Top Chisinau Food & Drink Classes

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.

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

The Republic of Moldova was Soviet for almost 50 years and it has left its mark, one is Transnistria. And why not a trip to the pro-Russian separatist region of Transnistria? A small return to the USSR for a day, to say "I was there" .., to discover a territory without territory ... .., a country without a country ... The political situation is still complex today with Moldova, the tension is palpable but not dangerous for a foreign tourist. Visiting Transnistria is possible because it is not instinctively against tourism. Our agency organizes this trip with a mixture of discovery, pleasure of the palate and meeting with the soil. You will be able to discover the authentic aspects of a region still under a model that was thought to be out of date.

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- private transfer - 45 minutes drive to Cricova - 2,5 hours tour of the winery - join the group - 30 minutes drive to Chisinau The EXCURSION includes: - The underground streets; - The maturing section; - Sparkling wine production section; - National collection and “Tasting Halls”; - Tasting of 3 wines; - Nuts, biscuits, water.

Have you ever experienced an underground city full of bright life, tasty food, amazing history, thousands of bottles of high-quality wine and hundreds of kilometers of streets and tunnels? If not, you are invited to experience Cricova, Moldova’s best-known destination for tourism, high-quality service and an incredible wine heritage collection. The Milestii Mici winery really special is the Guinness World Record Certificate, that was issued due to the tremendous storage place with the surface of 55 km, excavated more than 50 years ago, and the treasury of a huge Golden Collection of 1,5 millions of wine bottles. Now, tell me if there exists a wine connoisseur that would like to miss visiting such a fantastic place and tasting this “holy drink”?

Embark on an excursion to the unrecognized republic of Transnistria during this day trip from Chisinau. Explore the region’s capital and the second-largest city of Moldova, Tiraspol, on a sightseeing tour. Learn about the history of the region from your tour guide and pay a visit to the Bender Fortress, built by the Ottomans in the 16th century on the way back to Chisinau.

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.

Discover the best that Chisinau has to offer during this small-group city tour with lunch. Learn about the history and culture of Moldova from your tour guide as you visit important landmarks such as Mazarache Church, Stephen III Boulevard, St. Theodore Tyron Church, and much more. Then head to the Old Orhei Monastery Complex and enjoy a delicious lunch before exploring the holy shrine.

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.