Land of Beeches Reservation hosts forest tourism promotion festival

Chisinau, 23 May /MOLDPRES/- The sixth edition of the Beech Holiday is organized on 21-26 May in Radenii Vechi village, Ungheni district. The event’s agenda includes several activities aimed at promoting the Plaiul Fagului (Land of Beeches) Natural Reservation, forest tourism, craftsmanship etc.

The feast started with wood carvers’ camp. Also, an exhibition-gastronomy contest “Ca la Codru”, national folklore festival “La poale de codru”, drawing contest “Codrule, codruțule”, “Târgul Codrenilor”, exhibition-sale of bee products, medicinal herbs, excursions etc. are scheduled in the programme.

For the first time, this feast was organized in 2013. “We want this festival to become a traditional and important event, justifying its goal of promoting healthy lifestyles and improving the quality of life in rural areas. At the same time, we planned to set up and arrange the thematic route “Drumul cioplitorilor în lemn” (The Road of Wood Carvers), which we hope to be successful in this region,” Ion Haralampov, director of Moldosilva Agency, said.

The Plaiul Fagului (Land of Beeches) is a protected area with over 5,600 hectares, located in Ungheni district, near Radenii Vechi village. The reservation was created as an ecosystem of conservation and development of biodiversity, environmental protection and scientific research. This has become an important platform for the studies conducted by scientists of the specialized institutions of the Academy of Sciences and State University of Moldova.

The Plaiul Fagului (Land of Beeches) was created by government decision on 12 March 1992, following the reorganization of „Pădurea Rădeni” (Forest Radeni) household. Currently, the reservation is part of several national and international projects supported by external partners.

(Reporter L. Grubîi, editor L. Alcază)