{"id":1302614,"date":"2026-09-26T18:42:22","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T18:42:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/?page_id=1302614"},"modified":"2026-10-01T16:34:31","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T16:34:31","slug":"moldova","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/europe\/moldova\/","title":{"rendered":"Moldova"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":200,"featured_media":0,"parent":1301190,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"hw-hub-country","meta":{"footnotes":"","hw_hub_hero_eyebrow":"","hw_hub_hero_h1":"","hw_hub_hero_intro":"","hw_hub_hero_image":"","hw_hub_hero_overlay":"","hw_hub_hero_cta":"","hw_hub_why_title":"","hw_hub_why_body":"","hw_hub_why_link_label":"","hw_hub_why_link_url":"","hw_hub_why_cards":"","hw_hub_stats":"","hw_hub_countries_title":"","hw_hub_countries_intro":"","hw_hub_featured":"","hw_hub_regions":"","hw_hub_hostels_title":"","hw_hub_hostels_intro":"","hw_hub_hostels_cta_label":"","hw_hub_hostels_cta_url":"","hw_hub_hostels_source":"","hw_hub_hostels_location_type":"","hw_hub_hostels_location_id":"","hw_hub_hostels_currency":"","hw_hub_hostels_count":"","hw_hub_hostels_cache":"","hw_hub_hostels":"","hw_hub_when_title":"","hw_hub_when_intro":"","hw_hub_seasons":"","hw_hub_costs_title":"","hw_hub_costs_body":"","hw_hub_cost_rows":"","hw_hub_cost_note":"","hw_hub_money_reads":"","hw_hub_rail_title":"","hw_hub_rail_body":"","hw_hub_rail_link_label":"","hw_hub_rail_link_url":"","hw_hub_rail_image":"","hw_hub_routes":"","hw_hub_events_title":"","hw_hub_events_intro":"","hw_hub_events_source":"","hw_hub_events_continent":"","hw_hub_events_count":"","hw_hub_events_cache":"","hw_hub_events_cta_label":"","hw_hub_events_cta_url":"","hw_hub_events":"","hw_hub_events_pills":"","hw_hub_reads_intro":"","hw_hub_article_rows":"","hw_hub_show_read_time":"","hw_hub_all_title":"","hw_hub_all_body":"","hw_hub_all_cta":"","hw_hub_trips_title":"","hw_hub_trips_note":"","hw_hub_trips":"","hw_hub_faq_title":"","hw_hub_faq_note":"","hw_hub_faqs":"","hw_hub_cta_title":"","hw_hub_cta_body":"","hw_hub_cta_buttons":"","hw_hub_newsletter_title":"","hw_hub_newsletter_body":"","hw_hub_newsletter_shortcode":"","hw_hub_hub_term":"","hw_hub_scope_rows":"","hw_hub_country_hero_eyebrow":"Moldova country guide","hw_hub_country_hero_h1":"Things To Do In Moldova","hw_hub_country_hero_intro":"The least visited country in Europe, with the largest wine cellars in the world underneath it and a Soviet-era breakaway region next door that still flies the hammer and sickle.","hw_hub_country_hero_image":"1302617","hw_hub_country_hero_overlay":"light","hw_hub_country_hero_cta":"Pick a city | #cities\r\nWhat it costs | #money","hw_hub_country_stats":"\u20ac10 | Dorm bed, from\r\n200km | Of tunnels at Mile\u0219tii Mici\r\n\u20ac1.50 | A glass of good wine\r\n4% | Of the country is forest","hw_hub_country_intro_title":"Wine cellars, monasteries and a country that time forgot","hw_hub_country_intro_body":"Moldova receives fewer visitors than anywhere else in Europe, which is most of its appeal. It is small, flat, agricultural and poor, and it has two things almost nobody else has: the largest wine cellar in the world, and a functioning Soviet theme park that is not a theme park.\r\n\r\nMile\u0219tii Mici holds 200km of limestone tunnels lined with two million bottles, and you drive through them. Cricova, nearer the capital, has streets named after wines and a tasting room Gagarin allegedly did not leave for two days.