2025 Tiraspol Travel Guide: Must-see attractions, popular food, hotels, transportation routes (updated in July)

When visiting Moldova, you must also visit Transnistria This is a "country" not widely recognized Full name👉Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic Also the world's last Soviet state Soviet-style architecture everywhere, time seems frozen here . Depart from the bus station in Chisinau, Moldova's capital Take a minibus for about 2h to the Green Market in Tiraspol 🎫56 lei Midway to Transnistria, you'll stop to receive an entry paper, keep it safe~ For day trips, they give you 12h to visit . We left late, arriving after 3pm Played until after 6pm to return. Normally, you can flag down return minibuses directly across from Green Market (look for Chisinau signs) But locals directed us to go to Bender for transport Worried about missing the last bus, we took route 20 to Bender Bus Station, where tickets cost 🎫60 lei 💡The last bus back is around 7pm, keep track of time . ✨Tiraspol day trip 📍Catherine the Great Monument Right outside Green Market is the park Walking forward you'll find the Suvorov Monument At the end is the Dniester River with beautiful scenery 📍Lenin Monument Walking along 25th October Street, you'll soon reach Lenin's statue Behind it is City Hall, where they checked our permits at the entrance They just registered us, nothing happened... 📍Dom Knigi Continue your citywalk to this bookstore where you can buy postcards (Next door is a bank where you can exchange for local currency) To mail postcards, walk two blocks to the post office Poşta Centrală 📍"Back in the USSR" Restaurant After mailing postcards, perfect timing to eat at this Soviet-themed restaurant Such a retro atmosphere! And very enthusiastic servers~ The seafood pasta and local sour cabbage soup were both delicious! . Half a day is enough to explore Tiraspol If you have time, visit Tighina Fortress🏰 in Bender . A brief day trip With a surreal time-travel feeling Soviet traces are everywhere in Transnistria 25th October Street, Lenin statues, Soviet-themed restaurants... Many locals still hold Soviet passports Surrealist Soviet dreamcore materialized... Times change rapidly But some people remain forever in 1992

When visiting Transnistria and it’s main city Tiraspol, it really does feel like going back in time to the Soviet era in many ways. There are statues to Lenin and Soviet iconography dotted throughout the city and region. It really is a fascinating place. While in Tiraspol make sure you visit one of the Soviet themed restaurants for a really memorable experience. To get to Tiraspol there are regular bus services from Chisinau, make sure you visit Bendery Castle on the way! #getgoing2025 #tiraspol #transnistria #moldova

The Republic of Moldova 🇲🇩 has a de facto autonomous state (unrecognized state) called the Transnistria Republic, which mainly dominates the eastern bank of the Dniester River. On this trip, I took a one-day excursion to Bender in Transnistria and its capital, Tiraspol, so I'll record it here. ◯Security There are no pickpockets, robbers, or other crimes like those in major cities in South America or Western Europe, so it's completely safe. However, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' danger level is level 3, so please travel at your own risk. If you lose your passport here, the Japanese government may not be able to respond. That's why it's level 3. Ukraine is just around the corner, and Russian troops are stationed there, so that may also have an impact. ◯Access Take a marshrutka (minibus) from the bus terminal in Chisinau. The fare was 48 lei on the way there and 75 lei on the way back. Trolley buses run within Transnistria. ◯Currency The Transnistrian ruble. You can exchange it for Moldovan leu, euros, or US dollars at the exchange office. Credit cards are not accepted at all, so you need to have cash. It seems that many restaurants and souvenir shops accept Moldovan leu. ◯Prices It's cheap. I was full for 500 yen a shawarma. Moldova is cheap in the first place. (※This is only compared to Europe) ◯Language Russian English is hardly spoken. But everyone is kind and will communicate with you using a translation app. ◯Sights The Soviet symbol is still used on the flag, so that connection is still worth seeing. ・Bender Fort (Bender) ・Giant Lenin Statue (hereafter referred to as Tiraspol) ・Flags of unrecognized countries (Abkhazia, South Ossetia, etc. mutually recognize each other) ・Occasional monuments ・Restaurant Back in the USSR ・Harry Potter statue that is enshrined for some reason ・Market And so on. You can travel by foot or trolleybus. Because there is a distance between Bender and Tiraspol, it is a must to use the trolleybus (cash only). It is a country where the purpose of visiting is itself, so if you are interested, please go at your own risk. Considering the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' danger level, I can't recommend it myself. lol #Overseas travel record #Unrecognized country #Transnistria #Solo travel #Moldova #Bender #Tiraspol #transnistria

Tiraspol, Moldova's capital of the breakaway Transnistria region, offers a unique blend of Soviet-era nostalgia and intriguing history. Wander through its broad avenues, visit the imposing House of Soviets, and explore Lenin monuments that echo a bygone era. The city’s quirky, isolated charm and mix of cultures provide a fascinating glimpse into a less-traveled part of Europe.#Tiraspol #moldova #transnistria #Lenin #soviet #100waysoftravel

Tiraspol, the capital city of Transnitria, technically in Moldova, is one of the greatest places I have ever visited. If you would like to get some Soviet Union time vibes, that is definitely the place to go. Take the train to Odesa, from Chisinau, and enjoy your stay! There are several buses or vans for coming back to Chisinau, recomended 100% #soviet #triplocal #moldova #transnitria

De Zuo, the living fossil of the former Soviet Union full name is the Moldavia Soviet Socialist Republic along the Transnistre River

[Traveling around Eastern Europe] The country that does not exist - Germany left Since the Soviet Union immigrated a large number of Russians to the left bank of the Dniester River in Moldova, the ideology of this region is closer to the Soviet Union, so independent in Moldova Later, the region announced its independence from Moldova and established the Moldavia Republic along the Dniester River (De Zuo), but it was not recognized by the international community. This is the fourth country I have not had a United Nations seat since Naka, Northern Cyprus and Western Sahara. The young lady of the tourist information center told me that she knew that some Chinese tour groups would take the bus to come here to punch in, and I was the first Chinese tourist she saw alone. Like the Armenian Naka, the capital Tiraspol is full of soldiers. It is just today to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the end of the Nazi occupation of Tiraspol. There are heavy weapons such as armored vehicles and mortars on the downtown square, but the number seems to be pitiful. De Zuo retains important elements of the Soviet era, whether it is a Russian-style onion church or a giant Lenin statue at the entrance to the parliament. Their dreams will be merged into Russia one day, but the attitude of the Russian government has always been very embarrassing. The church on the central square is accompanied by tanks, next to the Mausoleum of the War of Independence. I watched the children climb up and down on the tank. I don't know if it was good or bad to grow up with the cannon. And Jesus on the outer wall of the church looked at the tank every day, not knowing what his mood was. Some people say that Russia inherited the land of the Soviet Union, and that De Zuo really inherited the soul of the Soviet Union.