Moldova Complete Guide 2026: Chișinău, Cricova Wine Cellars, Tipova Caves, Soroca Roma Heritage & Transnistria Day-Trip
Browse more guides: Moldova travel | Europe destinations Moldova Complete Guide 2026: Chișinău, Cricova Wine Cellars, Tipova Caves, Soroca Roma Heritage & Transnistria Day-Trip TL;DR Moldova packs more variety into a small landlocked footprint than almost any country I have planned a trip around. In a week I moved between Chișinău (about 700,000 residents), Cricova's 120 km of underground tunnels and 1.5 million bottles, Mileștii Mici (Guinness World Record 2005 for largest wine cellar at 200 km and 1.5 million plus bottles), the 11th century Tipova rock monastery on the Dniester cliffs, the 13 to 14th century Orheiul Vechi on the Răut canyon, Soroca Fortress (1543, Petru Rareș, 21 m walls, five towers) with its post-1990 Roma "Gypsy" Hill, and a Tiraspol and Bender day-trip into the Transnistria region that declared independence in 1990. Indian passport holders enter visa-free for 90 days with onward and accommodation proof. Moldova was granted EU candidate stat...