Moldavia Voyage Tips and guide

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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.

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

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

Map of Moldavia

• 47.16222227.5888891 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
• Bârlad
• Huși - vineyards nearby

• 46.58333326.9166672 Bacău — an important Moldavian city with 200,000 people, village of Ardeoani - George Enescu memorial house
• 46.41317626.4361623 Comănești
• 46.2526.7666674 Onești
• 46.48472226.4963895 Moinești
• 46.20663226.4383976 Slănic Moldova — spa resort with mineral waters

• 45.69972227.1797227 Focșani - wine region
• 45.8827.238 Mărășești - known for the fights in the World War I

• 45.42333328.04259 Galați — industrial city, with almost 300,000 people, largest port and sea port on the Danube

• 47.74861126.66944410 Botoșani —
• Dorohoi - nearby the village of Ipotești with Mihai Eminescu, romanian national poet, memorial house

• 46.927526.37083311 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
• 46.91083326.09111112 Bicaz — a good base for nearby lakes, canyon, and Eastern Carpathians, Izvorul Muntelui lake
• 47.202526.35861113 Târgu Neamț — Neamț citadel, Agapia and Neamț monasteries and the memorial house of the famous writer Ion Creangă

• Roman

• 47.17888927.621 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) . (updated Mar 2024)

• 46.52194426.9102782 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. (updated Mar 2024)

• 47.09657726.9232471 Sturdza Castle (Castelul Sturdza). 
• Izvorul Muntelui Lake

• Ceahlău mountain
• 46.81198125.8189392 Bicaz Gorge (Cheile Bicazului).  
• Bicăjel Gorge (Cheile Bicăjelului). 
• 46.8222225.843333 Șugău Gorge (Cheile Șugăului).  

• Piatra Neamţ
• Vatra Dornei

• Piatra Neamţ - Hard enduro contests

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

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