\r\n\r\nTransnistria, east of the Dniester, declared independence in 1990 and is recognised by nobody. It has its own currency, border guards and Lenin statues. Several governments, including the UK, advise against all travel there, which can invalidate travel insurance, and no embassy can help you inside, so check your own government's advice before considering a visit.","hw_hub_country_facts":"Languages | Romanian, with Russian widely spoken. English is limited outside Chi\u0219in\u0103u\r\nCurrency | Moldovan leu (MDL). Transnistria uses its own rouble\r\nEmergency | 112\r\nTap water | Bottled is recommended outside the capital\r\nTipping | 10% in restaurants\r\nTransnistria | A breakaway region with its own border controls. Several governments, including the UK, advise against all travel there\r\nHow long to stay | Three or four days covers the country\r\nBest months | May, June and September","hw_hub_country_cities_title":"Where to go","hw_hub_country_cities_intro":"Everything is within two hours of Chi\u0219in\u0103u, and marshrutkas cost a couple of euros.","hw_hub_country_cities_live":"1","hw_hub_country_cities":"Chi\u0219in\u0103u | A green, low-rise capital of Soviet blocks and parks, with the cheapest wine bars in Europe. |  | 1302618 | Chisnau is such a fun city to visit if you're willing to explore wineries and this unexpected welcoming and nice city. People are very nice and the food is very good! Take a walking tour if you can :) | \nSoroca | A round Moldavian fortress on the Dniester, and the centre of Roma culture in the country. |  | 1302620 |  | ","hw_hub_country_trips_title":"What kind of trip is this?","hw_hub_country_trips_intro":"Moldova is wine, monasteries and one very unusual day trip.","hw_hub_country_trip_types":"Food | sunset | local-markets | Wine at a scale and price that makes no sense. | Drive through Mile\u0219tii Mici; A tasting at Cricova; Placinte from a market stall | Cricova; Mile\u0219tii Mici; Purcari | Chi\u0219in\u0103u; Cricova | food\nCulture | purple | culture | Cave monasteries, Soviet mosaics and a round medieval fortress. | Orheiul Vechi cave monastery; Soroca's fortress on the Dniester; Soviet mosaics in Chi\u0219in\u0103u | Orheiul Vechi; Soroca fortress; C\u0103priana Monastery | Chi\u0219in\u0103u; Soroca | culture\nBudget | teal | coin | The cheapest country in Europe, comfortably. | A full meal for \u20ac5; \u20ac10 dorms; Wine by the glass for \u20ac1.50 | Chi\u0219in\u0103u; Orheiul Vechi; Soroca | Chi\u0219in\u0103u | budget-travel\nCity break | blue | city | Two days in Chi\u0219in\u0103u, which is greener than expected. | Walk the central park chess tables; A Soviet-era caf\u00e9; The Triumphal Arch | Chi\u0219in\u0103u centre; Stefan cel Mare park | Chi\u0219in\u0103u | city-break\nAdventure | green | backpack | Not a mountain country, but the Dniester valley is worth walking. | Walk above Orheiul Vechi; Cycle the vineyards; Kayak the Dniester | Orheiul Vechi; Dniester valley; Codru forest | Chi\u0219in\u0103u | adventure\nNightlife | pink | nightclub | Cheap, local and centred on wine. | A wine bar crawl in Chi\u0219in\u0103u; Live music in the centre; Student bars | Chi\u0219in\u0103u centre; Stefan cel Mare | Chi\u0219in\u0103u | nightlife","hw_hub_country_do_title":"Things to do in Moldova","hw_hub_country_do_body":"The wine cellars are the reason to come. Mile\u0219tii Mici is the largest in the world by bottle count, with 200km of tunnels you tour in a vehicle because walking would take days. Cricova is nearer the capital, with underground avenues named after wines, and both do tastings that cost less than a bottle in a Vienna restaurant.\r\n\r\nOrheiul Vechi is the country's most beautiful place: a monastery carved into a limestone cliff above a loop of river, still in use, with a village below it. Half a day from Chi\u0219in\u0103u.