179. Chișinău, Republic of Moldova

by kerwin · June 28, 2017

Why Chișinău, Moldova?

Chișinău, Moldova. Not many people visit this part of the world and should. Its rich in history, much cheaper than most places in Europe, the people won’t smile, but say hello and they will and you’ll also see some old building and cars as well. I was fortunate to make this trip with Jay Way Travel.

Chișinău, Republic of Moldova – Moldova Parliament

Where

Pronounced “chisow”, Chișinău, Moldova is the capital of Moldova. Moldova is a land-locked country located between Romania and the Ukraine and has access to even lesser known Transnistria.

How To Get Here

By Train

You can take a train to Chișinău, Moldova. Start your booking to Moldova at RailEurope or Eurail. It has a very beautiful train station with some really old trains too.

Chișinău, Republic of Moldova – Train Station -Train

By Bus

Eurolines has service to Moldova from points in the rest of Europe. You are taken to the main train station in Chișinău, which is really beautiful by the way. There also service by Gara Auto.

Chișinău, Republic of Moldova – Train Station – Eurolines

By Plane

The nearest airport is Chișinău International Airport (KIV), the home of Air Moldova and FlyOne. I flew FlyOne from here to Dublin. You can find me review on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naZ-hfOSuKI&list=PLPHzFhaYG94-zH9Xk6aLJ0mHZtT5fYfnv&index=4&t=0s

The following airlines serve the Chișinău International Airport (KIV):

Aeroflot (SU), Air Moldova (9U), Austrian Airlines (OS), LOT Polish (LO), Lufthansa German Airlines (LH), S7 Airlines (S7), Tandem Aero (TQ), Tarom (RO), Turkish Airlines (TK), Ukraine International (PS), Volotea (V7), Wizz Air (W6) and atlasglobal (KK).

Moldova Airport (KIV)

By Car

If you are already in the region you can take the drive. Just use a service like Google Maps for directions.

By Ferry

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Where To Stay

There are plenty of places to stay including Radisson Blu which has a pretty amazing SkyBar with great music, food and atmosphere. I stayed at the Hotel compliments of JayWay Boutique Travel whom I worked with during this trip. They will handle your hotel bookings as part of arranging other aspects of your trip.

Chișinău, Republic of Moldova – Radisson Blu

Where To Eat

You can find a good array of places for a meal. They also have a pretty cool coffee house as well. And if you want American food, there is a McDonald’s too.

There is good beer, lots of wine and their own bubbly.

Chișinău, Republic of Moldova – Chișinău beer

Chișinău, Republic of Moldova – Fish

Chișinău, Republic of Moldova – McDonalds

What To Do

One of the biggest attractions in Chișinău, is the Cricova Winery. All the processing is done underground. Take a jacket when you visit.

Chișinău, Republic of Cricova Winery

Chișinău Republic of Moldova – Cricova Wines

The architecture and the churches in the city are worth seeing. Plus the train station is a must. Walk to the local market near the minibus station to get a flavor of the culture of the city.

See the wooden church. They pack it up and rebuilt in a new location from time to time. It’s quite the marvel.

Chișinău, Republic of Moldova – The Wooden Church

There are museums as well as huge Parks. One of the parks, Ștefan cel Mare Central Park, has wifi so you can sit and surf if you wish. Getting a guide is a good idea as the city has a lot of history.

Chișinău, Republic of Moldova – Ștefan cel Mare Central Park

When I was there the cadets were graduating in front of the main square. It was quite the site to see. I especially love their hats.

Chișinău, Republic of Moldova – Cadet

And I think the name of the cell phone company is quite funny :-).

Chișinău, Republic of Moldova – Moldcell

Additional Information

Language: Romanian, Ukrainian and Russian

Currency: Moldovan Leu (MDL)

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