<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Visit.MD — Blog</title><description>Trips, finds and notes about Moldova — from the Visit.MD team.</description><link>https://www.visit.md/</link><language>en</language><item><title>Excavating Chisinau’s Cobblestones</title><link>https://www.visit.md/en/chisinau-paving-stones-discovery/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.visit.md/en/chisinau-paving-stones-discovery/</guid><description>A few weeks ago, during the reconstruction of 31 August Street near the Art Museum, 19th-century cobblestones were discovered. A team from the National Archaeological Agency led by Vlad…</description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Mar 2023 07:49:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>An Old House in Botanica</title><link>https://www.visit.md/en/botanica-posta-veche/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.visit.md/en/botanica-posta-veche/</guid><description>An old building at the intersection of Cetatea Alba and Diminetii streets. The house has an unusual shape: seen from above, it looks like a check mark. Stucco moldings of columns and grapevines still miraculously cling to the walls. The ground floor is completely overgrown…</description><pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2022 19:16:34 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Tours around Moldova. February 20-21.</title><link>https://www.visit.md/en/moldova-trip-20-21-feb-2021/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.visit.md/en/moldova-trip-20-21-feb-2021/</guid><description>Saturday Azbuca Travel Through the Soldanesti Canyon We start from the town of Soldanesti, along one of the longest canyons in Moldova. The Soldanesti Canyon, carved into the rock massif by the Ciorna River, makes…</description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2021 21:20:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Clearing the Bîc River</title><link>https://www.visit.md/en/curatire-riului-bic/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.visit.md/en/curatire-riului-bic/</guid><description>Virtual Tours Virtual tour Șoldănești Bunker: A Cold War Legacy Moldova, known for its rich culture and natural beauty, also holds an intriguing relic of the Cold War era — the Șoldănești Bunker. Officially known as Object 1180, this underground complex was…</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2020 07:51:19 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Where to Get Away with a Child? Comparing 4 Holiday Retreats!</title><link>https://www.visit.md/en/pensiuni-comparatie-1/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.visit.md/en/pensiuni-comparatie-1/</guid><description>The task: a getaway with an overnight stay, with a car to get around. The test was carried out by two still-young people with a child of almost two, sometimes joined by friends. Let me say right away that you need to book everywhere in advance – weekends are usually…</description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2020 08:01:44 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>In the village of Gordinești, limestone is burned using 14th-century technology. The environment suffers :(</title><link>https://www.visit.md/en/la-castel-ecology/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.visit.md/en/la-castel-ecology/</guid><description>How legal and safe is this for the “La Castel” landscape reserve? While filming the virtual tour of the “La Castel” landscape reserve, the project team came across some puzzling structures: As members of the…</description><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2020 21:36:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Hello, I&apos;m Your Moldova: Rediscovering the Country</title><link>https://www.visit.md/en/explore-moldova-on-your-own/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.visit.md/en/explore-moldova-on-your-own/</guid><description>Borders, restaurants and swimming pools are still closed – you&apos;d think this is the moment for domestic tourism to truly blossom (with all the precautions, of course). But alas, no: the government hasn&apos;t yet given permission for…</description><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2020 19:18:32 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>International Museum Day.</title><link>https://www.visit.md/en/mezhdunarodnyj-den-muzeev/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.visit.md/en/mezhdunarodnyj-den-muzeev/</guid><description>Happy holiday to all museum workers! And for visitors, we have the largest collection of virtual tours of Moldovan museums: Moldova State University Museum National Museum…</description><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2020 08:12:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Lavender fields near the village of Cobusca Noua, Anenii Noi district</title><link>https://www.visit.md/en/lavender-fields/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.visit.md/en/lavender-fields/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2017 21:15:22 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Aftermath of the snowstorm in the Valley of Roses.</title><link>https://www.visit.md/en/snowstorm-dolina-roz/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.visit.md/en/snowstorm-dolina-roz/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 22 Apr 2017 16:51:01 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Aftermaths of a snowstorm on April 20-21.</title><link>https://www.visit.md/en/snowstorm-april-20-21-2017/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.visit.md/en/snowstorm-april-20-21-2017/</guid><description>The snowstorm that struck our republic on April 20-21, 2017, is certainly a historic event. This is indeed a unique natural phenomenon for our republic: nothing of such scale happened to us for more then 120 years.…</description><pubDate>Sat, 22 Apr 2017 16:51:01 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Old Orhei: Nature Awakens</title><link>https://www.visit.md/en/orhei-vechi-nature-awakens/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.visit.md/en/orhei-vechi-nature-awakens/</guid><description>A mini tour of the spring forest around Old Orhei. Our project is taking part in the Gala Turismului competition. Please vote for us.</description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Mar 2017 21:15:22 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Disappearing Chisinau: the De-Karrier Dacha in the Valley of Roses</title><link>https://www.visit.md/en/disappearing-chisinau-dolina-roz-ruins/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.visit.md/en/disappearing-chisinau-dolina-roz-ruins/</guid><description>A slightly sad tour of the ruins of a house that once stood near the third lake in the Valley of Roses. Here is what it looked like back then (photos from the thread on OldChisinau.com – be sure to read it!): And here is what became of it:</description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Mar 2017 21:17:25 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Early spring on the banks of the Reut near Furceni village</title><link>https://www.visit.md/en/early-spring-reut-furcheni/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.visit.md/en/early-spring-reut-furcheni/</guid><description>Early spring is not the best time for panoramic shooting: the snow is already gone, and the greenery hasn’t appeared yet. But there are places in our republic that are beautiful in any weather! The high bank of the Reut near Furceni is…</description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Mar 2017 11:55:57 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>