Travel in Moldova

With its stunning natural scenery, ancient towns and compelling history, Georgia really does have it all – and the food is no exception. Georgians are passionate about wine and love their sweets; eating here is more of a ritual than a meal. Rough Guides writer Kiki Deere talks us through an indulgent Georgian feast.

The purpose of the conference is to bring together the leaders of the European aviation industry, for a series of debates, interviews, and valuable networking, a unique opportunity and development in the aviation sector, that will connect leading industry representatives and speakers around the world.

The project will also count on the support of Invest Moldova Agency, and the Moldova State University, with funding from the Estonian Development Cooperation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Estonia.

Currently, Greece ranks extremely high as an attractive target for foreign investors looking for visas through real estate investment thanks to a confluence of factors that includes narrowing alternatives in the rest of Europe, a resurgent Greek economy and a relatively low minimum threshold for acquiring property.

Japan is gearing up to launch a digital nomad visa next month. It will allow citizens of 49 nations, including EU member states, to stay in the country for up to six months.

Ever wondered why it's so easy to move between most countries in Europe during your big Eurotrip? That's thanks to the Schengen Area. To help minimize the hassle when traveling around the continent, this open-border area of the European Union was devised to provide unrestricted access across borders for travelers looking to move between countries with relative ease.

Four European countries now have the world’s most powerful passports.

Even before Sri Lanka included India in the list of nations that will get free visas, it was among the most preferred destinations for Indian families, along with Sharjah in United Arab Emirates. A report from online travel agency Cleartrip chronicles what, how and which destinations were trending between July and September 2023. Domestically, Goa, Gurugram, and Chandigarh were the preferred non-metro destinations. 

Moving to a new country can be daunting, especially if you don’t speak the language.

The most famous of New York City’s five boroughs is Manhattan. The hippest is Brooklyn. There’s the forgotten one (Staten Island) and the one that tourists only visit to go to a Yankees game (the Bronx). Then there’s the most interesting one: Queens, a borough of two-million-plus people and among the most ethnically diverse swathes of land in North America.

When it comes to wine, snifter-sized Moldova packs a barrel-sized punch. Sandwiched between the Carpathian Mountains and the Black Sea on the eastern edge of Europe, this is a country with an ancient winemaking tradition that’s experienced a recent boom in independent wineries offering vineyard tours, wine tastings, excellent restaurants and unique accommodation. Moldova's wines are becoming increasingly well recognised internationally, with a local vintage winning Best Red Wine at Concours Mondiale de Bruxelles 2022. See the world’s largest collection of wine, sleep in a wine barrel and sip your way through the many wine varieties on offer in Moldova’s three winemaking regions — Codru, Valul lui Traian and Ștefan Vodă.

Once mainly visited by volunteers, aid workers and backpackers on a budget, Guatemala has now made it onto the radar of trendsetters and Hollywood stars.

Few places are as synonymous with Jewish food as New York City. Manhattan's Lower East Side neighbourhood served as a culinary cauldron when it was home to the largest Jewish community in the world in the late 19th and early 20th Centuries, blending centuries of diasporic gastronomic knowledge.

Leave the massive crowds of tourists behind in France or Italy, and make your next trip to one of the least-visited European countries.

Tired of your local nightclub? Bored of trekking to the same venue every Saturday night? Then try one of these awesome experiences from Make The Most Of Your Time On Earth , as witnessed by Rough Guides writers all over the world.

In early summer, the city of St Petersburg experiences the White Nights, glowing midsummer days around the summer solstice when the sun never sets and the nights are awash with a white glow. The phenomenon, which characterises locations of high latitudes, sees St Petersburg pulsating with energy, with cafes, restaurants and museums open around the clock, and open-air festivals and lively music concerts keeping revellers up all night.

However well-travelled you might be, chances are, Moldova isn’t one of the countries already ticked off your list for the simple reason that it’s Europe’s least-visited country. Yet this enigmatic land tucked between Romania and Ukraine has much to offer travellers seeking unspoilt nature and intriguing culture — far from the madding selfie-stick-brandishing crowd.

With a population of 290,000, the eastern city of Iasi is Romania’s second largest metropolis after the capital Bucharest. Also known as Jassy, it is set on the Bahlui River – a tributary of the Prut River, which marks the Romania and Moldova border.