You will get acquainted with the folk craftsman Pavel Tsaranu, who will conduct a master class and teach you one of the oldest crafts in the history of mankind - weaving objects using willow branches.

Pavel is famous for being able to weave figures of different sizes from miniscule to massive. For example, he weaved a complete, real-scale motorcycle model only using willow branches.

This route should be planned as a two-day trip. You will participate in two workshops, one of them is a pottery workshop from Piotr Kopakli. Piotr is a young and very talented folk artisan, who demonstrates that pottery is a way to get acquainted with the traditional craft of his ancestors, to plunge into a romantic adventure, and create something truly valuable with his own hands.

The workshop is on making objects from willow rods from Konstantin Olteanu, together with him you will create something beautiful and unique.

You will meet the folk master Viktor Pelin.

Victor is engaged in woodcarving and creates toys for children for the development of logical thinking from eco-friendly materials. The master class will be interesting for adults and children.

Also, you will be greeted by Natalya Kandzhia, a folk master who continues the work of her grandmother. Natalya creates dolls-amulets from corn leaves. It is believed that the amulet doll must necessarily be faceless, otherwise a spirit may enter in it. The master class is very exciting, but the main thing is that you will go home with a charm that you will make with your own hands.

You will find a master class by Vasily Gonchar, a folk master who is famous for his origins in the dynasty of potters, which is at least 10 generations old. For 15 years based in Italy, Vasily mastered all the best in world ceramics and brought all this experience to Moldova to his native land, where he opened his workshop and is now ready to share his knowledge with tourists.

And after getting acquainted with the art of pottery, you will immerse yourself in the ancient mysteries of carpet making. Tatiana Popa - folk master, will give you Moldavian fanta or tea made from herbs carefully collected in her garden. Tatiana will give a master class on weaving old healing carpets and will reveal to you many secrets of how to keep your health with the help of special carpets.

A master class with Ekaterina Popescu awaits you, she is a folk craftswoman and specializes in carpet weaving. Ekaterina is the founder of the Arta Rustica craft center. She will take you on a tour and will happily take you to the workshop where the carpets are made.

You will also have the opportunity to visit the cozy workshop of the Skutelnik brothers. Visiting the Skutelnik workshop, you will get acquainted with the magic of clay modeling, and see a large collection of ceramics. Lillian and Ruslan will tell you how to properly handle clay.

One of the amazing places in Chisinau, where you probably haven't been yet, is the authentic Castle, created by Dumitry Kostandaki. Dumitry is considered a master who revived the art of woodcarving and enriched it with traditional Moldovan elements.

You will be surprised by the scale of the castle, which rises majestically over the urban jungle.

The next folk master who is waiting for you is Ion Ashtefenoye. Ion is a blacksmith, he works with metal, gives it shape, polishes, creating real handicrafts. During the master class, you and Ion will make a commemorative coin and learn how to cast bells from metal. Return to the Middle Ages!

This route brought together three folk craftsmen at once.

Master class with Zachariah Triboy. The master has been working with clay for over 25 years, and he is the only craftsman who still makes pottery from black ceramics. In his hands, clay turns into works of art. Together with Zachariah, you will master the potter's wheel.

Next, you will learn about making decorative candles. Angela and Ion Kirkilan are the only ones in Moldova who paint candles by hand, creating whole pictures. At the master class, Angela will show you how candles are made and you can try it yourself, as well as buy hand-painted candles.

Liliana Starchuk is a folk master who will introduce you to the details of creating a national Moldovan costume and shirts. By visiting Liliana's workshop, you can learn how to embroider the national elements that adorn the Moldovan costumes.

For more than 30 years, Maria Christi has been creating national costumes and the manufacture of women's Moldovan national blouses "ii". Maria opened a workshop in the heart of Chisinau, where she invites you on an excursion. You will be able to look behind the scenes and learn how the costumes are created and the ornaments that adorn Moldovan blouses are embroidered.

Simion Daud is a musician by education, and he devoted most of his life to music as a violinist in the "Arkushul" musical ensemble. Simion has a magical ear and is now making "fluors". The master approaches each instrument with great care. The master class will be held in Simion's workshop, where he will tell and show how fluers are created and how to work with wood correctly.

Dmitry Paskar is one of the most famous craftsmen in the north of the country, who makes antique leather shoes, Dacian shoes, which are called "opinch". Dmitry will give you a master class on making leather items.

Alexander Melnik - makes products from plants {straw, reeds}, as well as folk masks. Together with Alexander, you will take a weaving master class and go home with pleasant memories.

Victoria and Vitaly Parlui have been working in the field of artistic ceramics and pottery for over 15 years, where they make vases and decorative items. In addition, they are lecturers at the Academy of Arts in Chisinau. The Parluys family invite you to a clay modeling master class.

In the north of the country, in the city of Edinet, you will meet a unique craftsman who makes traditional ritual masks that are used for Christmas festivities. Marcel and his wife Marianna also sew national costumes and make shoes of our ancestors, which are also part of the national costume.