Sources de Vadul lui Vodă

Vadul lui Voda is a resort village on the right bank of the Dniester river in the Chisinau Municipality of Moldova, the small landlocked republic between Romania and Ukraine, where bicarbonate mineral spring waters from the sedimentary formations of the Moldavian plateau have been developed into a weekend wellness destination for the residents of the Moldavian capital Chisinau, just 20 kilometres away. The mineral spring at Vadul lui Voda flows from the Sarmatian limestone aquifer of the Moldavian Plateau, the same geological formation that underlies the world-famous Moldavian wine country — Moldova produces more wine per capita than any other nation on Earth, and its underground wine cellars at Cricova and Milestii Mici are the largest wine repositories in the world. Combining the Dniester river resort atmosphere of Vadul lui Voda with a cellar visit in Cricova — whose underground galleries stretch 120 kilometres and store over 1.5 million bottles — creates the definitive Moldavian wellness and wine experience.