Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #5 in Chișinău Municipality, Moldova

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Number of sights 12 sights
Distance 5.9 km
Ascend 124 m
Descend 95 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 Buna Vestire

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Biserica Buna Vestire Gikü / WTFPL

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

Wikipedia: Biserica Buna Vestire din Chișinău (RO)

252 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 2: Red Mill (1873)

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The building of the former steam mill, colloquially called Red Mill, is a non-functional steam mill, architectural monument of local value located on the street with the same name in Chisinau. The building is included in the Register of monuments of history and culture of Chisinau municipality, compiled by the Academy of Sciences. It was built in the late nineteenth – early twentieth centuries, in eclectic style. Once one of the tallest buildings in the historic area of Pushkin Hill, it was part of an industrial complex, but now it has remained alone, isolated from related constructions.

Wikipedia: Moara roșie (RO)

543 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 3: Bust of Mikhail Orlov

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The bust of Mikhail Orlov is a public forum monument in Chisinau. It is located in the square formed between Bogdan Petriceicu-Hasdeu and Petru Rareș streets and dates back to 1975.

Wikipedia: Bustul lui Mihail Orlov din Chișinău (RO)

458 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 4: Alexander Pushkin Historic House Museum

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House-Museum of Alexandr Pushkin is a museum and architectural monument in Moldova of national value. It is included in the Register of monuments of history and culture of the municipality of Chișinău.

Wikipedia: House-Museum of Alexander Pushkin (EN)

547 meters / 7 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

836 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 6: 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 7: 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 8: 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 9: 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 10: Transfiguration Church

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

Wikipedia: Transfiguration Church, Chișinău (EN), Website

447 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 11: Uniunea Bisericilor Creștine Evanghelice Baptiste din Moldova

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The Union of Churches of Evangelical Christians-Baptists is an association of local communities of Evangelical Christians-Baptists on the territory of Moldova.

Wikipedia: Союз церквей евангельских христиан-баптистов Молдовы (RU), Website

914 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 12: Chamber of Commerce and Industry

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The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Moldova is a non -governmental organization, which represents the interests of the business environment in Moldova, both in relations with public authorities, as well as in the system of external economic relations and that of business circles abroad. The CCI is the largest business association in Moldova, which brings together over 1100 members, big, small and medium -sized enterprises and is a member of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and the European Chambers of Commerce Association (Eurochambres) The CCI has a history of over 100 years, being the most representative business organization, promoter of the development and support of the business environment in Moldova. Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Moldova: -represents the interests of the business environment both in relation to the state and with the international institutions; -it is facilitating strategic partnerships, oriented to attracting investments; -promotes national and international commercial relations; -contributes to the application of good practices in the economic and social development of the country.

Wikipedia: Camera de Comerț și Industrie a Republicii Moldova (RO), Website

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