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Rapallo was never on my list. I never thought there could actually be something about this city. It lies on the Ligurian Sea coast, just between Cinque Terre and Genoa. As a girl from Croatia, I know it from the history books as the Treaty of Rapallo was signed there, in Villa Pagana, formerly known as Villa Spinola. A treaty…
The five Cinque Terre villages are situated in northern Italy on the Mediterranean Sea, just 3 hours by train from Milan, Pisa and Florence. I have arrived by car and totally enjoyed the national park that spreads across the five villages. La Spezia My journey started in La Spezia. This was the very first stop as I…
Tintine was slowly climbing up the hills of San Marino. Not much pressure should have been put on this car as she had enough of the shocks in the last year or two. The hills around us were rising and soon we found ourselves surrounded by an amazing view. It was San Marino surrounded by…
My Life in Sicily finished after a year spent on this island. It was time to turn on my Tintine (a beautiful red car), hop on a ferry and say goodbye. I was nostalgic as a was driving through Reggio Calabria. But soon I was in Puglia – the region with the best Italian cheeses.…
Ardennes are super fun to visit. They are cold but there is loads of trails to discover. Hence, after so many locations, Rochefort was on the route as well. Its ancient position at the crossroads where the route to Saint-Hubert crossed that from Liège to Bouillon required fortifying: the ruins of the old castle, which gave the place its name and…
Once upon a time, there was a little Ivana in Cuba trying to explain a poor restaurant holder that the pizza ragusa he is having on the menu is not some Italian name for some Italian city, but the city of Dubrovnik in Croatia. Stupid girl. Ragusa is a city on the southern side of the…
An Ionian seaside town, Avola is a mix of old and new. The town focuses heavily on the sea, with its history as a tuna fishing port. Today, the remains of the Vecchia Tonnara at the wharf are a stone backdrop to the sandy beaches. Avola dates back to a pre-Greek people called the Sicani.…
Located about 11 kilometres north of Catania, it is the perfect little commune to visit during the ottobrata – the local festivity that occurs every October here in Sicily, celebrating the fruits of the land: frutti di terra. The first encounter went wrong already 🙂 Approaching the booth with fruit, I have noticed quince – one…
If something is worth visiting in life, it is the Aeolian islands. Becasue it makes you think about winter in the south. It makes you think about simplicity of life. And it makes you realise how not to treat the tourists: just some bags of potatoes that need to be shipped from one island to…
I haven’t had a chance to spent a bit more time discovering this city. But just a glimpse and it made me think to re-visit and make it’s due. When the time will come, I promise to update with more photos. But for now, enjoy the story 🙂 Several civilizations settled in Milazzo and left…
I didn’t expect much from this harbour city, to be honest. I knew they have a great beer – Messina cristali di sale: a great Sicilian beer brewed since 1923 and one of the most loved Italian beers. It is the third largest city on the island of Sicily, and the 13th largest city in Italy.…
Senlis is a city in the northern French department of Oise, Hautes de France. Cute, medieval and charming. It offered us great peek into history: The monarchs of the early French dynasties lived in Senlis, attracted by the proximity of the Chantilly forest. Senlis is situated on the river Nonette. Senlis was known in early Roman imperial times as Augustomagus. During the 3rd century, a seven-meter…
I arrived early in the morning to Moldova, with no special expectations. I knew it is the poorest country in Europe and that the visit to the capital of Chisinau […]
I arrived early in the morning to Moldova, with no special expectations. I knew it is the poorest country in Europe and that the visit to the capital of Chisinau can be done in one day.
Landing with Air Moldova looked like this:
Btw, apparently in Air Moldova you are not allowed to take more than one glass of wine. How sad, especially as the country is famous for vineyards and it is its biggest export product. Even more, Moldavia used to be the vineyards garden of former USSR.
Chişinău is very wealthy compared to the rest of the country, as Moldova is not a very rich country. Whatever was that suppose to mean as the suburbs of Chisinau looked really poor.
However, the center was nice. People very hospitable and kind so I really can not say anything against this city.
As I started my first walk in the city center, I realized the facades had the ornaments from previous USSR – with both the good and bad qualities associated with it:
Perhaps the best example of the USSR traces on the architecture would be this building on the left.
The Cathedral Park – better known as Central Park, is in the very centre of the city. With a regular guest in it:
The centre is adorned with the Nativity Cathedral, the main church for the city. The cathedral was built in the 1830s to a Neoclassical design and it is clearly an orthodox christian church.
Actually, the cathedral is placed at the Great National Assembly Square where you can find the Triumph arch constructed in 1841 which is the center piece of this square. The Arch is really beautiful holding proudly the national flag.
This square was formerly known as Victory Square since many events used to happen here like the demonstrations and protest during the celebrations of the October Revolution in Chisinau in 1989. Hence the monuments:
Across is the Stefan Cel Mare Monument or Stephen III (The Great) and his monument – witnessing that he achieved European fame by resisting the Turkish advances in the 15th century. The monument is the gateway to the beautiful park of the same name.
Funny thing I noticed – and I do not know the reason why, but seems like in the horticulture of Chisinau is cabbage included. I noticed the cabbage heads in parks:
After 2 hours of site-seeing, I decided to sit in the park at some local restaurant and order the local beer. I know that wine is the main beverage here, but it was such a hot and sunny day so I couldn’t resist. 🙂
With the great view at the fountains in the park:
Later that day I visited the National Archaeology & History Museum. Not sure who what I expected, but I was disappointed there was not a single item described in english. Luckily, I can get some Romanian (official language in Moldova) from my Italian knowledge.
The day finished with the most famous thing for Moldovans: the wine. As mentioned, Moldova has a well-established wine industry. Fossils of Vitis teutonica vine leaves near the Naslavcia village in the north of Moldova indicate that grapes grew here approximately 6 to 25 million years ago. Unfortunately, I had no time to visit this places… next time Moldova 🙂
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I never knew that Moldavia had a flourishing wine industry. Your travel stories are very well written and always tell me something new about each place.
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