Guide Moldova Is Now Available in Romania at Cărturești

If you’re in Romania and you’ve ever caught yourself wondering what’s actually on the other side of the Prut, we have good news: you no longer have to wait until you cross the border to find out. Guide Moldova, the official travel guide dedicated to the Republic of Moldova, is now sitting on the shelves of Cărturești — ready to be picked up, flipped through, and taken home.

We know this country isn’t always easy to figure out from the outside. So we wrote the guide we wished existed when we first started exploring it ourselves.

Why We Wrote This Guide

Moldova gets talked about in fragments. Someone mentions the wine cellars. Someone else brings up Chișinău, or Transnistria, or the ruins at Orheiul Vechi. But rarely does anyone put the whole picture together — the villages, the food, the people, the roads that lead somewhere unexpected.

That’s the gap we wanted to fill.

Guide Moldova took years to put together — years of driving down roads that weren’t on any map app, sitting at kitchen tables with winemakers, and asking locals the same question over and over: what would you want a visitor to know? The result is 312 pages that try to answer that honestly, covering everything from the capital’s cultural life to the quiet corners most travellers never hear about.

We didn’t want to just tell you where to go. We wanted to help you understand how to actually experience the place. A few examples of what you’ll find inside:

• If wine is why you’re coming — we point you not just to the famous names like Cricova, but to smaller, family-run vineyards that don’t show up in a Google search but absolutely should.
• If you’re drawn to history — the monasteries, the old towns, Orheiul Vechi — we’ve mapped out how they fit together into centuries of story.
• If food is how you connect with a place — we tell you where to find the real, home-style Moldovan cooking, the kind that usually only locals know about.
• If you like to slow down — there’s a whole side of Moldova in its villages, guesthouses, and nature reserves that most people simply drive past.

Where You Can Find It

The guide comes in English and Romanian, so whether you’re planning your first trip or you already speak the language, it’s built for you. An Italian edition is also available for our growing number of Italian readers, and we’re currently working on French and German versions, so more of you will soon be able to read Guide Moldova in your own language.

🇷🇴 In Romania You can now pick it up at Cărturești.

🇲🇩 In the Republic of Moldova It’s on the shelves at Librarius, Cărturești, Le Bridge Duty Free (right at Chișinău International Airport, so you can grab it the moment you land), Bestseller, Cricova Winery, Cartier, Făt-Frumos, and Château Purcari.

🌍 Wherever you are The printed edition ships internationally through Amazon.

💻 If you can’t wait There’s also a digital edition, available instantly, no matter where you are right now.

More Than a List of Places to Check Off

We’ve all had that travel guide that reads like a checklist — go here, take a photo, move on. That’s not what we wanted to make.

A good guide should help you make decisions, not just hand you a list. Where’s actually worth spending an extra day? Which winery matches what you’re into? Which village is worth the detour, and which road will disappoint you? How do you fit history, food, nature, and wine into a trip that doesn’t feel rushed?

Those are the questions we tried to answer, because honestly, some of the best moments we’ve had in Moldova didn’t happen at the “main” attractions. They happened in a small village nobody told us to visit. At a guesthouse where the owner insisted we stay for dinner. In a conversation with a winemaker that ran two hours longer than planned. We wanted the guide to make room for those moments too, not just the obvious ones.

A Few Questions People Usually Ask Us

How many pages is it? 312 — we tried to leave nothing important out.

What languages does it come in? English, Romanian, and Italian. French and German editions are on the way.

I’m not in Romania or Moldova right now — can I still get it? Yes. The printed book ships internationally through Amazon, and the digital edition is available straight from our website, wherever you are.

Where do I find it as soon as I land in Chișinău? Le Bridge Duty Free, right there at the airport. Or a bit further out: Librarius, Cărturești, Bestseller, Cricova Winery, Cartier, Făt-Frumos, and Château Purcari.

Your Trip Can Start Before You Even Pack a Bag

Moldova doesn’t give up its best parts easily through a quick search. The good stuff is usually tied to knowing something — which road actually leads where, which winery you need to book ahead for, how long a region really deserves, where the food is worth stopping for.

That’s the knowledge we tried to put into this guide. And now that it’s on the shelves at Cărturești in Romania, there’s one more easy way to start getting to know Moldova before you’ve even crossed the border.

One country. Over 300 pages. Hundreds of places and small details we hope will help you travel a little deeper than you planned to.

Your journey to Moldova can start right now.