Sandra’s guidebook to central Moldova
What to do in and around Donici
The place were time stopped: this is rural Moldova. Our house is right in the middle of its rolling hills, in the village called Donici. Here you need to know where to find your way - hence this guidebook. A few info in this description and then check the list for the most famous highlights.
Donici, a village close to the famous Orheiul Vechi, takes its name from fable writer Alexandru Donici. The village hosts the house-museum of the writer and an oversized church built by his parents.
See the list for other highlights of where to go and things to do in central Moldova, and enjoy this trip back in time.
Doi Haiduci
Nice restaurant with real Moldovan food and a playground for kids
World-famous wine cellars, worth a visit. Did you know every year a 10km subterranean run is organized in these cellars?
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Beciurile Cricova
124 Strada ChișinăuluiWorld-famous wine cellars, worth a visit. Did you know every year a 10km subterranean run is organized in these cellars?
Alexandru Donici Estate
A trip back in time in the house of this Moldovan writer
The most spectacular natural landscape, with a beautiful old monastery and a typical village
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Old Orhei
The most spectacular natural landscape, with a beautiful old monastery and a typical village
A good wine producer - go fo a wine tasting, a tour of the winery or just a fancy meal in their restaurant!
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Chateau Vartely
170/b strada EliberăriiA good wine producer - go fo a wine tasting, a tour of the winery or just a fancy meal in their restaurant!
Beautiful monastery and gardens, with perfect places for picnic. A great day hike from Donici (14 km)
Curchi
Beautiful monastery and gardens, with perfect places for picnic. A great day hike from Donici (14 km)
Enjoy a swim in the Nistru river, with a view on Transnistria on the other side. Have a dish of grilled meat and veggies or one of the delicious Moldovan soups in the restaurants on the beach.
Vadul lui Voda
Enjoy a swim in the Nistru river, with a view on Transnistria on the other side. Have a dish of grilled meat and veggies or one of the delicious Moldovan soups in the restaurants on the beach.
A unique, vibrant city that will surprise you. Enjoy the fine restaurants, the music scene, the walks by the sea, the beach and the water park in Arcadia.
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Odessa
A unique, vibrant city that will surprise you. Enjoy the fine restaurants, the music scene, the walks by the sea, the beach and the water park in Arcadia.
Visit the magnificent fortress, recently restored, the so called ”gipsy hill” with its magnificent Roma mansions, and stroll around the city center.
Soroca
Visit the magnificent fortress, recently restored, the so called ”gipsy hill” with its magnificent Roma mansions, and stroll around the city center.
A green city center, with its lively parcs and central cathedral; a 6-million-year old fossile deinotherium gigantissimum and other hidden wonders in the natural history museum; and a string of cool cafés and restaurants attended by young and cosmopolitan Moldovans.
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Chisinau
A green city center, with its lively parcs and central cathedral; a 6-million-year old fossile deinotherium gigantissimum and other hidden wonders in the natural history museum; and a string of cool cafés and restaurants attended by young and cosmopolitan Moldovans.
Unmissable skeleton of a 6-million-year-old Deinotherium Gigantissimum (a sort of mammut) found in the area - plus many other remarkable exhibits. The museum is right in the center of the Moldovan capital.
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Εθνικό Μουσείο Εθνογραφίας και Φυσικής Ιστορίας
82 Strada Mihail KogălniceanuUnmissable skeleton of a 6-million-year-old Deinotherium Gigantissimum (a sort of mammut) found in the area - plus many other remarkable exhibits. The museum is right in the center of the Moldovan capital.
A feast of colours, smells, tastes and noises in this open air market where all kinds of food and merchandises can be found. Not to be missed for the authentic Moldovan experience!
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Κεντρική αγορά
63 Strada Mitropolit VarlaamA feast of colours, smells, tastes and noises in this open air market where all kinds of food and merchandises can be found. Not to be missed for the authentic Moldovan experience!