The village of Rudi and its colourful and charming surroundings. Tour of Moldova

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The village of Rudi, located in the northern province of Moldova Soroca is about 200 km from the capital Chisinau. And 'as one of the most fascinating places around the country. The village, consisting of ancient fortifications and an old church is located in deep valleys with countless rocks forms mysterious, enigmatic caves, prehistoric remains and a beautiful waterfall. The surroundings of this village, you can visit numerous places such as the mysterious "Valley of the Wolves" a very deep and difficult to reach with several steep slopes. Some time ago, and in a much smaller still, in this place there lived a herd of wolves. In the highest part of the slopes are very particular shapes of the rocks, which emit, during the days of strong winds of the pleasant sounds melodic enough to be named the "Wind Harps."
Not far from the village of Rudi, are the "Three Crosses", a wooded hill whose name recalls three stone crosses previously installed. Since the steep slopes Hano made virtually inaccessible hill, the locals built a fortress to protect themselves, whose entrance was protected by a system of imposing ramparts of about three meters high, traces of which still exist today.
According to some archaeologists, the first inhabitants of the fortress will be settled from the sixth century before Christ. The ruins of the Fortress are very impressive, very impressive for the complexity of the system of fortification. The fortress is called a ring from the people, "the Turkish plate" situated in the valley of the Dniester, was built at the end of a hill, just outside the village of Rudi. This fort has in fact defended the country for many centuries.
"The Cave of the Dead". Under the cemetery Rudi extends a cave with several galleries that have a total length of one kilometer. The cavern has six rooms in total and the composition is mainly limestone. The climate inside the cave ranges from 10 ° C in winter to 15 ° C in summer. During the rains, the walls become wet and the drops fall from the ceiling. In the cave there are some families of invertebrates, including spiders, scorpions.
"The Monastery of Rudi." Not far from the village of the same name is Rudi monastery that was built in 1777. Near this monastery, one can find a spring of water with miraculous properties. The church dedicated to the holy trinity 'has been built according to the traditions of medieval Moldavian architecture. The size of the church are quite impressive, the exterior decoration consists of two lines that relieve the monotony of the walls of the church. On the floor of the church, you can see the inscription Sfintii Treime (Holy Trinity-') and an incision made by anonymous artisans: "This temple was built during the glory days of Prince Ghica Voda Grigorie Alexandrov. Year 1777. "
The Location 'and Rudi' last known 'cause its surroundings Struve Geodetic Arc passes, a site classified by UNESCO as World Heritage'