Wines of Moldova and Romania Group Tour

Arrival in Bucharest

September 27 ^st , 2021

Included highlights:

• a short City Tour
• dinner accompanied by a tasting of Romanian wines and presentation about vineyards
• the chance to talk to a professional sommelier

Included meals:

• Welcome dinner

Discovering Carpathians

September 28 ^nd , 2021

Included highlights:

• Peles Castle in Sinaia (the summer residence of the Romanian kings, at the foot of the high Carpathians).
• Lunch and sparkling-wines tasting in the Rhein & Azuga Cellars, recognized between the two World Wars as “The Supplier of the Royal Court of Romania”.
• Dracula’s Castle in Bran
• Brasov and accommodation at a 4* hotel located in the downtown

Included meals:

• Lunch and sparkling-wines tasting

Discovering Sighisoara

September 29 ^rd , 2021

Included highlights:

• Fagaras fortress,
• Cincusor, Cincu and Agnita Fortified Churches,
• Special lunch in Fagaras, where we will taste Romanian dishes made after old traditional recipes,
• city tour of Sighisoara (the Clock Tower built in the XIV century, Vlad the Impaler (Dracula) House, the Wooden Covered Staircase, the Hill Church, etc),
• Accommodation at Hotel Cavalerul 4*.

Discovering Eastern Carpathian Mountains

September 30 ^th , 2021

Included highlights:

• the impressive sheer limestone walls of the Bicaz Gorges
• City tour of Iasi and visit of the the Metropolitan Cathedral, the Culture Palace, the Golia Monastery, the Trei Ierarhi Church, etc.

Departure to Republic of Moldova

October 01 ^th , 2021

Included highlights:

• Soroca town known for its sizable Roma minority,
• Soroca Fortress built in the Middle Ages
• Roma’ district of Soroca, famous for its “posh” palaces,
• visit a local family in order to get familiarized with the Roma way of life,
• Japca Monastery, known as the only monastery in Moldova that was not closed during the Soviet Period.
• Tipova monastery, one of the most visited sites located on a rocky bank of the Dniester River

Enjoying Wine Festival

October 02 ^th , 2021

Included highlights:

• Branesti Winery, visit the wine complex and have a wine tasting,
• special lunch in a peasant house
• visit to Old Orhei – a museum complex that presents the remains of different civilizations
• an Orthodox cave monastery
• visit and taste the wines of one of the biggest underground wine cities in Europe – “Cricova”
• city tour of Chisinau, the capital of Moldova, during which we will also enjoy the Wine Festival.
• special dinner in “Carpe Diem”, the best wine restaurant in Moldova.
• accommodation in 4* Hotel Flowers in downtown Chisinau

Optional highlights:

• Chisinau by hight

Included meals:

• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner

Wine Festival at Asconi, Chateau Purcari and Et Cetera Winery

October 03 ^th , 2021

Included highlights:

• Wine Festival at Asconi Winery
• Purcari Winery
• Et Cetera Winery
• Special wine tasting, dinner and accommodation at Et Cetera.

Included meals:

• Breakfast
• Special wine tasting and dinner

Discovering Transnistria

October 04 ^th , 2021

Included highlights:

• City tour of Tiraspol (the capital of Transnistria),
• excursion and tasting different types of caviar in a local sturgeon complex
• transfer to airport/Bucharest and departure home

Optional highlights:

• if time allows, we will visit the museum dedicated to the Transnistrian conflict.

Included meals:

• breakfast