Tag: Touristic Chisinau
Touristic Chisinau: The Water Tower – a True Jewel of the City of Chisinau
The Water Tower (also known as the Water Castle) is a national architectural and artistic monument of significance, listed in the Register of Monuments of History and Culture of the city of...
Touristic Chisinau: The Building that was built by the war prisoners
Chișinău has many beautiful places with a rich history that not all city residents are aware of. In a new edition of the project "Touristic Chișinău," the tour guide Ion Ștefăniță tells...
Touristic Chișinău: Discover the history of Columna Street 115 and find out what makes it special
Out of the 186 urban perimeters that form the historical core of Chișinău city, each address holds a historical and architectural significance. Today, the guide Ion Ștefăniță introduces you to the former...
Turistic Chișinău: In what year were the “jewelry” buildings in the center of the capital city constructed?
The Presidency and Parliament buildings were under renovation for several years after they were vandalized during the protests on April 7, 2009. Tour guide Andrei Smântână mentions that during this period, the...
Touristic Chisinau: How did the Măzărachi church spare itself from the wars and Stalin’s hand?
The story of the city of Chisinau began almost 600 years ago. Although stories are few, there are still historical buildings in the Capital today, which, miraculously, have been spared by time,...
Touristic Chisinau: How the small village of Chisinau turned into the fair that gathers thousands of merchants
During almost six centuries, Chisinau evolved administratively, territorially, socially, culturally, and economically, eventually becoming the capital and our dear city as we know it today. In a new edition of the "Tourist...
Touristic Chisinau: Discover the place from which the history of the city – “flower of stone” began
In a few weeks, on July 17, it will be 587 years since the day when Chisinau was first attested in documents. Currently, several hundred thousand people live in the capital of...
Touristic Chisinau: How the Turks’ cannons turned into Bells for the Metropolitan Cathedral
Every day, thousands of Chisinau residents and guests of the Capital cross the Great National Assembly Square others rest and admire the view from the "Nativity of the Lord" Metropolitan Cathedral Square....