The most cozy of all cities of Soviet development, Chisinau, the capital of Moldova - 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 chronicles in 1420, Chisinau has since steadily, though not always aesthetically, grown right, including within its walls the Gypsies and Jews, Ukrainians and Bulgarians, Turks and Russian .Of the latter, even "our everything" Alexander Sergeevich was mentioned here - spent three years in Bessarabian exile and, captivated by the charm of Chisinau, created a mass of "imperishable", including "gypsies with a noisy crowd ..." and "I look like mad on a black shawl ..." Chisinau can equally well explore the sights, walk in picturesque parks, spend time in museums or restaurants .The

How to get to Chisinau

Moscow and Chisinau connect flights of 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.

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 trains are sent daily from the Kievsky railway station in Moscow. The route passes through the territory of Ukraine. Prepare to spend on the road from 26 to 32 hours.

Climate

March 1, Sunday Partly cloudy, light rain +10 ° С in the afternoon +5 ° С at night ° С water	March 2, Monday Partly cloudy, light rain +10 ° С in the afternoon +6 ° С at night ° С water	March 3, Tuesday Partly cloudy, light rain +9 ° С in the afternoon +4 ° C at night ° С water
Chisinau weather forecast for 10 days

Transport in the city

In Chisinau, you can travel by public transport - buses, trolley-buses and minibuses, and also 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 drive for 50-55 MDL.

The 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. The fare is 3 MDL.

Shopping and shops in Chisinau

Tourist 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 craftsmen from all over the country - pottery and pottery, fabrics, embroidery and home textiles, vine products, icons and paintings and many other authentic stuffs. .The prices are written on the plaques, but the bargaining is always appropriate. .Interior items, sculptures and paintings are on sale in Galeria L on Bucharest street .On the Central market you need to go for fresh products: fruits, vegetables, greens, home-made cheeses and marinades, wines and kvas .You can buy a variety of alcoholic products in the shops of well-known wineries: Cricova on Stefan cel Mare, Maly Milešt in the shopping center Elat on Vasile Alexandri street and Yaloveni cognac factory also in Stefan cel Mare, 128 .In addition, the city has a mass of supermarkets at the European level, where you can find a standard range of "civilized" goods - from diapers to plasma screens .One of the largest - Mall Dova .The

Kitchen and Restaurants

Find a catering institution in Chisinau will not be difficult - almost at every corner there is a snack bar, a pizzeria or a sandwich shop .The cuisine is offered as "folk" Moldovan - pies, simple stews and grilled sausages, and international: pizza paste, kebabs, shaverm and t .n .Among the popular Italian eateries are the numerous branches of Andy's Pizza .In Chisinau there are enough high-quality restaurants of Moldovan, French and exotic cuisines with quite European prices .To try national haute cuisine is possible in Orasul Vechi on Armenian street, 24 (among other things, delicious seafood is served here) .In another institution of haute cuisine - the French restaurant Simposium - it makes sense to visit the dishes of lamb (specialty chef) and an extensive map of local wines .The

Entertainment, excursions and attractions in Chisinau

Museums, parks and memorable places of the Jewish people are the basis of the Chisinau "excursion". Among the museums, you can recommend visiting the Museum of National Archeology and History, where many artifacts found during the excavations of Old Orhei, Soviet-era weapons and an extensive diorama dedicated to the Great Patriotic War are exhibited.

The 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 modern Moldovan and Romanian artists, as well as medieval exhibits - icons, interior items, household utensils.

From modern architectural monuments stands the Triumphal Arch, the statue of Stefan the Great, the buildings of the Government and Parliament, the Orthodox Cathedral.

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 left a synagogue, yeshiva, a monument to the memory of 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 three natural lakes here) and in the square of the Cathedral.

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