Journal · Hanul Cu Noroc

About this place

Guides and stories about Duruitoarea Veche and the places around it: the cave, the lake, the rocks and the road here.

A group of people on a rock, looking out over the valley at Duruitoarea Veche
Itinerary

A weekend in northern Moldova: a two day itinerary

A cave, a lake, fossil reefs and a fish soup over the fire. Two full days, without much driving.

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The village of Duruitoarea Veche seen from the toltre, with the lake in the distance
Practical

How to get to Duruitoarea Veche

The drive from Chisinau, the border crossing from Romania, and what you find at the end.

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View from the Duruitoarea cave towards the Prut valley
History

What was found in the Duruitoarea cave

Five cultural layers, a cave bear and a Paleolithic human tooth.

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The ethnographic room of the museum in Duruitoarea Veche
Museum

The Paleontology Museum in Duruitoarea Veche

Mammoth and cave bear bones taken from the cave next door, prehistoric pottery and a gallery of glass icons.

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A limestone reef wall with grottoes, lit by the evening sun
Nature

Toltre: coral reefs in the middle of a field

Millions of years ago, the rocks around the village were the floor of a tropical sea.

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A fisherman on the shore of Lake Costesti-Stanca
Fishing

What fish you can catch in Lake Costesti-Stanca

26 species, two months of closed season, and a fish soup made on the shore.

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Fish cooked over a wood fire, in the open air
Cooking

Fish soup (uha), on the shore of the lake

The recipe of the Costesti-Stanca fishermen: fresh fish, grains, greens and a wood fire.

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Grass covered mounds at sunset, in the Suta de Movile reserve
Nature

Suta de Movile: over 3,500 mounds, not a hundred

Over 3,500 mounds on the terraces of the Prut, a short drive from the village.

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The fossil reef wall at Butesti, above the river Camenca
Nature

Butesti Gorge: a reef with a Neanderthal cave

Two kilometres of limestone wall and a cave lived in seventy thousand years ago.

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The Snakes' Waterfall running between the limestone walls of the Varatic Gorge
Nature

The Snakes' Waterfall and the Varatic Gorge

Three steps of water in a crack of limestone, with two grottoes in the walls.

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