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Moldavia



Not to be confused with Moldova, the neighbouring country.

Moldavia (Romanian: Moldova) is a region in north-eastern Romania, sharing a border with Moldova and Ukraine. It consists of the counties of Suceava, Iași, Vaslui, Galați, Vrancea, Botoșani, Neamț and Bacău.

Regions

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Regions in Moldavia
 Upper Moldavia (Bacău County, Neamț County, Botoșani County)
 Lower Moldavia (Iași County, Galați County, Vrancea County, Vaslui County)

Cities

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Map
Map of Moldavia

Iași County

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Palace of Culture in Iași
  • 1 Iași — the main city, former residence of Moldavian voivodes, important Romanian cultural and business center, university city
  • Ruginoasa — Alexandru Ioan Cuza memorial palace
  • Hârlău — museum of vineyard and wine, vineyards of Cotnari nearby
  • Miclăușeni — monastery and Sturdza castle
  • Hadâmbu and Dobrovăț monasteries
  • Cucuteni — neolithic archeological site
  • Pașcani

Vaslui County

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Huși Cathedral
  • 2 Vaslui — the Royal Church of Vasluiwas founded by Prince Stephen the Great in 1490
  • Bârlad
  • Huși - vineyards nearby

Bacău County

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  • 3 Bacău — an important Moldavian city with 200,000 people, village of Ardeoani - George Enescu memorial house
  • 4 Comănești Comănești on Wikipedia
  • 5 Onești
  • 6 Moinești Moinești on Wikipedia
  • 7 Slănic Moldova — spa resort with mineral waters

Vrancea County

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Mărășești memorial
  • 8 Focșani Focșani on Wikipedia - wine region
  • 9 Mărășești Mărășești on Wikipedia - known for the fights in the World War I

Galați County

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  • 10 Galați — industrial city, with almost 300,000 people, largest port and sea port on the Danube

Botoșani County

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  • 11 Botoșani —
  • Dorohoi - nearby the village of Ipotești with Mihai Eminescu, Romanian national poet, memorial house

Neamț County

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Old church in Piatra Neamț
  • 12 Piatra Neamț — monastery of Bistrița nearby. Surrounded by wooded mountains and boasting modern comforts, Piatra is one of the most beautiful and vibrant cities in Moldova
  • 13 Bicaz — a good base for nearby lakes, canyon, and Eastern Carpathians, Izvorul Muntelui lake
  • 14 Târgu Neamț — Neamț citadel, Agapia and Neamț monasteries and the memorial house of the famous writer Ion Creangă
Ion Creangă memorial house
  • Roman

Other destinations

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Understand

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Get in

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By plane

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Get around

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See

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Sturdza Castle in Miclăuşeni
  • 1 Sturdza Castle (Castelul Sturdza). 
  • Izvorul Muntelui Lake
Izvorul Muntelui Lake
  • Ceahlău mountain
  • 2 Bicaz Gorge (Cheile Bicazului). Bicaz Canyon (Q854055) on Wikidata Bicaz Gorge on Wikipedia 
  • Bicăjel Gorge (Cheile Bicăjelului). 
  • 3 Șugău Gorge (Cheile Șugăului). (Q12723970) on Wikidata 

Do

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Ski

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Off road

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  • Piatra Neamţ - Hard enduro contests

Eat

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Drink

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Most popular drink in Lower Moldavia (Ţara de Jos a Moldovei) is wine from the vineyards of Cotnari, Panciu, Odobeşti, Huşi.

Stay safe

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