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Archeological complex "Orheiul Vechi"

When entering the archeological complex Old Orhei a fabulous, carved in stone world suddenly emerges ahead of you. The shock of the first contact with it renders difficulties in perceiving the end sign of the present civilization. Located in scenery contrasting amazingly with the usual for the Basarabean geographic morphology landscape, the Old Orhei is a grand and overwhelming surprise.… Read more...

The Mansion of Manuc Bei

In 1881 in Hancesti (some 36 kms west of Chisinau) in the middle of a park there was built a Hunting Lodge and a Palace on the estate of a famous personality from the beginning of the XIXth century, Manuc Bei, the so-called "Prince of Georgians". For the record, in Manuc Palace in Bucuresti a peace treaty was made between… Read more...

Soroca’s Fortress

In the medieval period the fortress of Soroca was part of a huge Moldovan defensive system, which comprised four fortresses on the Nistru river, two on the Danube and another three in the northern part of the country. With this "stone belt of fortresses", the country borders were well protected. Soroca fortress was built at the Nistru river crossing, on… Read more...

"Emil Racovita" Cave

One of the biggest caves in the world is situated in Criva village in the Edinet district (about 265 km north of Chisinau). The length of the underground galleries is more than 89,000 m and they are on several levels. The cave is considered to be on the 3rd largest gypsum cave in the world and the 8th in terms… Read more...