History and culture

The museum heritage of the Republic of Moldova is a valuable component of the national culture. It comprises over 700000 objects, many of which represent material, scientific and artistic value not only national but universal as well.

For tourists are developped next thematic itineraries:

We propose you to visit:

Historically Moldova was situated at the crossroads of major trading routes. The ruins of about 30 Geto-Dacian fortified towns (V-II cent. BC) have been preserved till now.

You can visit Soroca fortress.

The amateurs of green tourism can visit "Moldavian countriside"

The Culture of Moldova - Alexandru Donici House and Museum and The Museum of Handicrafts

Itinerary: Chisinau – Bezin – Ivancea – Chisinau
General time: 09.00 – 17.30, length of the way- 2,5 hours.
Itinerary: 100 km.
Description: House and Museum A. Donici was open in 1976 г. In this house, in village Bezin, Orheu, 19.01.1806 was born Alexandru Donici. His parents were Dmitry and Elena Donici. Alexandru became later classic of romanian literature The museum's exposition represents creative life of the great fabulist. Near to the House-Museum is situated A.Donici church, built by his father. There are buried parents of A. Donici, his brother, his wife Anastasia, and son Niku.
Into a museum complex enters the spring, well-equiped by parents. This source and still has been giving water to all village. In village Ivancha, in manor of boyar Carp Balioza, the Armenian by origin, since 1984 has been working the museum with the ethnographic specificity, known to many tourists as "The Museum of Handicrafts". Around of manor is situated beautiful park where are growing chestnuts, fur-trees, pines, exotic trees and bushes. The park area is surrounded by stone fencing with the patten metal lattice, which really represents the original border between the past and hereby.The exposition of a museum is organized by a thematic principle on the area of 400 sq.m. On the basis of original subjects XIX - XX centuries, represents development of the most widespread national crafts: Potter's affair, processing of a tree, metal, a stone and a leather, weaving, a national suit, an embroidery and manufacturing of national musical instruments. The exposition includes the subjects made by masters during the different periods and in the different centers of national crafts of Moldova, switching and modern. Alongside with usual subjects of a daily life it is possible to admire and decorative. In the exposition are submitted instruments of work. In the park of manor are kept various economic constructions, a water tower, a network of fountains. Excursion is carried out by the worker of the Museum of handicraft. It is possible for tourists to rest on the nature and to organize mini-picnic.
Excursions: - A. Donici museum – 1,5 hrs.
- The Museum of handicrafts – 1,5 hrs.

Pushkin in Moldova

Itinerary: Chisinau – village Dolna – Chisinau
General time: 09.00 – 18.30, length of the way - 3 hrs.
Itinerary: 130 km.
Description:
• the Route begins in park of Stefan the Great, classic avenue, A.S.Pushkin's monument. Memoirs of the facts from the biography of poet A.S.Pushkin, recitation.
• the Review of street A.S.Pushkin by the bus (starting from the street Sadovaya and finishing with the street Albishoara)
• Visiting of the House - museum A.S.Pushkin in the street Anton Pann.
In the house - museum are open 2 expositions: memorial - in «A.S.Pushkin's Small house» (it is constructed in the beginning of XIX century, owner Naumov, contained it as hotel for high-ranking officials and officers; in 1948 A.S.Pushkin's House - museum) and literal - in the former apartment house of the second half XIX century situated near to the house of Naumov. The literary exposition tells about the life and A.S.Pushkin's creativity in Moldova.
The excursion is carried out by the worker of the House - museum A.S.Pushkin.
• Visiting of the village Dolna, manor of Rally Arbore, park of manor, where in 1973 has been established A.S.Pushkin's monument, Zemfira's spring.
The excursion is carried out by the worker of the manor Rally-Arbore
• Tourist's rest at the nature, mini-picnic
Excursions: - classic avenue, A. S. Pushkin monument – 40 min;
- bus sightseeing excursion on the street A. S. Pushkin – 20 min;
- House-museum A. S. Pushkin in Chisinau – 1 hr.
- Manor of Rally-Arbore in village Dolna – 2 hrs.

A. Mateevici House-Museum

  Life of Alexei Mattevici was not very long (1888 - 1917), but he played very important role in the development of the romanian culture. He wrote the hymn of Republic Moldova "Limba Noastra".
Beeing priest, poet and publicist he left after himself many publications of historical and theological character: "Our old publications", "Cavriil Banulescu-Bodoni " etc. He translated into Romanian classics of the world literarure. In 1916 he left into the army as the military priest. One year later he died, and only ten years after his death in Chisinau was published the collection of his poems "Poezii".

