The most cozy of all the cities of Soviet development, Chisinau, the capital of Moldova is a diverse, noisy and direct city, the focus of the country's wealth and its historical and cultural center . For the first time mentioned in the chronicles in 1420, Chisinau has since been unswervingly, though not always aesthetically rightly expanded, accommodating Roma and Jews, Ukrainians and Bulgarians, Turks and Russians in their walls. . From the latter, even "our everything" Alexander Sergeevich was noted here - he spent three years in Bessarabian exile and, captivated by the charm of Chisinau, created a lot of "netlenka", including "gypsies with a noisy crowd ..." and "I look like mad on a black shawl ..." Today in Chisinau, you can equally explore the sights, walk in picturesque parks, spend time in museums or restaurants .

How to get to Chisinau

Moscow and Kishi nev connect flights of airlines S7 and Air Moldova. S7 boards are raised from Moscow's Domodedovo airport daily throughout the year and twice a day from June to September. The flight time is about 2 hours. Air Moldova also flies from Domodedovo twice a day all year round

Chisinau International Airport is located 13 km from the city. From there, the center of Chisinau can be reached by bus-shuttle "A", route taxi No. 165 or city taxi. Shuttle runs from 7 am to 7 pm with an interval of 40 minutes, travel - 3 MDL. The minibus leaves from the airport every 10 minutes from 5:30 to 21:55, the fare is the same. A taxi ride, depending on the destination in the city, will cost between $ 55 and $ 90 MDL

By train

In Chisinau, you can also arrive by rail: several daily departures from the Kievsky railway station in Moscow trains. The route passes through the territory of Ukraine. Prepare to spend on the road from 26 to 32 hours

Climate

March 1, Sunday Cloudy, light rain + 10 ° С day + 5 ° C at night ° C water	March 2, Monday Cloudy with a light rain + 10 ° Day + 6 ° C at night ° C water	March 3, Tuesday Cloudy with a light rain + 9 ° C in the day + 4 ° C at night ° C water
Weather forecast in Chisinau for 10 days

Transport in the city

In Chisinau you can travel by public transport - vtobusah, trolley buses and minibuses, as well as by taxi. It is better to book a taxi by phone - for all companies there are four-digit phone numbers starting with 14: 1420, 1444, 1499, etc. The average trip around the city will cost 30-40 MDL, from end to end you can go for 50-55 MDL.

Bus and trolleybus network is highly ramified, passes through 3 and 2 MDL respectively, regardless of the duration of the trip. Maksrutki "maxitaksi" run along most of the streets of the Moldovan capital; the rules for using them are the same as in Russia: to wave a hand at an approaching car, pass money to the driver and loudly announce the desired landing point. Fare - 3 MDL

Shopping and shopping in Chisinau

Tourist and shopping mecca of Chisinau - souvenir bazaar on Stefan cel Mare avenue near the building of the Eminescu National Theater . Here you can find creations of Moldovan artisans from all over the country - ceramics and pottery, fabrics, embroidery and home textiles, vine products, icons and paintings and many other authentic stuffs . Prices are written on the plaques, but bargaining is always appropriate . Interior items, sculptures and paintings are sold in Galeria L on Bucharest Street . On the Central market you need to go for fresh products: fruits, vegetables, greens, homemade cheeses and marinades, wines and kvass . You can buy a variety of alcoholic products in the shops of well-known wineries: Cricova on Stefan cel Mare, Maliye Milesti in the Elat shopping center on the street Vasile Alexandri and Yaloveni Brandy Factory also at Stefan cel Mare, 128 . In addition, the city has a mass of European-level supermarkets, in which you can find a standard range of "civilized" goods - from diapers to plasmas s screens . One of the largest - Mall Dova .

Cuisine and restaurants

Find a catering establishment in Chisinau is easy - practically at every corner there is a snack bar, pizzeria or a sandwich bar . The kitchen is offered as a "folk" Moldovan - pies, simple stews and grilled sausages, and international: pizza paste , kebabs, shavermas and t . п . Numerous branches of Andy's Pizza . are among the popular Italian eateries . In Chisinau there are enough high-quality restaurants of Moldovan, French and exotic cuisines with quite European prices . The national haute cuisine can be found in Orasul Vechi on Armenian Street, 24 (among other things, delicious seafood is served here) . In another restaurant of the high cuisine - the French restaurant Simposium - it makes sense to visit dishes from lamb (specialty chef) and an extensive map of local wines

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Entertainment, excursions and places of interest Chisinau

Before the entrance to the museum you can see the notorious sculpture "Romulus, Remus and the wolf "- for Moldovans it is a symbol and a weighty proof of their Roman origin.

Pushkin Museum is located in the house of the Russian merchant I.N. Naumov, where the poet spent three years (1820-1823) of his Bessarabian exile. It was here that the poem "The Caucasian Captive", poems "Gypsies", "Black Shawl", the first part of "Eugene Onegin" saw the light. The pearl of the Museum of Ethnography and Nature is a recreated mammoth skeleton, found in the Rezina region in 1966. The Museum of Plastic Arts exhibits the works of contemporary Moldovan and Romanian artists, as well as medieval exhibits - icons, interior items, household utensils.

The Triumphal Arch, the statue of Stefan the Great, the Government and Parliament buildings, the Orthodox Cathedral stand out from modern architectural monuments. @ Chisinau has a rich Jewish history: until the beginning of the 20th century, Jews accounted for about 35% of the city's population. From that time, there remained a synagogue, a Yeshiva, a monument to the Jewish ghetto and a Jewish cemetery, as well as a memorial complex dedicated to the tragic pogrom of 1903

You can breathe fresh air in any of the 23 parks of the Moldovan capital - Stefan cel Mare, Riskani, The Pink Valley and the Valley of Mills, the Arboretum, La Isvore (there are as many as three natural lakes) and in the square of the Cathedral.

In addition, Chisinau is the starting point for the famous wine tours in Moldova. Photo by Chisinau (11)