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Chișinău

Chișinău, pronounced "Kishinau" with "nau" as in the English word "now", is the capital of Moldova with a population of around 780,000 in the metro area (2018), and 250,000 people coming each day for work and entertainment. It is a busy working city, but it has some sites of interest, and is a base for exploring other parts of the country. Wikivoyage

Population 567,038 (Wikidata)

Live guide From your hotel

Before you go

Emergency numbers in Moldova

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Moldova
Tourist office · 1.5 km Tourist Information Center

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Markets

  • Piața „Ismail”

    1. Monday: closed
    2. Tuesday: 08:00–18:00
    3. Wednesday: 08:00–18:00
    4. Thursday: 08:00–18:00
    5. Friday: 08:00–18:00
    6. Saturday: 08:00–18:00
    7. Sunday: 08:00–18:00

    08:00–18:00

    530 m from the centre

  • Yuri Gagarin Boulevard Flea Market

    Piața de Vechituri de pe Bulevardul Iuri Gagarin)

    No hours mapped

    490 m from the centre

  • Piața „Curcubeu”

    No hours mapped

    610 m from the centre

  • Locomotiv Second-Hand Market

    Piața Second-Hand „Locomotiv”

    No hours mapped

    710 m from the centre

  • Central Market

    Piața Centrală

    No hours mapped

    830 m from the centre

  • Piața Avicolă din Chișinău (în subordinea Pieței Centrale din Chișinău)

    No hours mapped

    970 m from the centre

  • Piața Angro

    No hours mapped

    1.0 km from the centre

  • Piața Mixtă „Vitalco-SV”

    No hours mapped

    1.0 km from the centre

Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.

Eating nearby

All 16 places to eat

Somewhere to run

Getting around

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Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 9 October 2026. Description from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.