\r\n\r\nTransnistria, the breakaway region east of the Dniester, is the other thing people ask about. Several governments, including the UK, advise against all travel there, which can invalidate travel insurance, and consular help is effectively unavailable inside. Check your own government's advice before considering it.","hw_hub_country_do_points":"Mile\u0219tii Mici | The largest wine cellar in the world. Toured by vehicle\r\nCricova | Underground streets named after wines, 15 minutes from the capital\r\nOrheiul Vechi | A cave monastery in a cliff. The best half day in the country\r\nSoroca | A round medieval fortress on the Dniester, and the Roma mansions above the town","hw_hub_country_do_tag":"things-to-do","hw_hub_country_do_more":"All things to do in Moldova","hw_hub_country_food_title":"Eating in Moldova","hw_hub_country_food_body":"Moldovan food is Romanian with Russian and Turkish edges: m\u0103m\u0103lig\u0103, a polenta served with cheese and sour cream, pl\u0103cinte pastries filled with cheese, cabbage or apple, and sarmale cabbage rolls.\r\n\r\nEverything is cheap. A full meal in a Chi\u0219in\u0103u restaurant is \u20ac5 to \u20ac9, a pl\u0103cint\u0103 from a market stall under a euro, and a glass of genuinely good local wine \u20ac1.50 to \u20ac3.\r\n\r\nWine is the national industry. The country has been making it for 5,000 years, exports a great deal of it unbranded, and the family wineries in the south \u2014 Purcari in particular \u2014 are worth the trip and cost very little to visit.","hw_hub_country_food_points":"A full meal | \u20ac5\u20139 in Chi\u0219in\u0103u\r\nPl\u0103cinte | Under \u20ac1 from a market stall\r\nWine by the glass | \u20ac1.50\u20133 for something genuinely good\r\nWinery visits | Cheap, and the family producers welcome visitors","hw_hub_country_food_tag":"food","hw_hub_country_food_more":"All food guides for Moldova","hw_hub_country_nightlife_title":"Going out in Moldova","hw_hub_country_nightlife_body":"Chi\u0219in\u0103u's nightlife is small, local and extremely cheap. Wine bars have multiplied in recent years and are the best of it \u2014 a glass of good local wine is \u20ac1.50 to \u20ac3 and the producers are often in the room.\r\n\r\nThe centre around Stefan cel Mare boulevard has bars and a student crowd, and live music is common rather than occasional.\r\n\r\nThere is no scene to speak of outside the capital. Nobody comes to Moldova for the nightlife, and that is fine.","hw_hub_country_nightlife_points":"Wine bars | The best of the city, and the producers are often present\r\nPrices | Wine \u20ac1.50\u20133 a glass, beer about \u20ac2\r\nWhere | Around Stefan cel Mare boulevard in the centre\r\nOutside the capital | Very little. Plan evenings in Chi\u0219in\u0103u","hw_hub_country_nightlife_tag":"nightlife","hw_hub_country_nightlife_more":"All nightlife guides for Moldova","hw_hub_country_transport_title":"Getting around Moldova","hw_hub_country_transport_body":"Marshrutkas \u2014 shared minibuses \u2014 go everywhere from Chi\u0219in\u0103u, cost a couple of euros and leave when full. The country is small enough that nothing takes more than two or three hours.\r\n\r\nBuses run to Odesa, Bucharest and Ia\u0219i across the borders. There is a train to Bucharest and one to Ia\u0219i in Romania, both slow.\r\n\r\nTaxis in Chi\u0219in\u0103u are very cheap and best booked through an app such as Yandex Go. For the wineries, either an organised trip or a taxi for a few hours is the practical option, because tasting and driving do not combine.","hw_hub_country_transport_points":"Marshrutkas | A couple of euros, everywhere, leaving when full\r\nSoroca | Buses from Chi\u0219in\u0103u, about 2.5 to 3 hours\r\nWineries | Take a tour or a taxi. Do not drive to a tasting\r\nInternational | Buses to Odesa, Bucharest and Ia\u0219i","hw_hub_country_transport_tag":"transport","hw_hub_country_transport_more":"All transport guides for Moldova","hw_hub_country_money_title":"What Moldova costs","hw_hub_country_money_body":"Moldova is the cheapest country in Europe. Dorms start around \u20ac10, a full meal is \u20ac5 to \u20ac9, wine is \u20ac1.50 a glass, and a marshrutka across the country costs about \u20ac2.\r\n\r\nA full day including a bed, three meals, transport and a winery visit comes to \u20ac25 to \u20ac35 without any effort at economising.