Orheiul Vechi is located some way up the hill. No problem. At the end of the paved road at Butaceni there is a sign that points to which direction to walk (This is a “new” orthodox church built in 1905. Rezervația cultural-naturală Orheiul Vechi constituie cel mai important sit cultural din Republica Moldova, aflându-se și în procesul de nominalizare... +373-22-78-19-19 [email protected] Acasă From Butuceni, you’ll only have to walk for 10 minutes. The quickest option was cadging a lift. On the backside of the bazaar you’ll find the marshrutka headed all over the country and even internationally too. Most mashrutkas stop at Trebujeni and Butuceni, but some of them only go to Trebujeni or Butuceni. I just talked to my driver (The marshrutka leaves when full like I said earlier, and both the ones I took in order to get to Butaceni were packed to the gills with people, kids, and bags of home goods and produce with Moldovan folk music blaring for the next hour. Read up more on my Built into a gigantic limestone cliff with the Raut River bending round it sits Orheiul Vechi, one of Moldova’s most famous tourist attractions. By continuing to browse the site, you are agreeing to our use of cookies.https://adventuresoflilnicki.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/562A0253.jpghttps://adventuresoflilnicki.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/ADVENTURESOFNICOLELOGO.pnghttps://adventuresoflilnicki.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/IMG_0141.jpghttps://adventuresoflilnicki.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/ADVENTURESOFNICOLELOGO.pnghttps://adventuresoflilnicki.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/IMG_0155.jpghttps://adventuresoflilnicki.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/ADVENTURESOFNICOLELOGO.pnghttps://adventuresoflilnicki.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/IMG_0108.jpghttps://adventuresoflilnicki.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/ADVENTURESOFNICOLELOGO.png Transnistria is interesting, I always have fun and the people are really friendly. It holds scenic views of the hills and caves, including a monastery in a cave, as well beautiful views over the Butuceni and Trebujeni village.
Orheiul Vechi is a great day trip from Chisinau, and lies around 60km from the capital, though the country’s transport system makes it feel way longer. It's open most of the time, except night time when the cave monastery is closed. Rezervația cultural-naturală Orheiul Vechi, asa cum este numita oficial, are un statut special și constituie cel mai important sit cultural din Republica Moldova, aflându-se și în procesul de nominalizare pentru a fi înscris în Lista Patrimoniului Mondial al UNESCO. There's not much info online about black travel, so follow my journey here!Be the first to know about where I've been, special offers, and travel news.Hi! Orheiul Vechi is an Eastern Orthodox monastery. Updated April 2020, How to get to Orheiul Vechi was originally written in January 2018. No toilets open etc. If you do by mistake accidentally take the one to Orhei like I did because you are a shitty blogger that doesn’t read other blogs and you just went to the central bus station and asked in broken Russian with a thick American accent if the Orhei signed marshrutka went to Orheiul Vechi, and the driver said yes so you hopped on and it ended in Orhei and didn’t go any further, there is good news: you can get a marshrutka from Orhei to Butaceni. Have a great time. Since it’s a religious place, you have to get dressed appropriately. Micro buses are rare. In 1996 monks returned and have restored the monastery to what it looks like today.Yup, you read that right, you can get to Orheiul Vechi by marshrutka for 52 MDL, which is barely over $3 USD!Prior to heading to Piata Centrala to grab a marshrutka out toward Tiraspol the day before I had read that they do run on a schedule, but I found just like marshrutka did back during my 2012 Moldova visit leave when full.This is the Central Bazaar, which is a tourist attraction all in itself. The journey in marshrutka takes about one hour, not more. I paid 20 lei (1 euro) each way. Built into a gigantic limestone cliff with the Raut River bending round it sits Orheiul Vechi, one of Moldova’s most famous tourist attractions.
But I suggest you to go there if you stay in Chisinau. This place is carved into a massive limestone cliff, and from there you can see the Raut River. I first went and walked around the new church and then walked slightly downhill from the side of it and started walking back in the direction I had originally come from.You can easily head back to where the marshrutka dropped you off in Butaceni and wait to get picked up there, or if you wanna get some sun* and get a walk in, walk back toward the junction of the two roads and grab the marshrutka headed back to Chisinau from Trebujeni.
Little clarification, I honestly didn’t know about this place, and this is while I was doing my little research on the internet that I found out this was one of the most visited places in Moldova. In the case that the monastery in the cave is closed daytime, you can ask in the church someone to open it. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. Actually, Orheiul Vechi is the village where we found out traces of old forts and ancient fortresses from the 6th century BC. Some people say Orheiul Vechi is arguably Moldova’s most fantastic sight. Hi! A few monks used to live there from the 13th to the 18th century, and in 1996, a handful of monks returned, began restoring the place, and started living there again.
As i know, Orheiul Vechi doesn't have opening hours. Wanna know what it's like to travel in some areas of the world as a black person? During the five days I spent in Moldova, I looked for what I could do in the country, not too far from What’s so special about Orheiul Vechi? I had friends trying to get me out there last October for the wine festival, one of these years I’ll make it!Thanks for the tips! From Trebujeni, you’ll have to walk for like 30 minutes to get to Orheiul Vechi. This is common in Moldova and some payment is usually offered and accepted. An ornate church in Orheihul Vechi, Moldova.
Wanna know what it's like to travel in some areas of the world as a black person? Yeah, you’ll have to walk after the ride in marshrutka to get to Orheiul Vechi, no matter what. Ended up with a choice of waiting two hours for a micro bus, calling a taxi out or thumbing a lift. The Orheiul Vechi Archaeological Landscape is located close to the eastern border of Moldova, in the meeting place of three major geographical zones: the Eurasian steppe, the East-European forest-steppe, and the Carpatho-Danubian basin.