Chișinău in tourist routes: some historical aspects Cover Image

Chișinăul în trasee turistice: unele aspecte istorice
Chișinău in tourist routes: some historical aspects

Author(s): Marina Miron, Viorel Miron
Subject(s): History, Cultural history, Tourism
Published by: ArtPoligraf SRL
Keywords: tourist image;tourist routes;excursions;cultural heritage;main attractions;tour guide;

Summary/Abstract: In promoting the tourist image of the Republic of Moldova, the significance of Chișinăuis indisputable. Likewise, city tours must be in line with the expectations of the capital’s guests andcreate an attractive image.The article comes with the analysis of the share of tours through Chișinău inthe hiking activity during the Soviet period and at the present stage, the themes of the excursions andthe perception of their quality and those gaps, which are to be clarified in the interdisciplinary project.Following the research, the authors managed to capture most of the strong ideological character ofthe trips through Chișinău during the Soviet period. At present, the trips through the country’s capitalhave lost the strong ideological character of the previous period, but they have largely preserved the hikingthemes, especially the city tour. At the same time, in the last 3-5 years, a new generation of guideshas appeared, experimenting with the theme of tourist circuits through Chișinău and have greatly diversifiedthe excursion offer of the country’s capital.We consider that the work of the interdisciplinaryteam of the project will increase the veracity and quality of the information about the tourist objectivesin the city that will essentially change the tourist image of the Chișinău.

  • Issue Year: II/2020
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 105-112
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Romanian