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Tourism in Moldova

Although it has a small area, the Republic of Moldova as a tourist destination has a great potential represented first of all by the geomorphologic aspect of its territory an unusualdiversity of landscape reservations or scenery and unique geological monuments of Europeanand world value.

Over the last decade the priority forms of tourism in the Republic of Moldova have been rural,wine, cultural tourism, health and beauty !ourism.

Rural Tourism

Moldova"s agricultural and picturesque countryside proposes various services for touristswishing to stay in the middle of the nature

# offering the tourists traditional, rural#style accommodation$# providing them the opportunity to en%oy country pursuits and activities$# ma&ing them acquainted with the local fol&lore, entertainment and traditions$# displaying handicrafts to the tourists and giving them the opportunity to participate in their

production$# offering handicrafts for purchase.

Wine Tourism

'ineyards also constitute attractions of the countryside. Over centuries Moldova has gained richtraditions of growing grapes and wine production. !here are ()* wineries in the Republic ofMoldova, of which *+ have e perience and facilities to receive visitors. -ere tourists cane perience and learn about the comple production processes, see bottling and, of course, samplethe final product. !he Republic of Moldova"s wine en%oys a good reputation internationally forits quality.

As a wine country, the Republic of Moldova offers visitors opportunities to choose theirfavourite itineraries underground cellars and towns, wine storage facilities, wine processingfactories, production processes of spar&ling wine, divin, heres, balsam, etc. ombined with thevineyards that surround them into the tourist route /!he 0ine Road in the Republic of Moldova/,the wineries represent a substantial reason to visit the country. !hey are also means of promotingthe Moldova"s best tourism product.

Cultural Tourism!he Republic of Moldova has a rich cultural heritage which may be of great interest to tourists.()1 cultural heritage sites may be included in the tourist circuit. !he earliest visible remains ofthe built heritage are 2eto#3acian sites and Roman fortifications. !he remains of medievalfortresses, archaeological comple es such as Orheuil 'echi, cave monasteries, nobles" mansions

and peasant houses offer a diversity of visitor attractions. hisinau, the capital city, features agood number of cultural heritage monuments, fine e amples of domestic architecture from the(4th and *1th centuries, which might be considered as tourist attractions as well.

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!he Republic of Moldova has 56 museums with rich collections of art. Additionally, museumsare mostly housed in buildings of a special architectural importance. All of these have theirspecialist audiences, but at least *1 are of interest to the general public.

7art of the national tourist product is the variety of cultures represented in different parts of thecountry. !he Republic of Moldova is an amalgam of many nationalities and cultures with manytraditions, languages, fol&lore, coo&ing, etc. !here are over 551 fol& music groups in theRepublic of Moldova, most of them reflecting the distinct traditions of their districts and ethnicorigins. 8t is worth mentioning the national craftsmanship both because of cultural value and also

because it supplies souvenirs for tourists.

Health and Beauty Tourism

!he e isting balneoclimateric health resorts in the Republic of Moldova could become asubstantial balneotherapeutic and tourist product internationally, provided that a properinfrastructure would be created.

!he best premises in this regard have the 9:ucuria#sind; health resort from 'adul lui 'oda,9 odru; health resort from -ir%auca village, alarasi district, and especially 97rutul de @os; Reservation, >7laiul agului; Reservation

Museums: /Ale ei Mateevici/ -ouse B Museum, /Ale andr 7ush&in/ -ouse B Museum,/ onstantin Ctamati/ -ouse B Museum, 8gor 'ieru -ouse and Museum, Museum omple /OldOrhei/,