Ethnographic open-air museum Bessarabian Village

Live guide: English, German, Spanish, Italian, French, Russian

Duration:8-9 hours

Private Day Trip by car or minibus

Dates: every day upon request

What do Lenin and sheep, green tourism and the military training ground have in common? They are united with one word – Frumushika. The Frumushik Green Tourism Center invites you to have a great time in one of the most beautiful places in Bessarabia and discover its secrets, enjoy scenic views, and try mouthwatering local food.

During the tour you will:

Discover one of the largest sheep farms in Europe and find out more about its history
Visit an ethnographic open-air museum Bessarabian Village Frumushika Nova
See the world’s tallest shepherd statue that entered the Guinness Book of World Records
Explore the park with the monuments of the Soviet era
Enjoy the best local wines and try delicious local food.

Ethnographic open-air museum Bessarabian Village Tour in English/German/Spanish/Italian/French/Russian (price in Euro per person)

1 person – € 520
2 persons – € 300
3 persons – € 230
4 persons – € 200
5 persons – €180
6 persons – € 170
7 persons – € 160
8 persons – € 150
9 persons – € 140
10 persons – € 130
11 persons – € 125
12 persons – € 120
13 persons – € 115
14 persons – € 113
15 persons – € 110

Included highlights:

professional guide service
transportation services along the route
breakfast and lunch
hotel pick-up and drop off
visiting the wine cellar with wine tasting

Exclusions:

gratuities (optional)

The name Frumushika means “pretty”. And you’ll see, how appropriate this name is. Everything is beautiful in this corner of Bessarabia: you’ll enjoy its endless steppe landscapes, flocks of sheep grazing in a field, open-air museum, and a park with rare exhibits.

The tour will start at 8:00 a.m. from Odessa and the ride will take about 3.5 hours. We’ll have a rich breakfast with traditional Moldavian food upon arrival.

Following breakfast, you’ll get acquainted with this unique Ethnographic and Green Tourism Center. Frumushika is, above all, is one of the largest European sheep farms, which is known far beyond our country. During the tour, you will be able to find out more about the farm, sheep breeding, try brynza – a cottage cheese which is made from sheep’s milk.

Another attraction of Frumushika is an open-air museum dedicated to the architecture of the Bessarabian village of the 19^th – early 20^th century. Typical Moldovan, Ukrainian, Russian, Bulgarian, German, Gagauz, Jewish housesare represented here. Nearby placed an ethnographic museum of Bessarabia of the 19^th – 20^th with a great collection of work tools and household items.

In the park of the USSR monuments, you’ll discover a lot of interesting items from the bygone Soviet era and see a collection of monuments to Lenin.

One of the most delightful part of the trip will be a visit to the wine cellar and the tasting of the best local wines. After that, you’ll have a deliсious lunch with dishes of lamband pheasant meat, prepared under traditional Bessarabian recipes.

After lunch, you’ll have about an hour of free time and at 6:00 p.m. we’ll set off to Odessa.

Destination: Odessa