Not to be confused with Moldova, the neighbouring country.

Moldavia (Romanian: Moldova) is a region in north-eastern Romania, sharing a border with Moldova and Ukraine. It consists of the counties of Suceava, Iași, Vaslui, Galați, Vrancea, Botoșani, Neamț and Bacău.

Regions

Regions in Moldavia

Upper Moldavia (Bacău County, Neamț County, Botoșani County)

Lower Moldavia (Iași County, Galați County, Vrancea County, Vaslui County)

Cities

Iași County

Palace of Culture in Iași

• 1 Iași — the main city, former residence of Moldavian voivodes, important Romanian cultural and business center, university city
• Ruginoasa — Alexandru Ioan Cuza memorial palace
• Hârlău — museum of vineyard and wine, vineyards of Cotnari nearby
• Miclăușeni — monastery and Sturdza castle
• Hadâmbu and Dobrovăț monasteries
• Cucuteni — neolithic archeological site
• Pașcani

Vaslui County

Huși Cathedral

• Vaslui
• Bârlad
• Huși - vineyards nearby

Bacău County

• 2 Bacău — an important Moldavian city with 200,000 people, village of Ardeoani - George Enescu memorial house
• 3 Comănești
• 4 Onești
• 5 Moinești
• 6 Slănic Moldova — spa resort with mineral waters

Vrancea County

Mărășești memorial

• 7 Focșani - wine region
• 8 Mărășești - known for the fights in the World War I

Galați County

• 9 Galați — industrial city, with almost 300,000 people, largest port and sea port on the Danube

Botoșani County

• 10 Botoșani —
• Dorohoi - nearby the village of Ipotești with Mihai Eminescu, romanian national poet, memorial house

Neamț County

Old church in Piatra Neamț

• 11 Piatra Neamț — monastery of Bistrița nearby. Surrounded by wooded mountains and boasting modern comforts, Piatra is one of the most beautiful and vibrant cities in Moldova
• 12 Bicaz — a good base for nearby lakes, canyon, and Eastern Carpathians, Izvorul Muntelui lake
• 13 Târgu Neamț — Neamț citadel, Agapia and Neamț monasteries and the memorial house of the famous writer Ion Creangă

Ion Creangă memorial house

• Roman

Get in

By plane

• 1 Iași International Airport (IAS ^IATA) (the airport is 8 km (5.0 mi) northeast of the city center). Flights from Barcelona, Basel/Mulhouse, Berlin, Billund, Bologna, Copenhagen, Dortmund, Eindhoven, Istanbul, Larnaca, Liverpool, London-Luton, Madrid, Munich-Memmingen, Rome, Tel Aviv, Turin, Venice (provided by Wizz Air); Bucharest (TAROM); Charleroi, Milan-Bergamo, Paris-Beauvais (provided by Ryanair and Wizz Air); Dublin (HiSky and Ryanair); Vienna (Austrian Airlines). There are also seasonal flights from Catania (Wizz Air); Dusseldorf and Stuttgart (provided by Eurowings) . (updated Mar 2024)

• 2 George Enescu International Airport (BCM ^IATA). Flights from Barcelona, Bologna, Brussels, Catania, Dublin, Liverpool and Turin (provided by Dan Air); London-Luton (Dan Air and Wizz Air); Milan (Wizz Air and from Bergamo provided by AeroItalia and Dan Air); Rome (AeroItalia and Dan Air). There are also seasonal flights from Madrid provided by Dan Air. There are no domestic flights. (updated Mar 2024)

See

Sturdza Castle in Miclăuşeni

• 1 Sturdza Castle (Castelul Sturdza). 
• Izvorul Muntelui Lake

Izvorul Muntelui Lake

• Ceahlău mountain
• 2 Bicaz Gorge (Cheile Bicazului).  
• Bicăjel Gorge (Cheile Bicăjelului). 
• 3 Șugău Gorge (Cheile Șugăului).  

Do

Ski

• Piatra Neamţ
• Vatra Dornei

Off road

• Piatra Neamţ - Hard enduro contests

Drink

Most popular drink in Lower Moldavia (Ţara de Jos a Moldovei) is wine from the vineyards of Cotnari, Panciu, Odobeşti, Huşi.

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Article Geo different to Wikidata
Wikivoyage: Latitude 46.82, Longitude 27.14 (Map, Geohack)
Wikidata: Latitude 46, Longitude 26 (Map, Geohack)
Difference: 126.2km

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