IMMERSE YOURSELVES IN THE RICH CULTURAL HERITAGE OF MOLDOVA
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Discover Moldova is a place for spiritual, culinary and wine experiences !
Your journey begins in the city of Chisinau. Where you will be collected from your hotel to start a full-day excursion exploring Moldova’s culture, history and gastronomy.
The first stop is the Capriana Monastery. This attraction is located in the Strashene district (around 40 km from Chisinau). Monastery was founded in 1420 and it is one of Moldova’s oldest. This male monastery, nestled among peaceful forests, offers a serene atmosphere for reflection. During the guided tour, you will visit the church, admire its historic icons and stroll through the tranquil monastery grounds.
Taste Tradition in Vorniceni
Next, your journey continues to the “Vatra Dumeniului Museum” in the village of Vorniceni, also in the Straseni district (around 25 km from Chisinau ).
Known locally as Casa Mare, this charming museum preserves the cultural heritage of the region and offers a glimpse into traditional Moldovan village life. Here, you will be warmly welcomed with bread and salt, a traditional Moldovan gesture of hospitality.
Then, you can join hands-on culinary workshops, learning to prepare classic dishes such as plăcintă (cheese or apple pies), sarmale (stuffed cabbage rolls), and hrușcă (crispy fried pastries) and various local sweets. Moreover, you will taste local sweets and experience the warmth and generosity that define Moldovan cuisine.
Local Wines at Château Cojusna
Finally, conclude your day at Château Cojusna Winery, a family-owned winery in the Straseni district (around 30 km from Chisinau). Founded in 2003, the winery continues Moldova’s long-standing winemaking traditions. During a guided tour of the cellars, you will learn about the wine production process.
The tasting session includes four types of wine: dry white,dry rosé, barrel-aged red and collectible red wine Pastoral 2001, accompanied by a light lunch. Relax in the comfortable tasting area and enjoy the calm, welcoming atmosphere is a perfect way to end this gastronomic and cultural journey. After your visit to Château Cojusna, you will return to the city of Chisinau and arrive at your hotel in the late afternoon or early evening, concluding a memorable day filled with history, flavors, and authentic Moldovan experiences.
Please note: Reservations must be made 48 hours in advance with our travel agency.
What's included
- Activities, excursions or visits included in the program
- Assistance of correspondents or local representatives
- English-speaking guide and / or assisted by local guides in Moldova. Costs associated with this staff
- Transport
- Multi-risk insurance or any other type of individual insurance
- Optional excursions
- Personal expenses
DAY TRIPS
Discover Moldova is a place for spiritual, culinary and wine experiences !
Your journey begins in the city of Chisinau. Where you will be collected from your hotel to start a full-day excursion exploring Moldova’s culture, history and gastronomy.
The first stop is the Capriana Monastery. This attraction is located in the Strashene district (around 40 km from Chisinau). Monastery was founded in 1420 and it is one of Moldova’s oldest. This male monastery, nestled among peaceful forests, offers a serene atmosphere for reflection. During the guided tour, you will visit the church, admire its historic icons and stroll through the tranquil monastery grounds.
Taste Tradition in Vorniceni
Next, your journey continues to the “Vatra Dumeniului Museum” in the village of Vorniceni, also in the Straseni district (around 25 km from Chisinau ).
Known locally as Casa Mare, this charming museum preserves the cultural heritage of the region and offers a glimpse into traditional Moldovan village life. Here, you will be warmly welcomed with bread and salt, a traditional Moldovan gesture of hospitality.
Then, you can join hands-on culinary workshops, learning to prepare classic dishes such as plăcintă (cheese or apple pies), sarmale (stuffed cabbage rolls), and hrușcă (crispy fried pastries) and various local sweets. Moreover, you will taste local sweets and experience the warmth and generosity that define Moldovan cuisine.
