Must-see shopping in Moldavia & the Bucovina Monasteries

  • Anticariat Grumazescu

    Iaşi

    This long-standing local antiques shop sells everything from folk heirlooms and jewellery to rare, expensive icons. It can provide authorised sale…

  • Palas Mall

    Iaşi

    If Moldavia is truly impoverished, you'd never know it from this sleek hybrid of airport duty-free shops and American-style megamall.

  • AF Magopat Gheorghe

    Bucovina

    Family-run shop selling distinctive local black-glazed pottery. Browse the collection or get a glimpse of the potters at work.

  • Hala Centrala

    Iaşi

    Kiosks selling jewellery, glass and knick-knacks. There's also a subterranean farmers' market, selling all manner of fruits and veg, meats, cheese and…

  • Moldova Center

    Iaşi

    This slightly downscale, communist-era mall nevertheless offers several useful shops, including a bank, currency exchange and supermarket, spread out over…

  • Eurolibris

    Iaşi

    Sells useful maps and books on regional sites.