\r\n\r\nThe leu is the currency and cash is important \u2014 cards work in Chi\u0219in\u0103u but much less reliably elsewhere. Transnistria uses its own rouble, which cannot be obtained or spent anywhere else, so change only what you will use on the day.","hw_hub_country_money_points":"Dorm bed | From \u20ac10\r\nA day, all in | \u20ac25\u201335\r\nA winery tour | Cheap. Often under \u20ac20 with tastings\r\nTransnistrian rouble | Unusable elsewhere. Change only what you need that day","hw_hub_country_money_tag":"budget","hw_hub_country_money_more":"All budget guides for Moldova","hw_hub_country_safety_title":"Staying safe in Moldova","hw_hub_country_safety_body":"Moldova is safe for ordinary travel, with low crime and a population unused to visitors in a way that is generally welcoming rather than wary.\r\n\r\nThe two things that need care are Transnistria and the regional situation. Several governments, including the UK, advise against all travel there to Transnistria, which can invalidate travel insurance, and consular assistance there is effectively unavailable. Anyone who does go passes a registration point rather than an international border: keep your passport and the slip you are given, do not overstay it, do not photograph military or government buildings, and do not attempt to enter or leave via Ukraine.\r\n\r\nMoldova borders Ukraine, and the wider regional situation affects flight availability and border crossings. Check current government advice before booking.","hw_hub_country_safety_points":"Emergency | 112\r\nTransnistria | Several governments, including the UK, advise against all travel. Check yours first\r\nConsular help | Effectively unavailable inside Transnistria\r\nRegional situation | Check current advice. It affects flights and borders","hw_hub_country_safety_tag":"","hw_hub_country_safety_more":"","hw_hub_country_entry_title":"Entry and documents","hw_hub_country_entry_body":"Moldova is not in the EU or Schengen, so time here does not count against the 90-day Schengen allowance.\r\n\r\nEU, UK, US, Canadian and Australian citizens enter visa-free for 90 days in a 180-day period. Passports should be valid for the stay.\r\n\r\nTransnistria is not a separate country in any recognised sense, but it operates its own controls. Several governments, including the UK, advise against all travel there; check yours before going. Anyone who enters is registered and given a slip with a time limit. Keep it, and leave the way you came in.","hw_hub_country_entry_points":"Not Schengen | Time here does not count against the 90-day EU limit\r\nVisa-free | 90 days for most Western passports\r\nTransnistria | Separate controls. Several governments advise against all travel there\r\nCurrency | Moldovan leu. Cash matters outside the capital","hw_hub_country_entry_tag":"","hw_hub_country_entry_more":"","hw_hub_country_season_title":"When to go","hw_hub_country_season_intro":"Spring and early autumn are best, and September and October are wine harvest, which is the whole point of being here.","hw_hub_country_season_note":"Average highs for Chi\u0219in\u0103u. The country is flat and continental, so summers are hot with little relief and winters are properly cold.","hw_hub_country_season_rows":"January | 1 | 1 | Cold and very quiet. Cheapest month\r\nFebruary | 3 | 1 | Still winter. Almost no visitors at all\r\nMarch | 10 | 1 | Thawing. M\u0103r\u021bi\u0219or on the first of the month\r\nApril | 17 | 2 | Spring. Green and pleasant\r\nMay | 23 | 3 | Excellent. Vineyards in leaf and everything open\r\nJune | 26 | 3 | Warm and quiet. Good for the countryside\r\nJuly | 29 | 3 | Hot, and flat country with little shade\r\nAugust | 28 | 3 | Still hot. The quietest big month\r\nSeptember | 23 | 4 | The best month. Harvest begins\r\nOctober | 16 | 4 | National Wine Day at the start. The reason to come\r\nNovember | 8 | 1 | Grey and cheap\r\nDecember | 2 | 2 | Cold, with a modest Christmas market in the capital","hw_hub_country_budget_title":"What your trip will cost","hw_hub_country_budget_intro":"Pick