Local Wines at Château Cojusna
Finally, conclude your day at Château Cojusna Winery, a family-owned winery in the Straseni district (around 30 km from Chisinau). Founded in 2003, the winery continues Moldova’s long-standing winemaking traditions. During a guided tour of the cellars, you will learn about the wine production process.
The tasting session includes four types of wine: dry white,dry rosé, barrel-aged red and collectible red wine Pastoral 2001, accompanied by a light lunch. Relax in the comfortable tasting area and enjoy the calm, welcoming atmosphere is a perfect way to end this gastronomic and cultural journey. After your visit to Château Cojusna, you will return to the city of Chisinau and arrive at your hotel in the late afternoon or early evening, concluding a memorable day filled with history, flavors, and authentic Moldovan experiences.
Please note: Reservations must be made 48 hours in advance with our travel agency.
- One day trip to Moldova
- 10h00 – Meeting in front of your hotel
- Departure from Chisinau to the Capriana Monastery, located in the Straseni region.
- Arrival at Capriana Monastery and a guided tour of the attraction.
- Transfer from the monastery to the museum Vatra Dumeniului.
- Arrival at Vatra Dumeniului.
- Participate in interactive culinary workshops where you can learn the secrets of traditional Romanian-Moldovan cuisine.
- Lunch at Vatra Dumeniului (not included).
- Transfer from the museum to Château Cojusna Winery in the Codru region.
- Arrival at Château Cojusna and a 2-hour tour with tasting of 4 types of wine.
- Around 18h15 – Return to Chisinau.
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This full-day excursion from Chisinău takes you through Moldova’s cultural, spiritual, and gastronomic highlights in the Straseni district. You will visit the historic Capriana Monastery, explore traditional village life at Vatra Dumeniului Museum with hands-on culinary workshops, and enjoy a guided tour and wine tasting at Château Cojusna Winery. The day concludes with a return to Chisinau, leaving you with lasting memories of Moldova’s rich heritage and authentic flavors.
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The photo shows the Capriana Monastery. © Voyages Moldavie
This monastery is considered to be the earliest building between the Prut and Dniester rivers. The first record is dated April 25, 1420. Among the founders of the monastery, was allegedly lord of Mercka from Meren – great grandfather of that same Maria who was the wife of the governor Alexander cel Bun (Alexander the Best).
Heads of the monastery were such famous personalities as Alexander cel Bun, Vasile Lupu, Olexandr Lapusneanu, Petru Rares, Stefan cel Mare. Among them there was the Abbot Cyprian himself known as a poet and author of religious texts. Besides this, there lived the Moldavian chronicler Earth Eftimy. Gospel manuscript written on parchment in the Slavonic language were a sacred object of the cloister. It was donated to the monastery by John-Peter - Moldavian ruler in the XVI century.
The first building of the monastery complex is that of the church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin. It is the oldest church in Moldova which has managed to remain to this day. The exact date of its construction is unknown, however it varies between 1420 and 1425 years. The fact that Petru Rares was the founder of the church can be judged by a recording made in 1545 in the Gospel he presented to the monastery. Construction was done in the days of Stefan cel Mare. Such conclusions are drawn by the presence of underground spaces and their layouts. Since then, the church has been restored many times after powerful earthquakes. Architects had to complete building walls, a large octagonal dome and the bell tower, the top of which has a pyramidal shape.
Special value to the entire monastic complex is St George's Cathedral, which was designed in the late Baroque style and the Church of St. Nicholas, erected already in the style of medieval Moldovan temples. During the communist regime in 1962 Capriana and the monastery were closed. They made a House of Culture out of the church and in one of the temples they located a hospital for children suffering tuberculosis, and in the other storage for pesticides. After this destruction during the Soviet Union the monastery finally reopened in 1989 to resumes its divine activities.
✨ You will discover even more with us as you learn not from books or online pages but through live stories and conversations during your journey to the Capriana Monastery. We will share legends, little-known facts and tales passed down from generation to generation.
It was inspired by Sergius Ciocanu.
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