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 Iași, Vaslui, Galați, Vrancea, Botoșani, Neamț and Bacău.

RegionsEdit

Regions in Moldavia

Upper Moldavia (Bacău County, Neamț County, Botoșani County)

Lower Moldavia (Iași County, Galați County, Vrancea County, Vaslui County)

CitiesEdit

Iași CountyEdit

Palace of Culture in Iași

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 CountyEdit

Huși Cathedral

Vaslui
Bârlad
Huși - vineyards nearby

Bacău CountyEdit

Bacău — an important Moldavian city with 200,000 people, village of Ardeoani - George Enescu memorial house
Comănești
Onești
Moinești
Slănic Moldova - spa resort with mineral waters

Vrancea CountyEdit

Mărășești memorial

Focșani - wine region
Mărășești - known for the fights in the World War I

Galați CountyEdit

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

Botoșani CountyEdit

Botoșani
Dorohoi - nearby the village of Ipotești with Mihai Eminescu, romanian national poet, memorial house

Neamț CountyEdit

Old church in Piatra Neamț

Piatra Neamț - monastery of Bistrița nearby
Bicaz — a good base for nearby lakes, canyon, and Eastern Carpathians, Izvorul Muntelui lake
Târgu Neamț - Neamț citadel, Agapia and Neamț monasteries and the memorial house of the famous writer Ion Creangă

Ion Creangă memorial house

Roman

Other destinationsEdit

UnderstandEdit

Get inEdit

By planeEdit

There are daily flights to Bacău and Iași airports.

Get aroundEdit

SeeEdit

Sturdza Castle in Miclăuşeni

47.09657726.9232471 Sturdza Castle (Castelul Sturdza).
Izvorul Muntelui Lake

Izvorul Muntelui Lake

Ceahlău mountain
Bicaz Gorge (Cheile Bicazului).
Bicăjel Gorge (Cheile Bicăjelului).
Șugău Gorge (Cheile Șugăului).

DoEdit

SkiEdit

Piatra Neamţ
Vatra Dornei

Off roadEdit

Piatra Neamţ - Hard enduro contests

EatEdit

DrinkEdit

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

Stay safeEdit

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