Soroca

On Saturday we braved the snowy day and slushy roads to travel to Soroca, home of the impressive medieval Soroca fortress

As explained in my Lonely Planet travel guide, the fortress is "part of a chain of military fortresses built by Moldavian princes between the 14th and 16th centuries to defend Moldavia's boundaries, it was founded by Stefan cel Mare and rebuilt by his son Petru Rares from 1543 to 1550. The limestone walls. . . are more than 3m thick. Four towers plus a rectangular entrance tower still stand. Strategically placed at Moldavia's then northeastern tip on the banks of the Dnister River, Soroca (founded in 1499) was a key military stronghold."