 hours

Moldova has a winemaking history dating back to ancient times and produces a surprising variety of red, white, and sparkling wines. This private three-day tour is tailor-made for wine lovers and includes a visit to the famous Cricovа Wine Cellars, a wine-tasting lunch at Et Cetera Winery, and guided wine tastings at Chateau Vartely and Purcari wineries. You’ll also have chance to explore the capital of Chisinau and sample traditional Moldovan cuisine.

I do postcards with my drawings and budget tours to top attractions and hidden gems of Transnistria. Honestly, I can’t make Maldives of my country, because it is not Maldives. But i can make an unforgettable journey through all contrasts of what it really is - beautiful panoramas and impressive soviet lost places, curious history and nowadays life in the country that doesn't exist, combining classic walk with forays for true explorers and adventurers. Now I started virtual tour, it is a teaser, a sneak peek, but I made it as close to real tours as possible. Everything can be customized, there is no Stalinism, we will decide where to go and what to talk about along the way. Default route is 2 hours, I will show my favorite bits of Tiraspol and Bendery, first part - city, second part - urbex. You can use smartphone or notebook web-browser, and write your questions and comments in chat in same window. There will be jaw-down abandoned USSR places where I never took real tours before.