Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #2 in Chișinău Municipality, Moldova

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Number of sights 11 sights
Distance 4.4 km
Ascend 91 m
Descend 62 m

Explore Chișinău Municipality in Moldova with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Individual Sights in Chișinău Municipality

Sight 1: Biserica „Acoperământul Maicii Domnului”

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Biserica „Acoperământul Maicii Domnului”

The Măzărache Church is a church in Chişinău, Moldova.

Wikipedia: Măzărache Church (EN)

12 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 2: Măzărache Hill

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Măzărache Hill

Măzărache Hill is one of the seven hills of Chisinau.

Wikipedia: Colina Măzărache (RO)

542 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 3: Catedrala „Înălțarea Domnului”

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Catedrala „Înălțarea Domnului”

The Ascension Cathedral is a place of worship and architectural monument of national significance, entered in the Register of monuments of history and culture in Chisinau.

Wikipedia: Catedrala Înălțarea Domnului din Chișinău (RO)

585 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 4: Biserica armenească apostolică Sf. Maica Domnului

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329 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 5: Eugène Ionesco National Theater

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The National Theatre "Eugène Ionesco" is one of the main theatres in Chisinau. It was founded shortly after the proclamation of Moldova's independence on September 11, 1991. The theater was created at the initiative of a team of actors, recent graduates of the Shchuikin Theater School in Moscow, headed by Petru Vutcarau. Eugène Ionesco personally agreed that the new theatre should bear his name, this being the first trophy obtained by the descendants of the Vakhtangovian school. The well-known Bessarabian director and actor Petru Vutcărău was the first director and artistic director of the theater, currently being the director of the theater.

Wikipedia: Teatrul „Eugène Ionesco” din Chișinău (RO), Website

204 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 6: Monument to the Victims of the Jewish Ghetto

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Monument to the Victims of the Jewish GhettoTony Bowden from Tallinn, Estonia / CC BY-SA 2.0

The Monument to the Victims of the Jewish Ghetto is a memorial structure in the city of Chisinau in memory of Jews killed by the German-Romanian occupiers during the Great Patriotic War as part of the policy of persecution and extermination of Jews.

Wikipedia: Памятник жертвам еврейского гетто (Кишинёв) (RU)

777 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 7: Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ's Nativity

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The Nativity Metropolitan Cathedral is an Orthodox cathedral in Chişinău near the Great National Assembly Square and belongs to the Moldovan Orthodox Church. The cathedral building is an architectural monument of national significance, entered in the Register of monuments of history and culture of Chisinau municipality at the initiative of the Academy of Sciences. The first radio station in Chisinau, Radio Bessarabia, was officially inaugurated by transmitting the liturgy from the Metropolitan Cathedral on October 8, 1939.

Wikipedia: Catedrala Mitropolitană din Chișinău (RO), Website

462 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 8: Moldova National Opera Ballet

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Moldova National Opera Ballet

The Maria Bieșu National Opera and Ballet Theatre in Chişinău, Moldova, is one of the leading opera and ballet theatres in Eastern Europe. It is housed in a building on the Boulevard Stefan the Great, one of the main roads in Chişinău. In 2012, it was given the name of the renowned opera singer Maria Bieșu.

Wikipedia: Maria Bieșu National Opera and Ballet Theatre (EN), Website

344 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 9: Cathedral of Divine Providence

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Cathedral of Divine Providence

The Cathedral of Divine Providence is a religious building affiliated with the Catholic Church which is located in Chișinău, Moldova, and is the see of the Diocese of Chișinău.

Wikipedia: Cathedral of Divine Providence, Chișinău (EN)

490 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 10: Alley of Classics

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Alley of Classics

The Alley of Classics is a sculptural complex located in the Stephen the Great Park in Central Chișinău, Moldova.

Wikipedia: Alley of Classics, Chișinău (EN)

636 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 11: Transfiguration Church

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The Transfiguration Church is a Moldovan Orthodox church located in Chișinău, Moldova.

Wikipedia: Transfiguration Church, Chișinău (EN), Website

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