region in north-eastern Romania
- 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
editUpper Moldavia (Bacău County, Neamț County, Botoșani County) |
Lower Moldavia (Iași County, Galați County, Vrancea County, Vaslui County) |
Cities
editIași County
edit- 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
edit- Vaslui
- Bârlad
- Huși - vineyards nearby
Bacău County
editVrancea County
editGalați County
editBotoșani County
editNeamț County
edit- 11 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
- 12 Bicaz — a good base for nearby lakes, canyon, and Eastern Carpathians, Izvorul Muntelui lake
- 13 Târgu Neamț — Neamț citadel, Agapia and Neamț monasteries and the memorial house of the famous writer Ion Creangă
- Roman
Other destinations
editUnderstand
editGet in
editBy plane
edit- 1 Iași International Airport (IAS IATA) (the airport is 8 km (5.0 mi) northeast of the city center). Flights from Barcelona, Basel/Mulhouse, Berlin, Billund, Bologna, Copenhagen, Dortmund, Eindhoven, Istanbul, Larnaca, Liverpool, London-Luton, Madrid, Munich-Memmingen, Rome, Tel Aviv, Turin, Venice (provided by Wizz Air); Bucharest (TAROM); Charleroi, Milan-Bergamo, Paris-Beauvais (provided by Ryanair and Wizz Air); Dublin (HiSky and Ryanair); Vienna (Austrian Airlines). There are also seasonal flights from Catania (Wizz Air); Dusseldorf and Stuttgart (provided by Eurowings) .
- 2 George Enescu International Airport (BCM IATA). Flights from Barcelona, Bologna, Brussels, Catania, Dublin, Liverpool and Turin (provided by Dan Air); London-Luton (Dan Air and Wizz Air); Milan (Wizz Air and from Bergamo provided by AeroItalia and Dan Air); Rome (AeroItalia and Dan Air). There are also seasonal flights from Madrid provided by Dan Air. There are no domestic flights.
Get around
editSee
editDo
editSki
edit- Piatra Neamţ
- Vatra Dornei
Off road
edit- Piatra Neamţ - Hard enduro contests
Eat
editDrink
editMost popular drink in Lower Moldavia (Ţara de Jos a Moldovei) is wine from the vineyards of Cotnari, Panciu, Odobeşti, Huşi.