Backpacking Moldova: 9 best places to visit
The most rewarding stops for backpackers in Moldova, ranked and mapped — and real routes through them, written by travellers who went.
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Chișinău
Chișinău
Green, low-key capital.
2
Cricova
Chișinău
Underground wine city.
3
Orheiul Vechi
Orhei
Cave monastery over a river.
- 4
Milestii Mici
Ialoveni
World's largest wine cellar.
5
Tiraspol
Transnistria
Soviet time-capsule breakaway.
- 6
Soroca
Soroca
Fortress and Roma hill.
- 7
Saharna
Rezina
Waterfalls and pilgrimage site.
8
Gagauzia
Gagauzia
Turkic autonomous wine region.
9
Tipova Monastery
Rezina
Cliff-carved cave monastery.
Backpacking routes through Moldova
Real trips through Moldova, drawn on maps by the people who took them.
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