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    Tourist Attractions in Moldova

    The most interesting and beautiful tourist attractions in Moldova. Photos and a brief description.

    About Moldova

    Republic Moldova is a small state located between Ukraine and Romania. Tourism in this country is under development, but Moldova knows how to entertain its guests.

    One of the main attractions Moldova is home to its famous vineyards, which can be visited as part of popular wine tours. These excursions tell tourists about the production of wines and cognacs, and also offer to try or buy their favorite drinks. Lovers of antiquities should visit the picturesque Old Orhei, as well as the legendary monastery in Tsypovo. Many museums and parks pleasantly complement the rest of Moldovan tourists.

    Top Tourist Attractions in Moldova

    Wine cellars in Milesti Michi

    Not far from Chisinau in the town of Milesti Here are the famous wine cellars, which in 2005 were included in the Book of Records Guinness as the largest in Europe. The underground gallery, which stores about 1.5 million bottles of locally produced wine, has a length of 200 km. Here you can taste and then buy the wine you like.Text

    Wine cellars in Milesti Michi
    Old Orhei

    Old Orhei

    The museum-reserve is located in a picturesque place at a distance of 60 km from the capital. It is one of the most popular tourist centers in Moldova. During the excavations started in the 1940s, many traces of several civilizations were discovered on the territory of Old Orhei, the oldest of which date back to the VI century BC.

    Cricova Wine Factory

    Combine Krikovo was founded in 1952 and gained popularity due to the production of sparkling wines using classical methods of champanization. It also produces vintage and ordinary wines, which you can taste or buy when visiting the plant. The oldest sample of wine stored in local cellars dates back to 1902.

    Cricova Wine Factory
    Chisinau Botanical Garden

    Chisinau Botanical Garden

    Chisinau Botanical Garden is a popular holiday destination, despite the fact that it is located on the outskirts of the city. It was founded in 1950, but it was located at its current location only in 1965. The total area of the garden, divided into several sectors, is 104 hectares, and more than 10 thousand plant species grow here.

    Kurki Monastery

    In the small village of Kurki, not far from the forest and the river, there is a popular Orthodox monastery. The skete, which was later transformed into a monastery, appeared in Jackets as early as 1773. According to legend, the hermitage was founded by a repentant robber who hunted in these places. You can get to the monastery in Kurki by minibus from Chisinau.

    Kurki Monastery
    National Museum of the History of Moldova

    National Museum of the History of Moldova

    The National Museum of the History of Moldova has been located in the former building of the Regional Lyceum since 1987. The exhibition area of the museum is 1,700 m2, and the number of exhibits is estimated at 300 thousand items illustrating the history Moldova since ancient times. Documents, photographs, archaeological finds, as well as household items and art are presented here.text

    Cathedral of the Nativity of Christ in Chisinau

    The cathedral, in the style of Russian classicism, was erected in the center of Chisinau in the period from 1830 to 1836 as part of the general development of the city. During the Second World War, the cathedral was badly damaged, and in 1962 its bell tower was blown up, and the temple building was transformed into an exhibition hall. In 1991, the cathedral was returned to the church, and restoration work in it continues to this day.

    Cathedral of the Nativity of Christ in Chisinau
    Tsypov Monastery

    Tsypov Monastery

    A large rock monastery was founded in the VI century in a picturesque place on the banks of the Dniester. According to one of the legends , the lord was married here Stephen III Great. The Tsypovo Monastery flourished in the XVIII century, and in Soviet times this place was closed. Since 1994, divine services have been held in the monastery again.

    Museum of Ethnography and Natural History

    The National Museum of Ethnography and Natural History is the oldest museum Moldova, functioning since 1889. During its history, the museum has gone through many reorganizations, and received its current name in 1991. The museum is engaged in two directions – the study of nature and culture of the Bessarabian region. A unique skeleton of a super giant dinotherium is stored here.

    Museum of Ethnography and Natural History
    Kapriansky Monastery

    Kapriansky Monastery

    Near Chisinau there is one of the oldest Orthodox monasteries in Bessarabia – the Kaprian Holy Dormition Monastery, the first mention of which dates back to 1420. Metropolitan Gabriel was buried here in 1821, and from 1962 to 1989 the monastery was closed. After the restoration of 2002-2005 The Kapriyansky monastery is again open for spiritual life.

    Pushkin House Museum in Chisinau

    In February 1948, the Pushkin House-Museum was opened in Chisinau. The museum was created in the former visiting house of a merchant Naumova, where the poet lived from 1820 to 1823. Today there are more than 200 items on display here – books from the poet's personal library, his dueling pistol and facsimiles of workbooks.

    Pushkin House Museum in Chisinau
    Sorok Fortress

    Sorok Fortress

    In the town of Soroki, to the north of the capital, there is a fortress of the same name of the XV century, built by masons from Transylvania. The main purpose of the Sorok fortress was to protect against the attacks of the Tatar hordes. The structure of the Sorok fortress has been perfectly preserved to this day, which makes the fortress a popular tourist center.

    Stefan cel Mare Park

    Chisinau Park "Stefan cel Mare" is a popular holiday destination, which was created in 1818. Today in the park you can see a bronze bust of A.S. Pushkin in 1885, a monument to Stephen the Great, installed near one of the 7 entrances to the park in 1928, as well as 4 fountains.

    Stefan cel Mare Park