I. Vieru House-Museum

Igor Vieru (1923 - 1988) - is the famous person among the moldavian artists. Together with Michai Greku and Valentina Russu-Ciobanu he formed national art school. In the basis of his creativity laid the original concept and deep connection with national traditions, and also a special sight at the basic categories of human existence laid. His creative heritage consists of about 70 pictures and 12 collections of book illustrations. Among his most known works are: "Spring", "In native village", "the Ballad about the ground", "Autumn", "the Holiday in village Chernoleuka", "Master Manole", illustrations to fairy tales: "Pacala and Tandala", "White Arap", "The Goat and three Kids", "Guguta", "Fat-frumos and the sun" etc.
At this moment in the native house of the artist in village Chernoleuka, district Edinets, that is situated approximately 210 kms to the north of Chisinau, works the museum where visitors can become closer with Igor Vieru's creative heritage.
In village works Art school.

National Ethnography and History Museum

The oldest museum in Moldova was based in 1889 by baron Steward and in XX century became creative laboratory for many persons, well-known in the scientific world: F.Ostermann, S.Miller, F.Poruchik, I.Suhov, B.Tarabuhin, M.Pokoare, etc.
The museum's building was built in 1905 in east style and it is a unique building in Moldova with such type. The museum is known for visitors because of the rich geological, paleontologic, zoological, enthomologic, archeologic, ethnographic and numismatic collections. During all history the museum kept two specific directions - studying of the nature and culture in Moldova , therefore it was named: the National Museum of the Natural History, the Regional Museum of Bessarabia, the Republican Museum of studying of native area.
Today visitors can see among tens thousands of museum pieces the whole skeleton Dinoterium Gigantisimus, famous archeologic things, bessarabian carpets of the XIX century etc.
The museum complex Orheiul Vechi operates daily from 9.00 till 1800, except Monday. The local guide, paid excursions. Operating mode : 9.00 - 17.00, free day - Monday.

Museum complex Medieval Orheiul Vechi

One of the most known zones with the rests of settlements of various civilizations - a museum complex Orheiul Vechi.
It is situated in the rocky gorge of the river Reut, reaching more than 150-200м depths. The distance from Chisinau is about 60 kms. In caves is felt presence of the first human settlements whose age is about some hundreds milleniums. At the rocky top in V-III BC existed gaetho-dachian fortress, they used their own calendar as an altar for religious actions. At the other side are visible ruins of "New city" Golden Horde under name Sheihr-ali-Jedid (XIII-XIV) which is recognized as one of capitals of the Tatar hordes during their expansion to Europe. Then here was built powerful stone fortress Orheiul (XV century), its base is still kept. Since the Middle Ages here exists a rocky orthodox monastery "Assumption of the Virgin Mary", which in different centuries became larger according to religious canons. Today the man's monastery is open for visiting at any time of the year, but the most preferable time is during Christian holidays. Approximately in middle XVII century accprding to the gheo-strategic reasons, under the order of Vasil Lupu Orheiul was moved 18 kilometers to the north. It promoted preservation of the rests civilizations that existed in these places, and creation of the real open-air museum complex. Here tourists can visit a museum "The Country yard" (XIX century), landscape reserve "Trebujeni", etc.
The museum complex Orheiul Vechi operates daily from 9.00 till 1800, except Monday. The local guide, paid excursions.

Museum of archeology and ethnography

The first archeologic exhibition was organized in 1958 in the Academy of sciences in Moldova. For the short period of time, in 1977, about 800 thousand exhibits from which more than 10 thousand from the basic fund, have been stored in the buildings of the XIX century (architect A.Bernardatstsi) in historical centre of Chisinau.
In halls of museum can be spent excursion about different eras (a paleolith, a mezolith, a neolith, a bronze age, the Iron Age) at the territories of Dnestr and Prut. The strong impression is created by some colourful panoramas specially equipped for visitors. The museum operates since Tuesday till Sunday, from 9.00 till 17.00.
The guide- translator. Paid excursions.  

Soroca fortress

Is situated in the center of city Soroca, approximately 160 kms to the north from Chisinau. In the middle ages Soroca was the part of the whole defensive system of the Moldavian state consisted from 4 fortresses on Dnestr, 2 on Danube and 3 in the north of the country.

Thus, borders of princedom were under protection of the present "zone from stone fortresses". The fortress Soroca was erected at a ferry through Dnestr, at the place of an old strengthening. In 1499 the wooden fortress of the square form was constructed at the place of Genoa fort Olchonia (Alchona) under the assignment of Stefan cel Mare. In 1543-1546, during hospodarity in Moldova of Peter Raresh, the fortress has been reconstructed literally from the basis. In construction has been used the stone, and it looked precisely the same as now, i.e. absolutely round, with a diameter of 37.5м and 5 towers equally staying from each other. At the creation of this fortress the masters have based on the calculations the supreme law of harmony - " the gold section ", therefore this construction is unique among monuments of defensive architecture of Europe. The fortress Soroca is known also because during time of "Prut campaigns" in 1711 against the Turkeys here were united in Dmitry Kantemir's Moldavian groups and Russian armies under command of tsar Peter I. During the various periods of time this fortress was visited by Bogdan Khmelnitskiy, Thimush Khmelnitskiy, Alexander Suvorov, and others. It is the medieval monument of Moldova kept in an original form. Besides it was kept and the small military church located above the central gate. Visitors of the city Soroka can visit also in gorge Bekira a rocky monastery of XIX century, "a gipsy hill", district hospital (XIX century), a museum of district Soroka, church " T.Stratilat " (eclectic style, XIX century), church "The Assumption of Virgin Mary" (1842). 7 kilometers to the north of Soroca is situated widely known village of masons - Cosauti.
Operating mode: Tuesday - Sunday, from 9.00 till .

