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The Republic of

Moldova
Let’s get acquainted!
 Where are we?
 Our capital
 What famous places do we have?
 Where do we have fun?
 Who do we listen to?
 What do we eat?
Where are we?
Moldova is a country situated in the
Eastern Europe, bordered by Romania
to the west and Ukraine to the north,
east, and south.
Fun fact! People say that Moldova has
the shape of a bunch of grapes, which
makes it easier to spot on a map.
Chisinau- our capital

Chisinau is the largest city of the Republic of Moldova. The city is Moldova's main
industrial and commercial center and it has about 700 000 inhabitants.
What famous places do we have?

Moldova is a beautiful country of great


historical heritage. Hence, we have a
fair number of wonderful places to
visit, some of them are:
 Old Orhei
 Milestii Mici
 Soroca Fortress
What famous places do we have?
The Old Orhei Archaeological Complex is
famed for its rich ancient history, for historical
monuments and natural landscapes. It is also
famous for the cave monasteries located there.
The complex prides in being the discovery site
of many artifacts.

The cellars of the Milestii Mici wine- In the medieval period the fortress of
making plant in Moldova contain over 1.5 Soroca was part of a huge Moldovan
million bottles of wine. The bottles are defensive system. The fortress is now the
stored in 55 km (34 miles) of underground only medieval monument in Moldova,
galleries excavated in lime mining which has been preserved entirely as it
operations. It is the biggest winery in the was designed by its builders.
world.
Where do we have fun?
The Moldova wine festival, officially named "National
Wine Day", takes place in Chisinau during the first
weekend in October at the end of the grape harvest. The
festival celebrates Moldova's rich winemaking traditions,
which date back to the 15th century.

Gustar Fest is dedicated music, arts, and traditional food,


especially fruits, which usually takes place during the last
weekend in August. It occurs over two days in the open air in a
nature amphitheater near Orhei Vechi (Old Orhei).
What famous singers do we have?
• O-Zone is a Moldovan eurodance
trio.The group gained global popularity
with their song "Dragostea Din
Tei" .Dragostea din Tei became the
fourth-best-selling single of the 21st
century in France. Overall, the single
reached number one in over 27
countries and went on to sell upwards
of 8 million copies worldwide, making
it one of the best-selling singles of all
time.
What famous singers do we have?
• The SunStroke Project is a
Moldovan musical trio .They
are famous for representing
Moldova in the Eurovision
Song Contest twice, gaining
the third place in 2017 with
the song “Hey,Mamma!”.
They are also famous for the
Epic Sax Guy.
What famous singers do we have?
• Eugen Doga is a Moldovan composer.
A creator of three ballets, more than
100 instrumental and choral works –
symphonies, 6 quartets, “Requiem”,
church music, and other, plus music for
13 plays, radio shows, more than 200
movies, more than 260 songs and
romances, more than 70 waltzes. He is
most known for his waltz “My sweet
and tender beast”, which was twice
used in the Olympic Games opening
ceremony.
National Food • Placinta

A Romanian and Moldovan traditional


pastry resembling a thin, small round or
square-shaped cake, usually filled with a
soft cheese such as “branza”, potatoes or
cabbage.

• Cabbage Rolls(Sarmale)
Traditional Moldovan Cabbage Rolls
are made with sour cabbage stuffed with
pork and beef and little bit of bacon, the
best cabbage rolls you will ever have.
National Food
• Bread and salt (colac)
Is a welcome greeting ceremony
in Slavic and in Middle Eastern
cultures.It is given to important,
respected or admired guests .
When they arrive they are given
colac placed on an embroidered
towel.A salt holder is placed on
top of the colac.

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