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Chisinau

Introduction

Chisinau

Chişinău (pronounced as ki-shi-NEV), also known as Kishinev, is the capital of Moldova. Located in the central parts of the country along the Bic river, surrounded by green rolling hills, it is the biggest city in the country and also the cultural and economic heart. It is one of the greenest and smallest capitals in Europe with just over 600,000 people living in the city. You won't notice much of this along the central boulevard where the massive Moldovan government building and several other large buildings makes you feel small just like any other former communistic city does. The city itself isn't particularly beautiful but deserves at least a day to appreciate it and visit one of its museums and of course Chisinau's own replica of the Arc de Triomph, although much smaller.

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Sights and Activities

Milestii Mici

Visit the world's largest wine cellar and Europe's largest wine collection at Milestii Mici winery. Located only 20 kilometres south of Chisinau makes this sight an excellent day trip from the capital. The winery has an underground wine city made of limestone making the wine cellar stretch for 250 kilometres, although only 120 kilometres are currently in use. It is possible to travel in these tunnels by car or bike! And the best part is the tour ends with a wonderful tasting.

Other Sights and Activities

The Main Square of General National Meeting - Located on Stefan Cel Mare Boulevard this square is the center for tourism in the capital. There are churches, two large parks, a museum of the city, a central market, a souvenir market and also a World War II memorial to explore in the area.

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Weather

Chisinau has a continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. Summertime is from June to September with temperatures averaging around 27 °C, while winters (December to February) are between zero and -8 °C on average. Absolute highs and lows are aroun 37 °C and -30 °C respectively. Precipitation is evenly distributed throughout the year with some more rain in summer, when sometimes heavy showers and thunderstorms occur.
May and September are very good months for a visit.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg Max	0 °C	1.6 °C	7 °C	15.7 °C	21.7 °C	24.9 °C	26.3 °C	26.3 °C	22 °C	15.3 °C	7.9 °C	2.6 °C
Avg Min	-6 °C	-4.3 °C	-0.6 °C	5.7 °C	11.1 °C	14.4 °C	16 °C	15.4 °C	11.2 °C	6 °C	1.6 °C	-2.8 °C
Rainfall	40 mm	38 mm	35 mm	42 mm	51 mm	76 mm	69 mm	45 mm	46 mm	27 mm	40 mm	38 mm
Rain Days	12	12	11	10	11	12	10	8	6	6	11	12

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Getting There

By Plane

Air Moldova is the national airline of the country and is based at Chişinău International Airport (KIV), near the capital. Destinations include Athens, Frankfurt, Lisbon, Istanbul, London, Madrid, Paris, Milan, Rome and Vienna.

Air Baltic flies to and from Riga and Vilnius.

By Train

There are trains to and from Odessa in the Ukraine and to and from Bukarest in Romania among several other connections.

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Sleep

Budget

Property	Address	Type	Popularity
Budapest Hotel	19, Timis str	HOTEL	-
Buiucani	Alba-Iulia 10,ap.53.	Guesthouse	-
Central Youth Hostel	Pruncul 6, Apt. 1	Hostel	78
Chisinau Hostel	5/4 Arborilor Street	Hostel	88
Complex Odiseu	str. Bogdan Voievod, 2/144	Hotel	-
Dacia Hotel	str. 31 August 1989 nr 135,	Hotel	-
Elat Hotel	str Columna 140/1	Hotel	-
Flowers Hotel	7, Anestiade Street	Hotel	-
Home from Home Apartment	Bogdan-Voievod 6\2 ap.28	APARTMENT	91
Hotel Cosmos-Chisinau	2, Negruzzi Sq.	Hotel	-
Hotel Villa Natali	Sfatul Tarli, 15 str.	Hotel	-
Leogrand Hotel	Mitropolit Varlaam str. 77	Hotel	-
Svetlana's Flat Chisinau	Spataru 15 Apt. 109	APARTMENT	81
Villa Arus	Str. Ciuflea 38	HOTEL	-
Villa Muntenia	str. Gh. Ghimpu Nr. 9/1	Apartment	-
Zeus Apartments	Sadoveanu 14 ap.177	Apartment	-
Zodiac Hotel	Dumbravei str. 52	Hotel	-
Hotel Bella Donna	Bucuresti 9	Guesthouse	-
Stay at Ion's	12/3 Studentilor str., ap. 83	Apartment	85
Stella de Lux	26 Bulgara Street	HOTEL	86
Gloria Hotel	str.Pietrariei 9/1	Hotel	-
Vila Iris	bd.Dacia 49/10	Guesthouse	-
Apartment	Bld. Stefan Cel Mare, 3	Apartment	-
Weekend Boutique Hotel	7, ARBORILOR str.	Hotel	-
Business & SPA Hotel Olsi	Bernardazzi 26/3	HOTEL	-
City Spring Apartments	3, Iorga street	Apartment	-
Hotel VisPas	26 A. Lapusneanu St.	Hotel	-
Hotel Jolly Alon	37, M. Cibotary str.	HOTEL	-
Manhattan Hotel	1,Ciuflea str	HOTEL	-
Imperial Hotel	str. Frumoasa 64	Hotel	-
Diplomat Club Hotel	Str. Lacului, nr.39	Hotel	-
Vila Muntenia	9/1, Gh. Ghimpu str Chisinau city	Guesthouse	85
Favorita Aprt	47 Armeneasca str	Apartment	-
Prezident Hotel-Chisinau	Str. Livescu Ioan 18	HOTEL	-
Retro Moldova Hostel	str. Cosbuc 3, ap.24	HOSTEL	88
Europa Hotel - Chisinau	Str. Vasile Lupu 16	HOTEL	-
Klassik Hotel - Mini 3	Str. Poamei, nr.17	Hotel	-
Klassik Mini 2	str. Puskin, 47/1	HOTEL	-
Fortuna Hotel	Buiucani Street 13A	HOTEL	-
Vila Verde Hotel	Str.Grenoble 110	HOTEL	-
Klassik Mini 1	6 Kogalniceanu street	HOTEL	-
Jump-In GuestHouse	str. Albisoara 78/1 Ap 12	Guesthouse	91
The Best Choice Guesthouse	Gheorghe Codreanu, 35	GUESTHOUSE	88
Art Rustic Hotel	79/1, Alexandru Hijdeu str.	HOTEL	-
Jumbo Hotel Chisinau	Decebal str. 23/3	GUESTHOUSE	-
Regency Hotel	Sfatul Tarii, 17	HOTEL	-
Mesogios Hotel	Armeneasca Street 23	HOTEL	-
Iris Hotel	17, Petricani street	Hotel	-
First Choice Apartments	ul. Bukurest' 96	APARTMENT	-
TapOK Hostel	Armeneasca 27 A	HOSTEL	-
Trotter's Den Hostel	str. Stefan cel Mare 128, Chisinau, Moldova	HOSTEL	-
Edem Hotel	34-1 Odesa Street	HOTEL	-
Funky Mamaliga Hostel	str. Mihail Kogalniceanu 16	Hostel	-
Funky Mamaliga Hostel	str. Kogalniceanu 16, Chisinau	HOSTEL	-