Здесь есть крестьянские домики, крытые камышом, аккуратно выложенные плиткой дорожки, колодец с "журавлем", из которого неумелому горожанину трудно зачерпнуть воду, огромный пруд, где водится рыба, песчаный пляж, катамаран и - в качестве представителя живой природы - симпатичный ишачок.

Недавно усадьба обогатилась уникальной звонницей с колоколами и летним амфитеатром на 2500 мест. Теперь она - не только музей, но и большая концертная площадка.

"The Moldavian village" looks like the page from glossy magazine. It is sliently floating among boundless fields, as small island in the ocean. It cannot neither be gone round, nor to bypass on a way leading from Kishinev in area Kriuljan.

It is - our pride. Foreigners like juicy, smelling as new-mown hay national colour.

Here are situated the country small houses covered with a cane, pathes, accurately laid out by a bar, water with "crane" from which it is difficult to inept townspeople to scoop water, a huge pond where the fish is found, a sandy beach, a catamaran and - as the representative of wildlife - nice ишачок.
Recently the manor was enriched with a unique belfry with bells and a years(summer) amphitheater on 2500 places. Now she(it) - not only a museum, but also the big concert platform.
Now it is impossible to present, that we lived once without " the Moldavian village ".

«Молдавское село» соберет лучших звонарей и поэтов

3-6 июня на турбазе близ села Гыртоп Маре пройдет 2-й Международный конкурс звонарей и духовной поэзии До 20 марта любой школьник Молдовы, на любом языке, может прислать сочиненное им стихотворение на духовную тему. Руководство туристической базы «Молдавское село», которое и является организатором конкурса звонарей и поэзии, надеется выпустить книгу с лучшими детскими духовными произведениями. Лауреаты конкурса поэзии прочтут свои произведения 6 июня, на торжественном закрытии мероприятия. Тогда же зрители смогут услышать лучших звонарей. А сам конкурс звонарей пройдет с 3-го по 6-е июня. Заявки на участие в нем подали коллективы 21 страны мира. Не исключено, что в «Молдавское село» прибудет священнослужитель даже из Африки. Отправлено приглашение и одному из выдающихся мастеров колокольного звона - белорусу Александру Малиновскому.

На конкурс звонарей приглашены мастера из разных стран мира - США, Сербии, Румынии, России, Белоруссии, Латвии, Грузии, Греции и т.д. Всего ожидается приезд 30 лучших звонарей мира.
Конкурс поддержал президент Молдовы, парламент и правительство, благословила Право
славная церковь.
В дни конкурса от Кишиневского цирка до «Сатул Молдовенеск» будут курсировать микроавтобусы для желающих послушать колокольный звон. Цена билетов пока не установлена.
Лауреаты конкурса проведут гала-представление. Победителям будут вручаться дипломы и подарки. От денежных премий звонари отказались... «Чуждо. Они играют для Бога», - признался заместитель директора «Сатул Молдовенеск» композитор Ион Енаки. Победители будут определяться по номинациям: «Звонарь Земли», «Лучшая женщина-звонарь», победитель в детском конкурсе звонарей, будут также определены лауреаты от прессы, от телевидения, от Митрополии Молдовы, от Валерия Логина и т.д.

В прошлом году, руководство «Молдавского села» провело конкурс звонарей, в котором приняли участие представители 15 стран мира. Специально была построена звонница на 11 колоколов. В том, что колокольный звон - искусство, смогли убедиться все, кто приехал на конкурс «Звонарь Земли» на базу отдыха «Сатул Молдовенеск». А любителей колокольного искусства оказалось немало - почти три тысячи человек. На праздник - а конкурс называли все не иначе, как праздник, - приехал и сам президент Молдовы с супругой. Он и ударил в колокол, как бы давая старт неординарному событию.
Можно предположить, что до строительства в этом месте специальной звонницы, вряд ли у рядового гражданина была возможность попробовать себя в роли звонаря. Теперь она есть. После конкурса в «Сатул Молдовенеск» было решено открыть школу звонарей. Любой желающий может обучиться азам этого искусства, было бы желание. Специально для открытия школы звонарей была построена звонница, для которой отлили в Минске 12 колоколов. Звонница была спроектирована как памятник архитектуры известнейшим архитектором Беларуси Сергеем Якубовским. Строение было возведено в рекордные сроки - за 45 дней и ночей. Бригада из 30 строителей работала в три смены, чтобы закончить работу вовремя.