how you travel and how long for. Per night, for one person, at Moldovan prices.","hw_hub_country_budget_note":"Prices are in lei locally; these are euro equivalents. Winery tours are the main extra, and they are cheap.","hw_hub_country_budget_rows":"Shoestring | 10 | 7 | 2 | 4\r\nMiddle of the road | 16 | 14 | 4 | 10\r\nComfortable | 28 | 26 | 7 | 18","hw_hub_country_budget_currency":"\u20ac","hw_hub_country_events_title":"What is on while you are there","hw_hub_country_events_intro":"National Wine Day in early October is the single best reason to time a trip.","hw_hub_country_events_source":"api","hw_hub_country_events_country":"moldova","hw_hub_country_events_count":"8","hw_hub_country_events_cache":"24","hw_hub_country_events_cta_label":"All events in Moldova","hw_hub_country_events_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/events\/europe\/moldova\/","hw_hub_country_events":"M\u0103r\u021bi\u0219or | 1 March | Nationwide | Red and white tokens marking the start of spring, worn all month. |  | \nEaster of the Blajini | April or May | Nationwide | A week after Orthodox Easter, families eat together in cemeteries. 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Almost all are in Chi\u0219in\u0103u, and they are among the cheapest beds in Europe.","hw_hub_country_hostels_cta_label":"All hostels in Moldova","hw_hub_country_hostels_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/europe\/moldova\/","hw_hub_country_hostels_source":"api","hw_hub_country_hostels_location_type":"country","hw_hub_country_hostels_location_id":"138","hw_hub_country_hostels_currency":"EUR","hw_hub_country_hostels_count":"12","hw_hub_country_hostels_cache":"12","hw_hub_country_hostels":"","hw_hub_country_faq_title":"Moldova travel questions","hw_hub_country_faq_note":"The ones we get asked most.","hw_hub_country_faqs":"Why visit Moldova? | The wine, mostly. Mile\u0219tii Mici is the largest cellar in the world with 200km of tunnels, Cricova has underground streets named after wines, and a glass of something good costs \u20ac1.50. It is also the least visited country in Europe, which is either the point or the problem.\r\nIs Moldova cheap? | The cheapest country in Europe. Dorms from \u20ac10, a full meal at \u20ac5 to \u20ac9, wine at \u20ac1.50 a glass, and a day around \u20ac25 to \u20ac35 without economising.\r\nCan I visit Transnistria? | Marshrutkas run there from Chi\u0219in\u0103u, but several governments, including the UK, advise against all travel to Transnistria. That can invalidate travel insurance, and consular help is effectively unavailable inside. Check your own government's advice first. Anyone who goes is registered at a checkpoint and given a slip with a time limit, which must be kept and not overstayed.\r\nHow many days do you need in Moldova? | Three or four. Two in Chi\u0219in\u0103u with the wine cellars, one for Orheiul Vechi, and one for Soroca if you want to see the north. The country is small and flat and nothing takes long to reach.\r\nWhen is the best time to visit? | September and October for the harvest and National Wine Day, which is the single best weekend of the year here. May and June are also good; July and August are hot on flat open country with little shade.\r\nIs Moldova safe? | For ordinary travel, yes, with low crime and a genuinely welcoming population. Transnistria is different: several governments, including the UK, advise against all travel there. The wider regional situation also affects flights and borders, so check current advice before booking.\r\nDoes time here count towards Schengen? | No. Moldova is outside the EU and Schengen, so time spent here is separate from the 90-day allowance.","hw_hub_country_cta_title":"Say yes to hostels, meet the world","hw_hub_country_cta_body":"Compare hostels across Moldova \u2014 live prices, real reviews and free cancellation on most bookings. 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