Love this story. Who knew the famous wine cellars had such a history. Or that there is an effort already ongoing to designate them as UNESCO sites. This certainly broadens the scope of learning more about what there is to love about Moldova!
Yes, the nearby Branesti wine cellars in which the restaurant is positioned was also a limestone mine. I don't know if it played any role in the reconstruction of Chisinau as it is further away - most likely it was for other construction efforts in the region.
Branesti is also interesting as it is the only such large cellar in Moldova that was privatized. It's a bit more underdeveloped compared to the bigger state-owned wineries and cellars but due to Chinese investment exports quite a lot of wine to China.
Love this story. Who knew the famous wine cellars had such a history. Or that there is an effort already ongoing to designate them as UNESCO sites. This certainly broadens the scope of learning more about what there is to love about Moldova!
Fascinating article. I assume Epoca de Piatră restaurant was once one of these mines??
Yes, the nearby Branesti wine cellars in which the restaurant is positioned was also a limestone mine. I don't know if it played any role in the reconstruction of Chisinau as it is further away - most likely it was for other construction efforts in the region.
Branesti is also interesting as it is the only such large cellar in Moldova that was privatized. It's a bit more underdeveloped compared to the bigger state-owned wineries and cellars but due to Chinese investment exports quite a lot of wine to China.