Moldova

Moldova

Moldova , officially the Republic of Moldova is a landlocked state in Eastern Europe, located between Romania to the West and Ukraine to the North, East and South. It declared itself an independent state with the same boundaries as the preceding Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1991, as part...

 attracts tourists from neighbouring countries and all the world.

Overview

From January 2007, Moldova established a visa-free regime for the US, Canada, Japan, Switzerland, and EU countries, which should facilitate more trips by foreign tourists. Hotels in Moldova also charge high prices, while the quality of service on average is quite low.

Moldova is well-known for its rich traditions in wine making. Wine

Moldovan wine

With a production of 124,200 tons of wine , Moldova has a well established wine industry. It has a vineyard area of of which are used for commercial production. The remaining are vineyards planted in villages around the houses used to make home-made wine, or "vin de casa"...

 tours are offered to tourists in Chişinău

Chisinau

Chișinău is the capital and largest municipality of Moldova. It is also its main industrial and commercial centre and is located in the middle of the country, on the river Bîc...

 and other towns across the country. Vineyards/cellars include Cricova, Purcari

Purcari (winery)

Purcari is a Moldovan wine producer from Purcari, located in the Moldovan Nistreana Wine Region.-History:After Bessarabia was joined to Russia, a decree of the land's authorities, issued in 1827, created the first specialized winemaking company in Purcari...

, Ciumai, Romanesti

Romanesti (winery)

Romanesti is one of Moldova's largest Moldovan wine producer from the north of Străşeni, part of the Codru Wine Region of Moldova. This winery is the former wine-making Imperial colony of Romanov dynasty....

, Cojuşna

Cojuşna

Cojuşna is a commune in Străşeni district, Moldova. It is composed of a single village, Cojuşna....

, Milestii Mici

Milestii Mici (winery)

Milestii Mici is a Moldovan wine producer located in the commune of Mileştii Mici.-Cellars:The State Enterprise Quality Wines Industrial Complex "Milestii Mici" was founded in 1969 to store, preserve and mature high-quality wines....

 and others.

Main attractions

• National History Museum of Moldova
  National History Museum of Moldova
  - Overview :Over 263,000 exhibits, 165000 of which belong to the national heritage, are exhibited in the National Museum of History, founded in 1983 on the former Regional Lyceum. It is situated on 121a, 31 August 1989 str., in the historical center of Chişinău. In the museum yard there is the...
  
  
• Muzeul Memoriei Neamului
  Muzeul Memoriei Neamului
  Muzeul Memoriei Neamului is a museum in Chişinău, Moldova, dedicated to the victims of the Soviet occupation of Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina, and to commemorating anti-communist resistance in the region....
  
  
• Căpriana monastery
  Capriana monastery
  Căpriana monastery is a monastery in Căpriana, Moldova, located 40 km north-west of Chişinău, in a hilly land once called Codrii Lăpuşnei.- Overview :The first reference to the monastery dates from a document issued by Alexander the Good in 1429...
  
  
• Hâncu monastery
  Hâncu monastery
  The Hâncu monastery is a monastery in Moldova. The monastery was founded in 1678.-External links:* * *...
  
  
• Noul Neamţ Monastery
• Milestii Mici (winery)
  Milestii Mici (winery)
  Milestii Mici is a Moldovan wine producer located in the commune of Mileştii Mici.-Cellars:The State Enterprise Quality Wines Industrial Complex "Milestii Mici" was founded in 1969 to store, preserve and mature high-quality wines....
  
  
• Downtown Chişinău
  Downtown Chişinău
  Central or Downtown Chişinău is the central business district of Chişinău, Moldova.- Overview :In central Chişinău are located the major governmental and business institutions of Moldova:*The Parliament*Government building*Presidential palace...
  
  
• Old Orhei
  Old Orhei
  Old Orhei is a historical and archaeological complex, located in Trebujeni, at north-east of Chişinău, on the Răut River.-History:Old Orhei were found traces of different civilizations. It was located Geto-Dacian fortress Old Orhei is a historical and archaeological complex, located in...
  
  

External links

• Welcome to Moldova!