Moldova, ready to explore
Wine country
Vineyards and cellar roads are never far from the capital.
Country guide
Moldova
A compact country of vineyards, layered history and a capital that makes a practical base for exploring at an unhurried pace.
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Moldova, ready to explore
- Currency
- Moldovan leu (MDL)
- Language
- Romanian
- Capital
- Chișinău
- Emergency
- 112
Country guide
Moldova
A compact country of vineyards, layered history and a capital that makes a practical base for exploring at an unhurried pace.
Moldova, ready to explore
- Currency
- Moldovan leu (MDL)
- Language
- Romanian
- Capital
- Chișinău
- Emergency
- 112
DrivingRight
PlugsC / F
Voltage230 V / 50 Hz
Local time--:--Europe/Chisinau
Calling code+373
SchengenNo
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The character of the country
Why Moldova?
Quiet landscapes
Rolling countryside rewards slower journeys between towns and villages.
A layered capital
Chișinău brings together Soviet-era avenues, green spaces and contemporary cafés.
Moldova in five minutes
A very short history
- 1812Bessarabia becomes part of the Russian Empire.
- 1918The region votes to unite with Romania.
- 1991Moldova declares independence as the Soviet Union dissolves.
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