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From one Pushkin to another....As our friends at hidden europe recently pointed out in a newsletter, Moldova is an odd duck of a country that is almost entirely off the radar outside of Europe. And...
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There are two very interesting natural phenomenon in Moldova: the time loop effect near the village Tsipova and Rudi (where the period of time between the real time and the time that passed may...
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Ancient city Orheiul Vechi (or Old Orhei), situated at the river Reut rocky gorge is an open air museum 46 km north of Chisinau, a place where film directors would be delighted to shoot films of...
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Emil Racovita gypsum Cave is the sixth biggest cave in the world (it stretches 89.000m) and was named after the eminent 19th century Romanian geologist, biologist or speleologist. The cave complex...
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Hincesti city became very famous due to to the Hunting Castle and Palace of Manuc Bey, named also Prince of Armenians. Manuc Bey was a very notable diplomat that contributed to the signing of the...
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Soroca’s fortress is the only medieval monument in Moldova that was preserved completely. It was constructed in 1499 in wood, at the Nistru river crossing by the order of Stefan cel Mare and...
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The wine tasting rooms in the underground wine towns are in themselves works of art. Each winery has a wine testing room decorated in its own style: gothic (Cojusna winery has two testing rooms...
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The finest road to visit Moldova is the Wine Road. You should start with the biggest wine collection in the largest underground wine city "Мileştii Мici", the national patrimony of the Republic...
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Cricova Winery is a wine heaven. There are 400 km of underground roads, each road named after a type of wine. In the center of the complex is the champagne village and each bottle is turned one...
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The connection between Moldova and grapes is visible even on the world's map and if you are a wine lover than you should go there. The National Wine Festival is celebrated on the second Sunday in...
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I was driving to reach Chisinau when I saw this huge forest stretching along the road and it impressed me before knowing that this is the Codrii Natural Museum. Later I learned that Codrii is the...
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Nobody can say for sure when the only church with the wall paintings in Moldova was built. Some say it was in 1455 when the Causeni town was based, other say it was the period of Vasile Lupu's...
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According to a legend, in 1678 the steward Mihai Hincu decided to build this place because his daughter Parascheva wished to leave the ordinary world and live a religious life in a community. But...
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Every year thousands of tourists go on a pilgrimage to the Holly Trinity Monastery of Saharna wanting to see the footprint of Mother Maria in rock from the top of the hill. They also go nearby to...
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You may already know that Moldova is very famous for its monasteries. 40 kilometers north-west of Chisinau there is the Capriana Monastery, one of the oldest buildings in Moldova constructed during...
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The National History Museum is situated in the historical center of Chisinau and is considered to be the largest, the oldest and the most visited museum in the country. It is sure an impressive...
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