Roman Wine Odyssey
Romania
Chapter 11 of the Roman Wine Odyssey, Dacia & Thracia: 2 wine trails and 18 stops.
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Chapter 11: Dacia & Thracia
- Dacia Wine Road Follow the path of Emperor Trajan's conquest through Romania. From Bucharest's Roman museums to Transylvania's Saxon wine villages, discover the wines of Rome's northernmost major conquest. Dacian fortresses, Ovid's exile city, and indigenous grapes like Fetească Neagră make this an underrated pilgrimage. 10 stops · 1–2 weeks · moderate
- Thracian Valley Greeks believed Thrace was where Dionysus — god of wine — was born. This mythological homeland of wine offers stunning Roman ruins in Plovdiv, world-class Mavrud wines, and Melnik's cave cellars. Bulgaria's wine renaissance is happening now. 8 stops · 1 week · easy