Soroca

Soroca is a town in the north part of Moldova, located on the Nistru bank. It is well known by the most original defensive building of Moldova – Soroca Fortress. Another monument worth to be visited during the excursion is “The Candle of Gratitude”. You will also visit “the Gipsy Hill”, unofficial gypsy capital

Gypsy Hill

Considered the "unofficial capital of the gypsies", tourists are delighted by the view offered by the ethnic Roma houses of Gypsy Hill. On the only important elevation in Soroca, the Gypsies managed to erect, in just a few years, a megalith of constructions typical of this ethnic group, but which contrasts visibly with everything around, including the fortress of Stephen the Great. The respective houses represent real imposing fortresses, with two or three floors, sometimes even more, made of granite, marble, expensive imported materials, and thermal windows, guarded by huge statues, representing imitations of wild animals. At each entrance we find cylindrical columns, with bas-reliefs, supporting the balconies on the upper floors. It is a point of tourist attraction in the municipality of Soroca.