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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Neighbourhoods

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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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Events and Festivals

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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.

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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.

By Car

By Bus

By Boat

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Getting Around

By Car

By Public Transport

By Foot

By Bike

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Eat

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Drink

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Sleep

Budget

Property	Address	Type	Popularity
Budapest Hotel	19, Timis str	Hotel	-
Buiucani	Alba-Iulia 10,ap.53.	Guesthouse	79
Central Youth Hostel	Pruncul 6, Apt. 1	Hostel	74
Chisinau Hostel	5/4 Arborilor Street	Hostel	87
Complex Odiseu	str. Bogdan Voievod, 2/144	Hotel	20
Dacia Hotel	str. 31 August 1989 nr 135,	Hotel	-
Elat Hotel	str Columna 140/1	Hotel	-
Flowers Hotel	7, Anestiade Street	Hotel	80
Home from Home Apartment	Bogdan-Voievod 62 ap.28	Apartment	96
Hotel Cosmos-Chisinau	2, Negruzzi Sq.	Hotel	80
Hotel Villa Natali	Sfatul Tarli, 15 str.	Hotel	-
Leogrand Hotel	Mitropolit Varlaam str. 77	Hotel	-
Moldova Puskin 30-17	A. Puskin Street 30-17	Apartment	20
Svetlana's Flat Chisinau	Spataru 15 Apt. 109	Apartment	77
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	83
Hotel Stella de Lux	str. Bulgara 26	Hotel	84
Gloria Hotel	str.Pietrariei 9/1	Hotel	80
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 & Restaurant	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	70
Favorita Aprt	47 Armeneasca str	Apartment	-
Prezident Hotel-Chisinau	Str. Livescu Ioan 18	Hotel	-
Retro Moldova Hostel	3 Cosbuc str., 24	Hostel	96
Europa Hotel - Chisinau	Str. Vasile Lupu 16	Hotel	-
Klassik 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	77
Klassik Mini 1	6 Kogalniceanu street	Hotel	-