Music Festival in Moldova

Music Festival in Moldova - Martisor

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Spring is the most expected season in Moldova. Coming of the spring is accompanied by celebration - “Martisor”. This celebration starts on March,1 when people give to each other little red & white mascots. The name of martisor derives from “Martie”, translated as “March” from Romanian.

People put these little mascots to their clothes for the whole month. On the 31st of March the martisors are taken away and tied to the blossoming fruit trees. Martisors are believed to bring happiness and success for the whole year. Moldova celebrates Martisor annually not only by wearing those little mascots but also by the international music festival “Martisor” held during 01-10 March.

1 ^st Day

The festival opening

March 01 ^{^st}, 2021

Included highlights:

Meet your local guide and driver at the airport of Chisinau.
Check-in.
Visit to the Museum of Natural History and Ethnography,
The Central Park and the Alley of Moldovan literature classics,
The monument of Steven the Great and Saint,
Great National Assembly Square,
The Triumph Arch,
The “Nativity” Cathedral,
The Organ Hall,
The Market of souvenirs, etc.
The great opening of the International Music Festival “Martisor”.

Optional highlights:

Lunch/dinner in the local restaurant specialized in traditional Moldovan cuisine.

Included meals:

Lunch or dinner

2 ^nd Day

The 2nd day of the International Music Festival “Martisor”

March 02 ^{^nd}, 2021

Included highlights:

Visit Orheiul Vechi (Cave Monastery) which is "arguably Moldova's most fantastic sight".
See an Orthodox cave monastery called “St. Maria Dormata” expanded and modified inside the cliffs by the monks over the centuries ago and preserved in a functional state. You’ll have excursion about this fascinating complex
Visit the Curchi monastery, the real pearl of our religious life. Here you’ll see some churches, and the “Virgin’s Assumption” Cathedral, built by the drawings of genius architect Bartolomeo Rastrelli.
Return to Chisinau.
In the evening - the 2nd day of the International Music Festival “Martisor”.

Optional highlights:

Have lunch with folk program in the Moldovan family’ pension located in the neighborhood village.

Included meals:

Breakfast
Lunch

3 ^rd Day

The 3rd day of the International Music Festival “Martisor”

March 03 ^{^rd}, 2021

Included highlights:

Start to Purcari winery, located in the South-Eastern part of Moldova. You’ll be impressed by the combination of the chateau’s royal-like interiors and HI-Tech.
Excursion, wine tasting and lunch.
Return to Chisinau.
In the evening - the 3rd day of the International Music Festival “Martisor”.

Included meals:

Breakfast
Wine tasting
Lunch

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Victoria, Just a short note to say thank you very much for everything on Sunday. Despite the long and tiring journey caused by the road closure in Ukraine, we thoroughly enjoyed our day, and learned so much about Moldova, Transnistria and Ukraine. We particularly enjoyed discovering Tiraspol, as it's such an unusual place and gave us a glimpse of how life was under the former Soviet regime. Because British history is relatively simple, with few invasions and no changes of borders, we struggle to understand the complexities of European history.

We were very impressed with your understanding - and with your excellent English language skills in explaining it all to us. It certainly brought to life our visit to your country. I hope your journey back home was a little easier than the one to Odessa. Please give our thanks to our driver on the day - I'm afraid we do not recall his name but we appreciated all he did to negotiate the way through the border crossings for us and to get us to Odessa as quickly as he did despite the obstacles. Good luck for future success in your career. If you are ever in England and are able to visit our area, do not hesitate to give us a call. We could show you the historic city of Winchester and the busy port and waterside areas of Portsmouth, which I'm sure you would find interesting. Thanks again for everything.

Dear Victoria!

I was pleasantly surprised with the quality and taste of the Romanian and Moldavian wines. I was amazed by the diversity of the wines and the regions they come from. The trip to Romania and travel to Moldova was both fun and educational. Not only did I learn about the wines, but about the countries as well. Romania and the Republic of Moldova are defiantly countries that more people should experience. The services provided were outstanding.

The little extra's they added to the tour made all the difference and our tour guide Victoria was the best! The highlight for me was the Vinia Winery from Iasi. The trip by horse cart to the vineyard, picking out own grapes, making our own juice, enjoying the tranquility of the land and listening to the gypsy band was an experience of a lifetime.

Hello Victoria, Thank you again so much for the tours last week! I had a lot of fun, and you are an excellent guide. Orheiul Vechi was really beautiful, and some of the photos came out very nice. I also really liked Chateau Vartely, so thank you for coming up with the idea to visit there.

Tiraspol was quite interesting and bizarre, and I'm glad we went, even with the cold and rain. The Kvint distillery was very good. I had to resist finishing the whole bottle. I hope I'll be able to visit Moldova again sometime before too long. I will also let you know whenever I come to Romania.